National Flag
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1964–Present | Flag of Tanzania | A Yellow-edged black diagonal band divided diagonally from the lower hoist-side corner: the upper triangle is green and the lower triangle is light blue. [1] [2] |
The following is a list of flags and banners used in Tanzania.
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| | 1964–Present | Flag of Tanzania | A Yellow-edged black diagonal band divided diagonally from the lower hoist-side corner: the upper triangle is green and the lower triangle is light blue. [1] [2] |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1964–Present | Presidential flag of Tanzania | A green field with a blue border with the national coat of arms (without humans) imposed at the center. [3] |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1884-1891 | Flags of The German East Africa Company | A white lion, white tree, and five white stars on a red field, surrounded by a black and white patterned border. |
 | A white field with a centred black cross; five white stars on a red field in the canton. | ||
 | 1891-1918 | Flag of the Imperial Colonial Office | A tricolor, made of three equal horizontal bands coloured black (top), white, and red (bottom) defaced with the Reichsadler in the centre. |
 | 1904-? | Flag of the East African Railroad Company | A per saltire divided into four panels of white (top and bottom), black (hoist side), and red (fly side), charged with the company's emblem. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1952-1963 | Flag of The British Resident Minister of Zanzibar | The flag of Britain defaced with the emblem of the Resident Minister of Zanzibar. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 2005–Present | Flag of Zanzibar | Horizontal tricolour of blue, black, and green with the national flag of Tanzania in the canton. [4] |
| | 1964-2005 | Flag of Zanzibar | Zanzibar formerly used the national flag. [5] |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1954-1977 | Flag of the Tanganyika African National Union | A horizontal tricolour of green (top), black and green. [6] |
 | 1957-1977 | Flag of the Afro-Shirazi Party | A tricolor, made of three equal horizontal bands coloured light blue (top), black, and green (bottom) defaced with a yellow hoe in the centre. |
 | 1977–Present | Flag of the Chama Cha Mapinduzi | A green field with the party emblem in the top-left canton. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 957–1513 | Flag of the Kilwa Sultanate | A swallowtailed bicoloured banner of yellow and red with 2 white crescent moons. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1505-1521 | Flag of the Kingdom of Portugal | A white field with the coat of arms in the center. |
 | 1521-1578 | ||
 | 1578-1640 | ||
 | 1616-1640 (Putative) | ||
 | 1640-1667 | ||
 | 1667-1698 |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1698–1856 | Flag of the Omani Empire | A White Field with red Arabic script above and a red sword pointed to the right. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1856-1861 | Flag of the Sultanate of Zanzibar | 13 horizontal stripes. 4 red, 4 green, 2 white and 3 yellow with 8 green crescent moons. 3 in the superior and inferior yellow stripes and 2 in the central yellow stripe. |
 | 1896–1963 | Flag of the Sultanate of Zanzibar (British protectorate) | a simple red field. [8] |
 | 1963–1964 | Flag of the Sultanate of Zanzibar | A red field with a green disk in the centre bearing two yellow cloves in the centre. [9] |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1891–1918 | Flag of the German Empire | A tricolour, made of three equal horizontal bands coloured black (top), white, and red (bottom) |
 | 1918-1919 | Flag of the Weimar Republic | A tricolour, made of three equal horizontal bands coloured black (top), red, and gold (bottom). |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1890-1963 | Flag of the United Kingdom (used dually in Zanzibar and Tanganyika) | A superimposition of the flags of England and Scotland with the Saint Patrick's Saltire (representing Ireland). |
 | 1919–1961 | Flag of Tanganyika Territory | A British Red Ensign with the Emblem of the British League of Nations mandate (a British UN Trust Territory after 1946) centred on the outer half of the flag. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1961–1964 | Flag of Tanganyika | A green field with a gold-edged black horizontal band in the centre. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | January 1964 | Flag of the People's Republic of Zanzibar | A horizontal tricolour of black, yellow and blue. [12] |
 | January–April 1964 | Flag of the People's Republic of Zanzibar | A horizontal tricolour of blue, black and green. [13] |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1914 | Proposed Flag of German East Africa | A tricolor, made of three equal horizontal bands coloured black (top), white, and red (bottom) defaced with a proposed coat of arms in the center. |
Demographic features of the population of Tanzania include population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations, and other aspects of the population.
Zanzibar is an insular semi-autonomous region which united with Tanganyika in 1964 to form the United Republic of Tanzania. It is an archipelago in the Indian Ocean, 25–50 km (16–31 mi) off the coast of the African mainland, and consists of many small islands and two large ones: Unguja and Pemba Island. The capital is Zanzibar City, located on the island of Unguja. Its historic centre, Stone Town, is a World Heritage Site.
This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Zanzibar.
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