Zanzibar, a British protectorate. It consists chiefly of the islands of Zanzibar and Pemba lying in the Indian Ocean off the coast of East Africa. The protectorate has a total area of 1,020 square miles and an estimated population of 226,000. The Arabs, about 10,000 in number, are the dominant element. The port of Zanzibar has a population of about 56,000. Most of the natives are Mohammedans. There are Christian missions, both Protestant and Catholic. The chief product of the island is cloves. In 1907 16,263,100 pounds, over 8,000 tons, of cloves were exported. Other exports are copra and ivory. The imports and exports amount to about $5,000,000 each yearly, but a large part of this business consists of merchandise handled for the mainland.