{"population":57310019,"blurb":{"text":"Tanzania, officially the United Republic of Tanzania, is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It is bordered by Uganda to the northwest, Kenya to the northeast, the Indian Ocean to the east, Mozambique and Malawi to the south, Zambia to the southwest, and Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west. According to a 2024 estimate, Tanzania has a population of around 67.5 million, making it the most populous African country located entirely south of the equator.","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanzania"},"vexillology":{"text":"The national flag of Tanzania consists of a gold-edged black bend, divided diagonally from the lower hoist-side corner, with a green upper triangle and light blue lower triangle. Adopted in 1964 to replace the individual flags of Tanganyika and Zanzibar, it has been the flag of the United Republic of Tanzania since the two states merged that year. The design of the present flag incorporates the elements from the two former flags. It is one of a relatively small number of national flags incorporating a diagonal line, with other examples including the DR Congo, Republic of the Congo, Namibia, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Trinidad and Tobago and Brunei.","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Tanzania"},"flagDesign":{"text":"The colors and symbols of the flag carry cultural, political, and regional meanings. The green alludes to the natural vegetation and \"rich agricultural resources\" of the country, while black represents the Swahili people who are native to Tanzania. The blue epitomizes the Indian Ocean, as well as the nation's numerous lakes and rivers. The thin stripes stand for Tanzania's mineral wealth, derived from the \"rich deposits\" in the land. While Whitney Smith in the Encyclopædia Britannica and Dorling Kindersley's Complete Flags of the World describe the fimbriations as yellow, other sources – such as The World Factbook and Simon Clarke in the journal Azania: Archaeological Research in Africa – contend that it is actually gold.","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Tanzania"},"photos":["https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/089_Le_march%C3%A9_aux_esclaves_%C3%A0_Zanzibar.jpg/500px-089_Le_march%C3%A9_aux_esclaves_%C3%A0_Zanzibar.jpg","https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Amani-TT4798.jpg/500px-Amani-TT4798.jpg","https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Arusha_Declaration_Monument.jpg/500px-Arusha_Declaration_Monument.jpg","https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/City_of_Kilwa%2C_1572.jpg/500px-City_of_Kilwa%2C_1572.jpg"]}