United Republic of Tanzania

Tanzania

Also known as: United Republic of Tanzania, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania (Swahili)

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Dodoma

Dodoma, Tanzania WEATHER

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Tanzania is a country in East Africa characterized by vast savannas, the Great Rift Valley, Africa’s highest peak Mount Kilimanjaro, large lakes such as Lake Victoria and Lake Tanganyika, and a coastline along the Indian Ocean.

Tanzania

📍 Tanzania is a country located in East Africa, positioned along the eastern coast of the continent. It is bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north, Rwanda, Burundi, and Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, and Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique to the south, with a coastline along the Indian Ocean to the east.

Tanzania’s landscape is diverse, featuring coastal plains, savannas, plateaus, and mountains. It is home to Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest peak in Africa, as well as large lakes such as Lake Victoria, Lake Tanganyika, and Lake Malawi along its borders. The country also includes the island of Zanzibar off its eastern coast.

Tanzania’s location has historically made it an important center for trade and cultural exchange along the East African coast, linking inland regions with Indian Ocean trade routes.

Capitals

Dodoma, Dodoma

(Dodoma, Mkoa wa Dodoma)

(Official Capital)

👥 ~410,000

Dar es Salaam, Dar es Salaam

(Dar es Salaam, Mkoa wa Dar es Salaam)

(Administrative / De facto Capital)

👥 ~5,400,000

Largest Cities

Dar es Salaam, Dar es Salaam

(Dar es Salaam, Mkoa wa Dar es Salaam)

👥~5,400,000

Mwanza, Mwanza

(Mwanza, Mkoa wa Mwanza)

👥~1,100,000

Arusha, Arusha

(Arusha, Mkoa wa Arusha)

👥~600,000

Dodoma, Dodoma

(Dodoma, Mkoa wa Dodoma)

👥~410,000

Mbeya, Mbeya

(Mbeya, Mkoa wa Mbeya)

👥~385,000

Morogoro, Morogoro

(Morogoro, Mkoa wa Morogoro)

👥~315,000

Tanga, Tanga

(Tanga, Mkoa wa Tanga)

👥~270,000

Kahama, Shinyanga

(Kahama, Mkoa wa Shinyanga)

👥~265,000

Tabora, Tabora

(Tabora, Mkoa wa Tabora)

👥~230,000

Kigoma-Ujiji, Kigoma

(Kigoma-Ujiji, Mkoa wa Kigoma)

👥~220,000

Songea, Ruvuma

(Songea, Mkoa wa Ruvuma)

👥~200,000

Moshi, Kilimanjaro

(Moshi, Mkoa wa Kilimanjaro)

👥~185,000

Musoma, Mara

(Musoma, Mkoa wa Mara)

👥~170,000

Shinyanga, Shinyanga

(Shinyanga, Mkoa wa Shinyanga)

👥~160,000

Iringa, Iringa

(Iringa, Mkoa wa Iringa)

👥~155,000

Bukoba, Kagera

(Bukoba, Mkoa wa Kagera)

👥~150,000

Sumbawanga, Rukwa

(Sumbawanga, Mkoa wa Rukwa)

👥~140,000

Kasulu, Kigoma

(Kasulu, Mkoa wa Kigoma)

👥~130,000

Njombe, Njombe

(Njombe, Mkoa wa Njombe)

👥~120,000

Mpanda, Katavi

(Mpanda, Mkoa wa Katavi)

👥~110,000

Lindi, Lindi

(Lindi, Mkoa wa Lindi)

👥~100,000

Mikumi, Morogoro

(Mikumi, Mkoa wa Morogoro)

👥~95,000

Kibaha, Pwani

(Kibaha, Mkoa wa Pwani)

👥~90,000

Bariadi, Simiyu

(Bariadi, Mkoa wa Simiyu)

👥~85,000

Geita, Geita

(Geita, Mkoa wa Geita)

👥~80,000

Road System (East African Coastal Infrastructure)

Drives On: Left

Tanzania follows left-hand traffic regulations.

Electrical System (Power Plug Types)

Primary Plug Types: Type D & Type G

Tanzania uses a mix of British and regional electrical standards.

What is the Internet TLD for Tanzania?

A top-level domain (TLD) is the last section of a website address that appears after the final dot.

Country-code top-level domains are called ccTLDs and are assigned to countries and territories around the world.

Examples:

.ke = Kenya .ug = Uganda .rw = Rwanda

Tanzania uses:

.tz

What is the ISO Code for Tanzania?

ISO country codes come from the international standard ISO 3166 created by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). Tanzania is an East African country on the Indian Ocean.

ISO 3166-1 codes are the two-letter country codes such as TZ. These are called Level-1 ISO codes.

Tanzania is assigned:

TZ

Official ISO country name:

United Republic of Tanzania

Subdivision codes do not have flag emojis.

ISO-2 Code: TZ

ISO-3 Code: TZA

ISO Numeric Code: 834

TZ