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.
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. Income Group Government Type Classification
Sovereignty Status Tanzania
FAQs
Is Dodoma or Dar es Salaam the capital of Tanzania?
Dodoma is the capital; Dar es Salaam is the largest city and commercial centre.
Dodoma is the capital. Wikipedia describes the federal capital as located in Government City (Dodoma). The former capital, Dar es Salaam, keeps most government offices and is the country's largest city, principal port and leading commercial centre.
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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)
Source CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Rwanda
Has Capital
Rivers Through Territory
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Same As
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Governed By
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Nationals Include
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Source Wikipedia: Mohamed Chande OthmanLead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia articleQuote, Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article
Mohamed Chande Othman (born 1 January 1952) is a Tanzanian lawyer and a former Chief Justice of the Judiciary of Tanzania.
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Source Abdallah Possi (Wikipedia)LeadQuote, Lead
Abdallah Saleh Possi (born 25 August 1979) is a Tanzanian diplomat who serves as Tanzania's Permanent Representative to The United Nations Office and other International Organisations in Geneva.
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Source Julius Nyerere (Wikipedia)LeadQuote, Lead
Julius Kambarage Nyerere (Swahili: [ˈdʒulius kɑᵐbɑˈɾɑɠɛ ɲɛˈɾɛɾɛ]; 13 April 1922 – 14 October 1999) was a Tanzanian politician, anti-colonial activist, revolutionary and political theorist.
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Source Samia Suluhu Hassan (Wikipedia)Leadtier 2Quote, Lead
Samia Suluhu Hassan ( SAH-mee-ah soo-LOO-hoo HA-san; born 27 January 1960) is a Tanzanian politician and the sixth president of Tanzania, serving since 19 March 2021.
Origin Of
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Source Arusha Declaration (Wikipedia)LeadQuote, Lead
is known as Tanzania’s most prominent political statement of African Socialism
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Location Of
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Uganda and Tanzania
Site Of
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Source University of Dar es Salaam (Wikipedia)Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia articletier 2Quote, Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article
The University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM; Swahili: Chuo Kikuu cha Dar es Salaam) is a public university located in Ubungo District, in the Dar es Salaam Region of Tanzania.
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Found There
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Source Wilson's spiny mouse (Wikipedia)Lead, range in tanzaniaQuote, Lead, range in tanzania
It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda.
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Source Woodland thicket rat (Wikipedia)DistributionQuote, Distribution
It is found in Angola, Burundi, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, South Africa, South Sudan, Eswatini, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Uganda.
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Source Yellow baboon (Wikipedia)Lead, where it livesQuote, Lead, where it lives
Yellow baboons inhabit savannas and light forests in eastern Africa, from Kenya and Tanzania to Zimbabwe and Botswana.
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Source Yellow-spotted brush-furred rat (Wikipedia)Lead, range (8)Quote, Lead, range (8)
is a species of rodent in the family Muridae found in Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Zambia
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Source Zanzibar bushbaby (Wikipedia)LeadQuote, Lead
It is the most widespread and abundant bushbaby in the coastal forests of Tanzania.
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Source Zanzibar red colobus (Wikipedia)Lead, where it livesQuote, Lead, where it lives
endemic to Unguja, the main island of the Zanzibar Archipelago, off the coast of Tanzania
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Source Endodoi (Wikipedia)LeadQuote, Lead
played by the Maasai people of Kenya and Tanzania
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is a traditional mancala game played by the Maasai of both Kenya and Tanzania
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Source Isolo (Ludii Portal)DescriptionQuote, Description
Isolo is a four-row mancala-style board game played by the Sukuma people in Tanzania.
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Source Tanzanian draughts (Wikipedia)LeadQuote, Lead
is a variant of the board game draughts (checkers) played in Tanzania
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1. Member States of the United Nations (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationIntroductionQuote, Introduction
The United Nations comprise 193 sovereign states and the world's largest intergovernmental organization.
