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| Capital (and largest city) |
Zanzibar City |
| Language official |
Swahili |
| others | Arabic, English |
| Demonym | Zanzibari |
| Government | Constitutional Monarchy |
| Legislature | Parliament of Zanzibar |
| Sultan | Jamshid bin Abdullah |
| Prime Minister | |
| Population | 2,111,455 |
| Currency | Zanzibari pound |
| Calling Code | +255 |
| Internet TLD | .za |
The Sultanate of Zanzibar is an East African nation located east of the East African Union, on an archipelago in the Indian Ocean. Zanzibar has a population of 2,110,000, primarily on the main island of Zanzibar. Despite its small size and population, Zanzibar is a major trading center and has been called "the Singapore of Africa," sitting at the crossroads of the Arab, African and Indian worlds. Zanzibar is a constitutional monarchy, headed by Sultan Jamshid bin Abdullah since 1963. The official languages of Zanzibar are Arabic, English and Swahili.