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Tanzania

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Tanzania, officially the United Republic of Tanzania, is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It is bordered by Uganda to the northwest, Kenya to the northeast, the Indian Ocean to the east, Mozambique and Malawi to the south, Zambia to the southwest, and Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west. According to a 2024 estimate, Tanzania has a population of around 67.5 million, making it the most populous African country located entirely south of the equator.

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Capital
Dodoma
Population
57,310,019
Area
947,303 km2
Climate
Tropical
Government
Presidential republic
Currency
Tanzanian shilling
Languages
Kiswahili or Swahili, Kiunguja, English 4.0M
Sells
gold, refined petroleum, dried legumes, refined copper
Sells to
India 15%, UAE 14%, Uganda 12%
Land borders
8: Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Malawi ...
Drives on the
left
Calling code
+255
Founded
1964
Hemisphere
Southern

Where it is

Languages

Share of the population that speaks each. Click one to see every country that speaks it.

Englishofficial
4.0M speakers

Largest cities

Dar es Salaam 5,383,728
Mwanza 1,104,521
Dodoma  capital 765,179
Zanzibar 709,809
Arusha 617,631

Wars and conflicts

Click one to see everyone else who fought in it.

Climate and geography

varies from tropical along coast to temperate in highlands

Climate zone

Highest point

Southern hemisphere.

Figures from its history

Julius Nyerere
Julius Nyerere Founding president Julius Kambarage Nyerere was a Tanzanian politician, anti-colonial activist, revolutionary and political theorist.
Abeid Karume
Abeid Karume First president of Zanzibar Abeid Amani Karume was a Tanzanian politician and statesman who served as the first president of Zanzibar and vice-president of Tanzania from 1964 until his assassination in 1972.