Tanzania
Tanzania
Capital Dodoma
947,300 km² · 70,545,865 people (2025) · Tanzanian shilling
Kilimanjaro at 5,895 m is the highest point in Africa and the tallest free-standing mountain in the world, rising about 4,900 m from the surrounding plain. Tanzania also has a shore on Lake Victoria, the largest tropical lake, and on Lake Tanganyika, the second-deepest lake on Earth at 1,470 m. The Ngorongoro Crater is the largest intact volcanic caldera anywhere.
The facts
- Capital
- Dodoma
- Largest city
- Dar es Salaam
- Area
- 947,300 km² — 365,754 sq mi
- Population
- 70,545,865 (2025)
- Density
- 74.5 people per km²
- Currency
- Tanzanian shilling (TZS, Sh)
- Official languages
- English, Swahili
- Time zone
- UTC+03:00
- Calling code
- +255
- Drives on the
- left
- ISO codes
- TZ · TZA
- Continent
- Africa
How it compares
- By area
- 31 of 200
- By population
- 21 of 200
Population is the only figure on this page that dates — it is a 2025 estimate and will drift. Area, capital, currency, languages, calling code and driving side change rarely or never.
Countries of a similar size
| Country | Area (km²) | Population |
|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 1,030,700 | 5,315,065 |
| Egypt | 1,001,450 | 118,365,995 |
| Tanzania ← | 947,300 | 70,545,865 |
| Nigeria | 923,768 | 237,527,782 |
| Venezuela | 912,050 | 28,516,896 |
Common questions
- What is the capital of Tanzania?
- Dodoma
- What currency does Tanzania use?
- The Tanzanian shilling (TZS).
- How big is Tanzania?
- 947,300 km², or 365,754 square miles — 31 of 200 by area.
- Which side of the road does Tanzania drive on?
- The left.
Related pages
- Mauritania 1,030,700 km²
- Egypt 1,001,450 km²
- Nigeria 923,768 km²
- Venezuela 912,050 km²
- Nigeria Africa
- Ethiopia Africa
- Egypt Africa
- Democratic Republic of the Congo Africa
- South Africa Africa
- Kenya Africa
- Sudan Africa
- Uganda Africa
Sources
- The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency (Public domain (US Government))
- World Bank Open Data — The World Bank (CC BY 4.0)