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The flag of Tanzania was officially adopted on June 30, 1964. The flag of Tanzania comprises of five diagonal stripes. The top stripe of the Tanzania flag is green, which symbolizes agriculture and the fertility of the land. In the bottom of the Tanzania flag there is an equal-sized blue stripe, symbolizing the Indian Ocean which is Tanzania's eastern coastline. The middle stripe of the Tanzania flag is black in color, with a thin yellow stripe above and below it. The black colored stripe represents the land and people of Tanzania, and the yellow stripe represents the country's mineral wealth.

Official Name: Jamhuri ya Muungano Wa Tanzania

Capital: Dodoma

Location: In eastern Africa Constituted by the mainland (Tanganyika)and the islands of Zanzibar and pamba. On land the country is bordered by Uganda Kenya Rwanda Burundi Zaire Zambia Malawi and Mozambique.

Area: 945, 037 Sq. km.

Official Languages: Swahili English

National Flag: Divided diagonally green black blue with the black stripe edged in yellow.

Flag Ratio: 2:3

National Anthem: Mungu ibariki Afrika God Bless Africa (1961)