History and Language
Prior to 1960, our country was known as Tanganyika, and was part of Britain. But in the sixties, we gained our independence. After that, the mainland country of Tanganyika and the offshore island of Zanzibar united in 1964 to form our current country, which is officially called the United Republic of Tanzania.

In Tanzania, Kiswahili or Swahili is an official language, and so is English (especially as a primary language of commerce, administration, and higher education). In addition, Arabic  is widely spoken in Zanzibar, and of course there are many local languages too.