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The United Republic of Tanzania is a country of East Africa with an area of ??947,303 square kilometers (including the islands of Mafia, Pemba and Zanzibar)
and a population of 57,637,628 inhabitants according to an official 2020 estimate.
It is bordered by Uganda and Kenya to the north, Rwanda, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west.
and south with Zambia, Malawi and Mozambique.
To the east it is bathed by the Indian Ocean. Tanzania shares with its neighbors two of Africa's largest lakes,
to the north Lake Victoria and to the west Lake Tanganyika. 1/3 of the country is national parks and game shelters. On its territory is the highest mountain in Africa, Kilimanjaro.
Tanzania came from the union of Tanganyika and Zanzibar. In 1884 Tanganyika became a German colony until 1918 when it was occupied by the British.
Tanganyika became an independent state in 1961. The Sultanate of Zanzibar became a British protectorate in 1890 and an independent state in 1963.
In 1964 the two countries signed an agreement on their union and Tanzania was formed.
From June 4 to 7, 1965, Tanzania was visited by Chinese Prime Minister Chu En Lai, a milestone in China's economic and political penetration into Africa.
An example of the particularly warm atmosphere in relations between the two countries were the high honors bestowed on the Chinese Prime Minister both during his reception at Dar es Salaam airport and during an impressive parade of workers and soldiers at the city's national stadium.
Tanzanian President Nierere and Chu En Lai signed a ten-year friendship pact, which accompanied Chinese investment in the textile and agricultural sectors, the establishment of a wireless network, Beijing's contribution to the establishment of a railway link, Zambia and T-Zambia. weapons and ammunition.
The Tanzanians expressed their support for the Chinese positions on a number of international issues, but stressed at every opportunity the country's non-aligned policy.