Where is Tanzania?
Tanzania is a country in Eastern Africa, bordered by Burundi, the DR Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Uganda, and Zambia.
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Crazy but True
Tanzania's Lake Natron is so alkaline it can preserve the bodies of animals that die in it, leaving them looking calcified and statue like along the shore. The same water is ideal for flamingos, and the lake is the most important breeding site in the world for lesser flamingos.
Tanzania facts
- Capital
- Dodoma
- Population
- 70,545,865 (2025)
- Area
- 945,087 km²
- Continent
- Africa
- Region
- Eastern Africa
- Currency
- Tanzanian shilling (TZS)
- Languages
- English and Swahili
- Coordinates
- -6°, 35°
- Landlocked
- No
- Country code
- TZ · TZA
How Tanzania compares
- Tanzania is the 31st largest of the 168 countries on our map by area.
- It is smaller than Egypt and larger than Nigeria.
- It is the 21st most populous of the 167 with population data.
- It shares land borders with 8 countries.
- Within Africa, it is the 13th largest of 49 countries by area.