Country
Tanzania
Also Known As United Republic of Tanzania
Eastern Africa
Tanzania is an East African country bordering Kenya and Uganda to the north, Rwanda, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, Zambia, Malawi and Mozambique to the south, and the Indian Ocean to the east. It contains Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain in Africa, and three of the African Great Lakes lie partly within its borders: Victoria, Tanganyika and Malawi. The mainland was administered as German East Africa and later as British-ruled Tanganyika, gaining independence in 1961; it united with Zanzibar in 1964 to form the modern United Republic of Tanzania. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
Facts
Population Estimate Year Area (sq km) Independence or Founding YearTanganyika became independent from the United Kingdom on 9 December 1961; Zanzibar followed on 10 December 1963; the two united on 26 April 1964 to form Tanzania. 1961 is recorded here as Tanganyika's own independence, the continuous mainland state Tanzania is the successor of. Classification
Sovereignty Status Tanzania
Connections
Associated With
Arusha Region is a region of Tanzania.
Source Arusha Region (Wikipedia)
Source Dar es Salaam (Wikipedia)
Dar es Salaam Region is a region of Tanzania.
Source Dar es Salaam Region (Wikipedia)
Dodoma Region is a region of Tanzania.
Source Dodoma Region (Wikipedia)
Mwanza Region is a region of Tanzania.
Source Mwanza Region (Wikipedia)
Source Ngorongoro Conservation Area (Wikipedia)
Source Serengeti National Park (Wikipedia)
Source Sub-Saharan Africa (Wikipedia)
Source Congo Basin (Wikipedia)
Source East African Rift (Wikipedia)
Source Nile (Wikipedia)
Source Serengeti (Wikipedia)
Bordered By Water
Source Lake Malawi (Wikipedia)
Source Lake Tanganyika (Wikipedia)
Source Lake Victoria (Wikipedia)
Has Capital
Rivers Through Territory
In the Other Atlases
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1. Member States of the United Nations (Wikipedia)
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The United Nations comprise 193 sovereign states and the world's largest intergovernmental organization.
2. Tanzania (Wikipedia)
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the highest mountain in Africa and the highest single free-standing mountain above sea level in the world
Infobox, Capital
Dodoma
Infobox, Population
2024 estimate 67,462,121
Infobox, Area
Total 947,303 km2 (365,756 sq mi)
View the Source Serengeti (Wikipedia)
Lake Victoria (Wikipedia)
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Tanzania occupies 49% (33,700 km2 (13,000 sq mi)), Uganda 45% (31,000 km2 (12,000 sq mi)), and Kenya 6% (4,100 km2 (1,600 sq mi)).
Lake Tanganyika (Wikipedia)
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Tanzania, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Burundi, and Zambia
Lake Malawi (Wikipedia)
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located between Malawi, Mozambique and Tanzania
Nile (Wikipedia)
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Burundi, DR Congo, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda
Dodoma (Wikipedia)
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Tanzania
Has Capital: Dodoma, Lead section
Dodoma is the capital city of Tanzania
View the Source Dar es Salaam (Wikipedia)
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Tanzania
Arusha (Wikipedia)
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tanzania
Mwanza (Wikipedia)
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tanzania
East African Rift (Wikipedia)
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The Western Rift Valley includes the Albertine Rift, which transects Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Rwanda, and Burundi through the Ruzizi Plain, and farther south Tanzania, Zambia, the valley of Lake Malawi and Mozambique.
Congo Basin (Wikipedia)
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Countries wholly or partially in the Congo region: Angola, Gabon, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Tanzania, Zambia.
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