2. Tanzania (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationLead section
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 3. CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Tanzania
CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive)Geography, Coastline
1,424 km
Government, Government type
presidential republic
View the Source 4. World Bank Open Data: World Bank Open Data, country list with income level
World Bank Open DataCountry record TZA, incomeLevelQuote, Country record TZA, incomeLevel
"name": "Tanzania", "region": { "id": "SSF", "iso2code": "ZG", "value": "Sub-Saharan Africa " }, "adminregion": { "id": "SSA", "iso2code": "ZF", "value": "Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)" }, "incomeLevel": { "id": "LMC", "iso2code": "XN", "value": "Lower middle income" }
Wikidata: Tanzania
Serengeti (Wikipedia)
Lake Victoria (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationBordered By Water: Lake Victoria, Lead sectionQuote, Bordered By Water: Lake Victoria, Lead section
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)
Wikimedia FoundationBordered By Water: Lake Tanganyika, Lead sectionQuote, Bordered By Water: Lake Tanganyika, Lead section
The lake is shared among four countries-Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (the DRC), Burundi, and Zambia-with Tanzania (46%) and the DRC (40%) possessing the majority of the lake.
Lake Malawi (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationBordered By Water: Lake Malawi, Lead sectionQuote, Bordered By Water: Lake Malawi, Lead section
located between Malawi, Mozambique and Tanzania
Nile (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: The Nile, Article textQuote, Associated With: The Nile, Article text
Eleven countries are wholly or partially within the basin: Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda.
Dodoma (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Dodoma, Infobox, Country
Tanzania
Has Capital: Dodoma, Lead section
Dodoma is the capital city of Tanzania
View the Source Dar es Salaam (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Dar es Salaam, Infobox, CountryQuote, Associated With: Dar es Salaam, Infobox, Country
Tanzania
Arusha (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Arusha, Infobox, CountryQuote, Associated With: Arusha, Infobox, Country
tanzania
Mwanza (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Mwanza, Infobox, CountryQuote, Associated With: Mwanza, Infobox, Country
tanzania
East African Rift (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: The Great Rift Valley, Extent sectionQuote, Associated With: The Great Rift Valley, Extent section
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)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: The Congo Basin, Description section, countries listQuote, Associated With: The Congo Basin, Description section, countries list
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.
Wikidata: Serengeti National Park
Encompasses: Serengeti National Park, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)View the Source Wikidata: Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Encompasses: Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)View the Source Wikidata: Selous Game Reserve
Encompasses: Selous Game Reserve, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)View the Source Wikidata: Kilimanjaro National Park
Encompasses: Kilimanjaro National Park, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)View the Source Wikidata: Swaga Swaga Game Reserve
Encompasses: Swaga Swaga Game Reserve, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)View the Source Kilimanjaro Region (Wikipedia)
Encompasses: Kilimanjaro Region, Lead [part-of]Quote, Encompasses: Kilimanjaro Region, Lead [part-of]
is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions
CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Rwanda
CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive)Bordered By Water: Rwanda, Geography, Land boundaries, border countriesQuote, Bordered By Water: Rwanda, Geography, Land boundaries, border countries
Tanzania 222 km
Kahama (Wikipedia)
Encompasses: Kahama, LeadQuote, Encompasses: Kahama, Lead
Kahama is a town in north-western Tanzania.
Kasulu (Wikipedia)
Encompasses: Kasulu, LeadQuote, Encompasses: Kasulu, Lead
the fourteenth most populous city in Tanzania
Songea (Wikipedia)
Encompasses: Songea, LeadQuote, Encompasses: Songea, Lead
in southwestern Tanzania
Musoma (Wikipedia)
Encompasses: Musoma, LeadQuote, Encompasses: Musoma, Lead
Musoma is a town in the east shore of Lake Victoria of Tanzania.
