
Tanzania Location Map

Tanzania Facts
Full Official Name: United Republic of Tanzania
Demonym: Tanzanian
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Area
Total Area: 947,300 km²
Total Land Area: 885,800 km²
Total Water Area: 61,500 km²
Demographics
Population: 67,462,121
Population Growth Rate: 2.72% (2024 est.)
Largest City: Dar es Salaam (Population: 5,383,728)
Ethnic Groups: Mainland – African 99% (of which 95% are Bantu consisting of more than 130 tribes), other 1% (consisting of Asian, European, and Arab); Zanzibar – Arab, African, mixed Arab and African
Languages: Kiswahili or Swahili (official), Kiunguja (name for Swahili in Zanzibar), English (official, primary language of commerce, administration, and higher education), Arabic, many local languages
Religions: Christian 63.1%, Muslim 34.1%, folk religion 1.1%, Buddhist <1%, Hindu <1%, Jewish <1%, other <1%, unspecified 1.6% (2020 est.)
Economy
Currency: Tanzanian shilling
Real GDP at Purchasing Power Parity ($ PPP): $234.05 billion (2023 est.)
GDP per capita (PPP): $3,600 (2023 est.)
Exports Value Per Year: $11.986 billion (2022 est.)
Biggest Export Partners: India 27%, UAE 11%, South Africa 9%, Kenya 5%, Rwanda 5% (2022)
Imports Value Per Year: $16.674 billion (2022 est.)
Biggest Import Partners: China 30%, India 18%, UAE 11%, Democratic Republic of the Congo 5%, Saudi Arabia 2% (2022)
Government
Type: presidential republic
Capital City: Dodoma (Population: 765,179)
Other Facts
Time Zone: UTC+3 (East Africa Time)
Country Code: TZ
Internet TLD: .tz
Climate Map of Tanzania

Climate: varies from tropical along coast to temperate in highlands
Topographic Map of Tanzania
