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Africa — Eastern Africa
UN Member
Independent
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🇹🇿 Tanzania
United Republic of Tanzania
68.2M
Population
World #22
945,087 km²
Land Area
World #32
$86.0 billion
GDP (USD)
World #81
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Did You Know?
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Tanzania is the world's #22 most populous country out of 242 tracked nations.
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It ranks #32 globally by land area — covering about 0.63% of Earth's total landmass.
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It shares land borders with 8 countries — click any neighbour below to explore them.
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2 languages are officially recognised here.
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Its economy ranks #81 worldwide with a GDP of $86.0 billion USD.
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Population density is 72.1 people per km² — world rank #140.
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Cars drive on the left side of the road — like the UK, Japan and India.
Quick Facts
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Capital
Dodoma
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Phone Code
+255
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Internet TLD
.tz
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Nationality
Tanzanian
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Week Starts
Monday
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ISO Codes
TZ / TZA / 834
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Coordinates
-6.00°, 35.00°
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Driving Side
Left-hand traffic
Economy
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GDP (nominal)
$86.0 billion USD
World rank #81 of 188 tracked economies
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GDP per Capita
$1,262
Total output ÷ total population
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Population Density
72.1 /km²
World density rank #140
Sh
Tanzanian shilling
TZS • official currency
People & Languages
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Total Population
68,153,004
World rank #22 of 242 nations
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Official Languages
2
English • Swahili
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Demonym
Tanzanian
What its people are called
🗣️ English
🗣️ Swahili
Geography & Neighbours
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Land Area
945,087 km²
0.63% of Earth's landmass • World #32
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Land Borders
8 countries
🤝 Connected by land
Timezones (1)
UTC+03:00
Africa/Dar_es_Salaam
EAT — East Africa Time
“Tanzania” Around the World
ara
تنزانيا
جمهورية تنزانيا الاتحادية
bre
Tanzania
Republik Unanet Tanzania
ces
Tanzanie
Sjednocená tanzanská republika
deu
Tansania
Vereinigte Republik Tansania
est
Tansaania
Tansaania Ühendvabariik
fin
Tansania
Tansanian yhdistynyt tasavalta
fra
Tanzanie
République unie de Tanzanie
hrv
Tanzanija
Ujedinjena Republika Tanzanija
hun
Tádzsikisztán
Tádzsik Köztársaság
ita
Tanzania
Repubblica Unita di Tanzania
jpn
タンザニア
タンザニア連合共和国
kor
탄자니아
탄자니아 연합 공화국
nld
Tanzania
Verenigde Republiek Tanzania
per
تانزانیا
جمهوری متحد تانزانیا
pol
Tanzania
Zjednoczona Republika Tanzanii
por
Tanzânia
República Unida da Tanzânia
rus
Танзания
Объединенная Республика Танзания
slk
Tanzánia
Tanzánijská zjednotená republika
spa
Tanzania
República Unida de Tanzania
srp
Tanzanija
Ujedinjena Republika Tanzanija
swe
Tanzania
Förenade republiken Tanzania
tur
Tanzanya
Tanzanya Birleşik Cumhuriyeti
urd
تنزانیہ
متحدہ جمہوریہ تنزانیہ
zho
坦桑尼亚
坦桑尼亚联合共和国
Codes & Identity
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ISO Alpha-2
TZ
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ISO Alpha-3
TZA
3️⃣
ISO Numeric
834
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Status
officially-assigned
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Postal Format
#####
e.g. regex: ^(\d{5})$
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WikiData ID
Q924
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Also Spelled As
TZ • Tanzania, United Republic of • United Republic of Tanzania • Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania
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