Capital: Zanzibar City 206,292 (2002)
Population: 1,303,569 (2012)
Area: 2,461 km2
History:
Portuguese Empire: 1503-1698.
Zanzibar Sultanate 1698-1890.
British Protectorate: 1890-1963
Independence from the UK:
Constirutional monarchy: 10. December 1963.
Revolution: 12. January 1964.
Merged with Tanganyika: 26. April 1964.
Soon after named the United Republic of Tanzania.
Zanzibar remains a semi-autonomous region.
