Country name: Conventional long form: United Republic of Tanzania; Conventional short form: Tanzania Former: United Republic of Tanganyika and ZanzibarGovernment type: Republic Capital: Dar es Salaam ; note - legislative offices have been transferred to Dodoma , which is planned as the new national capital; the National Assembly now meets there on regular basis History: 26 April 1964; Tanganyika became independent 9 December 1961 (from UK-administered UN trusteeship); Zanzibar became independent 19 December 1963 (from UK ); Tanganyika united with Zanzibar 26 April 1964 to form the United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar ; renamed United Republic of Tanzania 29 October 1964 Legal system: Based on English common law; judicial review of legislative acts limited to matters of interpretation; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdictionSuffrage: 18 years of age; universal Executive BranchChief of state: President Head of Government: President Elections: president and vice president elected on the same ballot by popular vote for five-year terms; election last held 29 October 2000 (next to be held 30 October 2005); prime minister appointed by the president Judicial Branch: Permanent Commission of Enquiry (official ombudsman); Court of Appeal (consists of a chief justice and four judges); High Court (consists of a Jaji Kiongozi and 29 judges appointed by the president; holds regular sessions in all regions); District Courts; Primary Courts (limited jurisdiction and appeals can be made to the higher courts)
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