Capitale:
nom: Dar es Salaam (administrative capital), Dodoma (legislative capital); note - Dodoma was designated the national capital in 1996 and serves as the meeting place for the National Assembly; Dar es Salaam remains the de facto capital, the country's largest city and commercial center, and the site of the executive branch offices and diplomatic representation; the government contends that it will complete the transfer of the executive branch to Dodoma by 2020
coordonnées géographiques: 6 48 S, 39 17 E
différence de temps: UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
etymology: Dar es Salaam was the name given by Majid bin Said, the first sultan of Zanzibar, to the new city he founded on the Indian Ocean coast; the Arabic name is commonly translated as "abode/home of peace"; Dodoma, in the native Gogo language, means "it has sunk"; supposedly, one day during the rainy season, an elephant drowned in the area; the villagers in that place were so struck by what had occurred, that ever since the locale has been referred to as the place where "it (the elephant) sunk"
Définition: Cette entrée donne le nom du siège du gouvernement, ses coordonnées géographiques , le décalage horaire par rapport à temps universel coordonné (UTC) et l'heure observée à Washington, DC, et, le cas échéant, des informations sur l'heure d'été (DST) . Le cas échéant, une note spéciale a été ajoutée pour mettre en évidence les pays ayant plusieurs fuseaux horaires.
Source: CIA World Factbook - Version du décembre 31, 2019
