Tanzania holds Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain in Africa and the tallest free-standing mountain on Earth. Olduvai Gorge has yielded some of the oldest human tools known.
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Easy learning about Tanzania
The capital city of Tanzania is Dodoma, capital city of Tanzania.
Word: Serengeti
Meaning: wildlife plain
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
Where in the world is Tanzania located?
Tanzania is a Country on the Sub-Saharan Africa located in the Eastern Africa sub-region in the continent of Africa.
Basic Information
Capital City: Dodoma, capital city of Tanzania
Population: 70,545,865 (UN)
Area: 945,087 km² / 587,249 sq mi
People from Tanzania are called: Tanzanians
Geography
Latitude: 6.052° S
Longitude: 34.959° E
Geographical Subregion: Eastern Africa
Intermediary Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
Continental Region: Africa
Borders
- Mozambique — Land border
- Kenya — Land border
- Rwanda — Land border
- Zambia — Land border
- Burundi — Land border
Climate
varies from tropical along coast to temperate in highlands
Global Indices
EF EPI Position: 72 (EF EPI)
EF EPI Score: 487 (EF EPI)
EF EPI Proficiency: Low Proficiency (EF EPI)
Global Peace Index Rank: 98 (GPI)
Global Peace Index Score: 2.08 (GPI)
Human Development
HDI Rank: 165 (UNDP)
HDI Value: 0.555
Mean Years of Schooling: 6.1
Expected Years of Schooling: 8.6
Life Expectancy at Birth: 67.0 Years
Religion
Most Predominant: Christian
Second Most Predominant: Muslim
LGBTI Rights
Legal Status: Illegal (ILGA)
Legal Mechanism: N/A
Death Penalty: Yes
Maximum Prison Sentence: Life
Maximum Fine: Yes
Physical Punishment: No
Technical Information
TLD: .tz
Calling Code: +255
MapGeo Name: Tanzania
MapGeo Code: TZ