Tanzania Government - 1986

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Official name: United Republic of Tanzania

Type-republic, single party constitutionally supreme on the mainland and on Zanzibar

Capital: Dar es Salaam

Political subdivisions: 25 regions—20 on mainland, 5 on Zanzibar

Legal system: based on English common law; permanent constitution adopted 1977, replaced interim constitution adopted 1965, Zanzibar has its own constitution but remains subject to provisions of the union constitution; judicial review of legislative acts limited to matters of interpretation legal educational University of Dar es Salaam; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction

National holiday: Union Day, 26 April; Independence Day, 9 December

Branches- President Ali Hassan Mwinyi has full executive authority on the mainland, National Assembly dominated by the Chama Cha Mapinduzi (Revolutionary Party); National Assembly consists of 233 members, 72 from Zanzibar, of whom 10 are directly elected, 65 appointed from the mainland, and 96 directly elected from the mainland (these numbers are slated to be changed when amendments to the Constitution are approved)

Government leaders: Ali Hassan MWINY1, President (since November 1985); Joseph Sinde WARIOBA, Prime Minister (since November 1985)

Suffrage: universal adult over age 18

Political party and leader: Chama Cha Mapinduzi (Revolutionary Party), only political party, dominated by Nyerere; has considerable power over domestic policies and the enforcement of them

Voting strength: (October 1980 national elections) close to 7 million registered voters; Nyerere received 93% of about 6 million votes cast, general elections scheduled for late 1985

Communists: a few Communist sympathizers, especially on Zanzibar

Member of: AfDB, Commonwealth, FAO, G-77, GATT, IAEA, IBRD, 1CAC, ICAO, ICO, IDA, IFAD, IFC, ILO, IMF, IMO, INTELSAT, INTERPOL, ITU, NAM, OAU, SADCC, UN, UNESCO, UPU, WHO, WMO, WTO

NOTE: The information regarding Tanzania on this page is re-published from the 1986 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Tanzania 1986 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Tanzania 1986 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.