Zanzibar
Territory of Tanzania

Zanzibar

Practical Information

Travel essentials, government safety advisories and The Out Index score for Zanzibar.

Official Names

  • Zanzibar (Unguja na Pemba)(Swahili)
  • Zanzibar(English)

Regions

  • Eastern Africa
  • Western Indian Ocean

Continent

  • Africa

Total Population

1,889,773(as of 2022)

Capital

Mji Mkongwe Zanzibar City (ZNZ • Capital)

ISO Codes

TZ-ZWISO 3166-2

Communications

+255Dial code.tzCountry-code top-level domain

Currency

  • Tanzanian Shilling (TZS • Sh)

Driving Side

Left Side of the Road

Electricity

Voltage: 230 V · Frequency: 50 Hz · Plug type: Type G

Languages

National
  • Swahili(swa)a & c
  • Arabic(ara)b
  • English(eng)b

Current Time & Time Zone

5:27am, 30th August 2026East Africa Time(EAT • UTC+03:00)

Largest Cities

Zanzibar City(ZNZ • 219,007 residents as of 2022)
Wete(22,000 residents as of 2012)
Mkokotoni(17,000 residents as of 2012)

Busiest Airport

Abeid Amani Karume International Airport(ZNZ • 917,000 passengers as of 2025)

Map of Zanzibar

Map of Zanzibar
Map of Zanzibar

Flags

Flag of Zanzibar
Flag of Zanzibar

Plug types

Type G
Type G
Status
aDe Jure · bDe Facto · cIndigenous
The Out Index

Out Score of Zanzibar

Zanzibar has not received an Out Score yet.

Out Score of Zanzibar

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