Tanzania, Africa
This post was last updated by José of onez on Monday, 19 May 2025.
Image of Dodoma, capital city of Tanzania
Tanzania is an East African nation renowned for wildlife conservation, tourism development, robust agriculture exports, and expanding infrastructure investment.
Tanzania in one word would be “Serengeti,” meaning wildlife plain.
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Tanzania armorial
Tanzania is a country on the Sub-Saharan Africa located in the Eastern Africa sub‑region of the Africa continent.
Easy learning about Tanzania |
The capital city of Tanzania is Dodoma.
| Tanzania is located in | Sub-Saharan Africa Eastern Africa Africa Continent |
| Tanzania has a population of | 66,617,606 inhabitants within a total area of 945,087 Km2 (587,249 sq mi) (2023 UN data) |
| Tanzania’s Global Peace Index (GPI) | 65 (world rank position) GPI scale of 1.99 This means, the closer to 1, the more peaceful the country is... (2024 data from GPI) |
| Human Development Index (HDI) | Tanzania HDI ranks in position nº 165 worldwide HDI of 0.555 (0.4 to 1) (2023 data from UNDP) |
| Tanzania’s passport | allows visa-free entry to 73 countries Tanzania passport ranks 66th in the world (2025 HP Index data) |
| Tanzania GDP per capita is | $1,280 USD (2025 estimated data from IMF) |
| Tanzania ’s LGBTI legal status | Same-sex sexual acts are illegal (2025 ILGA data) |
| Tanzania EPI (English Proficiency Index) | is classified as Low Proficiency has a score of 487 ranks 72nd worldwide (2024 data from EPI) |
| Latitude & Longitude | 6° 00' S, 35° 00' E Open in Google Maps |
| Neighbouring countries | Mozambique, Kenya, Congo Democratic Republic, Rwanda, Zambia, Burundi, UgandaMalawi. |
| Tanzania Climate | varies from tropical along coast to temperate in highlands |
| Most predominant religion | Christian, |
| Second most predominant religion | Muslim, |
| Currency name & code | Shilling (TZS) |
| Internet ccTLD | .tz |
| Tanzania calling code | +255 |
Tanzania administrative divisions
31 regions- Arusha
- Dar es Salaam
- Dodoma
- Geita
- Iringa
- Kagera
- Kaskazini Pemba (Pemba North)
- Kaskazini Unguja (Zanzibar North)
- Katavi
- Kigoma
- Kilimanjaro
- Kusini Pemba (Pemba South)
- Kusini Unguja (Zanzibar Central/South)
- Lindi
- Manyara
- Mara
- Mbeya
- Mjini Magharibi (Zanzibar Urban/West)
- Morogoro
- Mtwara
- Mwanza
- Njombe
- Pwani (Coast)
- Rukwa
- Ruvuma
- Shinyanga
- Simiyu
- Singida
- Songwe
- Tabora
- Tanga
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