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1. What is Zanzibar Island?
Zanzibar is actually not an island but an archipelago, i.e., a group of islands.
Unguja, the biggest island in the archipelago, is often commonly referred to as Zanzibar Island though.
2. Is Zanzibar a Country?
No, Zanzibar is a semiautonomous archipelago in the United Republic of Tanzania.
3. What Currency Is Used In Zanzibar?
The official currency of Zanzibar is the Tanzanian shilling, though due to the archipelago’s vibrant tourism sector, many major world currencies are accepted in Zanzibar (especially at hotels & for tours).
Such currencies include US dollars, Euros, Pounds, etc., but especially US dollars.
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