Tanganyika

Summary

Tanganyika is a sovereign state^[1]. Tanganyika draws 638 Wikipedia views per month (sovereign_state category, ranking #170 of 197).^[2]

Key Facts

• Tanganyika was a member of United Nations^[3].
• Tanganyika's continent is recorded as Africa^[4].
• Tanganyika's instance of is recorded as sovereign state^[5].
• Tanganyika's instance of is recorded as historical country^[6].
• Tanganyika's capital is recorded as Dar es Salaam^[7].
• Tanganyika's official language is recorded as English^[8].
• Tanganyika's currency is recorded as East African shilling^[9].
• Tanganyika's currency is recorded as East African rupee^[10].
• Tanganyika's flag image is recorded as Flag of Tanganyika (1961–1964).svg^[11].
• Tanganyika's coat of arms image is recorded as Coat of arms of Tanganyika (1961–1964).svg^[12].
• Tanganyika's basic form of government is recorded as republic^[13].
• Lake Tanganyika is named after Tanganyika^[14].
• Tanganyika's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 241906810^[15].
• Tanganyika's GND ID is recorded as 7622721-2^[16].
• Tanganyika's locator map image is recorded as Tanzania (orthographic projection).svg^[17].
• Tanganyika's Commons category is recorded as Tanganyika^[18].
• +1961-12-09T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Tanganyika^[19].
• Tanganyika was dissolved in +1964-04-26T00:00:00Z^[20].
• Tanganyika's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -6.8, 'lon': 39.28333333}^[21].
• Tanganyika's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01bf18^[22].
• Tanganyika's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Tanganyika^[23].
• Tanganyika's replaces is recorded as Commonwealth realm of Tanganyika^[24].
• Tanganyika's replaced by is recorded as Tanzania^[25].
• Tanganyika's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as place/Tanganyika^[26].
• Tanganyika's Le Monde diplomatique subject ID is recorded as pays/tanganyika^[27].

Body

Founding

+1961-12-09T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Tanganyika^[19].

Dissolution

Tanganyika was dissolved in +1964-04-26T00:00:00Z^[20].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Tanganyika include Tanzania^[28], a republic^[29], in Tanzania^[30], founded in 1964^[31].

Why It Matters

Tanganyika draws 638 Wikipedia views per month (sovereign_state category, ranking #170 of 197).^[2] Tanganyika has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32] Tanganyika is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]

Entities named for Tanganyika include Tanzania^[28], a republic^[29], in Tanzania^[30], founded in 1964^[31].