Tanzania, Africa

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Image of Dodoma, capital city of Tanzania

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Tanzania is a country on the Sub-Saharan Africa located in the Eastern Africa sub‑region of the Africa continent.

Easy learning about Tanzania
Tanzania is located in	Sub-Saharan Africa Eastern Africa Africa Continent
Tanzania has a population of	66,617,606 inhabitants (2023 UN data) Inhabitants of Tanzania are called Tanzanians
The country’s total area is	945,087 Km² ( 587,249 sq mi)
Global Peace Index Rank	65
Global Peace Index Score	2
Tanzania’s passport	allows visa-free entry to 73 countries Tanzania passport ranks in position nº 66 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 in English has a score of 487 ranks 72nd worldwide (2024 data from EPI)
Latitude & Longitude	6° 00' S, 35° 00' E Open in Google Maps
Tanzania Capital city	Dodoma
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

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