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Zanzibar is a semi-autonomous part of the United Republic of Tanzania, East Africa. It is an archipelago in the Indian Ocean, located 25 - 50 kilometers from the coast of the continent. It contains two large islands - Unguja and Pemba and many small islands. In the past, Zanzibar was a separate country with a long trade history within the Arab world. In 1964 unites with Tanganyika to form Tanzania. Today, Zanzibar is largely able to maintain autonomy within the union. Its population is 1,070,000 inhabitants (according to data from 2004), and the area it covers is 2,643 square kilometers. Its capital is Zanzibar.
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The main industries in Zanzibar are spices, raffia and tourism. In particular, cloves, nutmeg, cinnamon and black pepper are produced from the spices. For this reason, these islands are often called spice islands. Zanzibar also boasts some endemic species such as the Zanzibar Red Colobus (a monkey species) and the Zanzibar Leopard, which may be an extinct species.