Shinyanga (Wikipedia)
Encompasses: Shinyanga, LeadQuote, Encompasses: Shinyanga, Lead
is a city in northern Tanzania
Njombe (Wikipedia)
Encompasses: Njombe, LeadQuote, Encompasses: Njombe, Lead
is a town in southern Tanzania
Bukoba (Wikipedia)
Encompasses: Bukoba, LeadQuote, Encompasses: Bukoba, Lead
situated in the northwest of Tanzania
Kibaha (Wikipedia)
Encompasses: Kibaha, LeadQuote, Encompasses: Kibaha, Lead
in eastern Tanzania
Mtwara (Wikipedia)
Encompasses: Mtwara, LeadQuote, Encompasses: Mtwara, Lead
in southeastern Tanzania
Mpanda (Wikipedia)
Encompasses: Mpanda, LeadQuote, Encompasses: Mpanda, Lead
is a city in Katavi Region of Tanzania
Tunduma (Wikipedia)
Encompasses: Tunduma, LeadQuote, Encompasses: Tunduma, Lead
Tunduma is a city in Songwe Region, Tanzania
Makambako (Wikipedia)
Encompasses: Makambako, LeadQuote, Encompasses: Makambako, Lead
in the Njombe Region of the Tanzanian Southern Highlands
Handeni (Wikipedia)
Encompasses: Handeni, LeadQuote, Encompasses: Handeni, Lead
Tanga Region, Tanzania
Lindi (Wikipedia)
Encompasses: Lindi, LeadQuote, Encompasses: Lindi, Lead
Lindi is a historic coastal town in southern Tanzania
Korogwe (Wikipedia)
Encompasses: Korogwe, LeadQuote, Encompasses: Korogwe, Lead
Korogwe is a town in Tanzania
Mafinga (Wikipedia)
Encompasses: Mafinga, LeadQuote, Encompasses: Mafinga, Lead
one of the five districts of the Iringa Region of Tanzania
Nansio (Wikipedia)
Encompasses: Nansio, LeadQuote, Encompasses: Nansio, Lead
Nansio is a small Tanzanian port town
Ruvuma Region (Wikipedia)
Encompasses: Ruvuma Region, LeadQuote, Encompasses: Ruvuma Region, Lead
is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions
Mara Region (Wikipedia)
Encompasses: Mara Region, LeadQuote, Encompasses: Mara Region, Lead
is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions
Shinyanga Region (Wikipedia)
Encompasses: Shinyanga Region, LeadQuote, Encompasses: Shinyanga Region, Lead
is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions
Njombe Region (Wikipedia)
Encompasses: Njombe Region, LeadQuote, Encompasses: Njombe Region, Lead
is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions
Kagera Region (Wikipedia)
Encompasses: Kagera Region, LeadQuote, Encompasses: Kagera Region, Lead
is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions
Pwani Region (Wikipedia)
Encompasses: Pwani Region, LeadQuote, Encompasses: Pwani Region, Lead
is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions
Mtwara Region (Wikipedia)
Encompasses: Mtwara Region, LeadQuote, Encompasses: Mtwara Region, Lead
is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions
Katavi Region (Wikipedia)
Encompasses: Katavi Region, LeadQuote, Encompasses: Katavi Region, Lead
is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions
Lindi Region (Wikipedia)
Encompasses: Lindi Region, LeadQuote, Encompasses: Lindi Region, Lead
is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions
Arusha Region (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationEncompasses: Arusha Region, Lead paragraphQuote, Encompasses: Arusha Region, Lead paragraph
Mkoa wa Arusha) is one of Tanzania'
Mwanza Region (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationEncompasses: Mwanza Region, Lead paragraphQuote, Encompasses: Mwanza Region, Lead paragraph
Mwanza in Swahili) is one of Tanzania'
Dar es Salaam Region (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationEncompasses: Dar es Salaam Region, Lead paragraphQuote, Encompasses: Dar es Salaam Region, Lead paragraph
Dar es Salaam) is one of Tanzania'
Dodoma Region (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationEncompasses: Dodoma Region, Lead paragraphQuote, Encompasses: Dodoma Region, Lead paragraph
Dodoma in Swahili) is one of Tanzania'
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