Tanzania contains some of Africa’s most iconic national parks and famous paleoanthropological sites, and its diverse cultural heritage reflects the multiple ethnolinguistic groups that live in the country. Its long history of integration into trade networks spanning the Indian Ocean and the African interior led to the development of Swahili as a common language in much of east Africa and the introduction of Islam into the region.
- Capital
- Dodoma
- Government
- presidential republic
- Population
- 69,145,464
- Area
- 947,300 sq km
- Location
- Eastern Africa, bordering the Indian Ocean, between Kenya and Mozambique
- Climate
- varies from tropical along coast to temperate in highlands
- Natural resources
- hydropower; tin; phosphates; iron ore; coal; diamonds…
- Languages
- Kiswahili or Swahili (official); Kiunguja (name for Swahili in Zanzibar); English (official; primary language of commerce…
- Religions
- Christian 63.1%; Muslim 34.1%; folk religion 1.1%; Buddhist <1%…
- Independence
- 26 April 1964 (Tanganyika united with Zanzibar to form the United Republic of Tanganyika a…
- Administrative divisions
- 31 regions; Arusha, Dar es Salaam, Dodoma, Geita, Iringa, Kagera, Kaskazini Pemba (Pemba North), Kaskazini Unguja (Zanzi…
- Currency
- Tanzanian shillings (TZS)
- Export partners
- India 15%; UAE 14%; Uganda 12%; South Africa 10%…
- Import partners
- China 32%; India 13%; UAE 9%; Saudi Arabia 5%…