Tanzania
Tanzania is in Eastern Africa, with its capital at Dodoma and an area of about 945,087 km². Explore its flag, anthem, population, GDP ranking, government, natural resources, provinces and major cities on an interactive 3D globe.
- Official name
- United Republic of Tanzania
- Capital
- Dodoma
- Region
- Africa · Eastern Africa
- Area
- 945,087 km²
- Languages
- English, Swahili
- Currencies
- Tanzanian shilling (TZS)
- Natural resources
- hydropower, tin, phosphates, iron ore, coal, diamonds, gemstones (including tanzanite, found only in Tanzania), gold, natural gas, nickel
- Industries
- agricultural processing (sugar, beer, cigarettes, sisal twine); mining (diamonds, gold, and iron), salt, soda ash; cement, oil refining, shoes, apparel, wood products, fertilizer
- Main exports
- gold, refined petroleum, dried legumes, refined copper, coal
First-level divisions (30)
- Geita
- Kagera
- Katavi
- Kilimanjaro
- Manyara
- Mara
- Mjini Magharibi
- North Pemba
- Pwani
- Rukwa
- Ruvuma
- South Pemba
- Unguja North
- Unguja South
- Iringa
- Lindi
- Mbeya
- Morogoro
- Njombe
- Shinyanga
- Simiyu
- Tabora
- Arusha
- Dodoma
- Kigoma
- Mtwara
- Mwanza
- Singida
- Tanga
- Dar es Salaam
Major cities
- Dar es Salaam (population 2,930,000)
- Moshi (population 721,018)
- Mwanza (population 493,944)
- Zanzibar City (population 403,658)
- Arusha (population 341,136)
- Mbeya (population 291,649)
- Morogoro (population 250,902)
- Tanga (population 224,876)
- Dodoma (population 218,269)
- Kigoma (population 164,268)
- Tabora (population 146,495)
- Musoma (population 133,156)
- Tukuyu (population 127,570)
- Songea (population 126,449)
- Iringa (population 111,820)