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The currency unit is the Tanzanian shilling. The economy of Tanzania is mostly agricultural, farming, fishing, and forestry. It is the largest producer of sisal and cloves in the world. The main imports are petroleum, machinery, transportation equipment, iron and steel and other metals, and food and live animals. The main exports are coffee, cotton, tobacco, cloves, tea, cashews, and sisal.
Tanzania was formed by the federation of Tanganyika and Zanzibar on April 26, 1964, by the Act of Union between the two. The nation is governed under the constitution of 1977, as amended. The internal affairs of Zanzibar are administered under a constitution of 1985. The chief executive of Tanzania is a president, who is popularly elected to a five-year term. The president appoints a vice president, prime minister, and cabinet. The highest tribunals in Tanzania are the Court of Appeal and the High Court. Lesser courts include district and primary courts. People’s courts function in Zanzibar. The legislature of Tanzania is the National Assembly. It has 274 members, 232 of whom are popularly elected to five-year terms. Most of the rest of the members are either elected by the National Assembly, appointed by the president, or sit by virtue of being commissioners of the country’s regions.

Tanzania has 1,619 miles of railroad. The national airline is Air Tanzania. Most of the foreign exchange in Tanzania comes from tourists. In 1998, over 447.000 people visited the country. Most come to see Kilimanjaro and Serengeti National Park.
As early as the 8th century AD, Zanzibar and other islands off the coast of East Africa became bases for Arab merchants trading with the mainland, which they called the Land of Z...