Tanzania

Africa · Eastern Africa

Tanzania

United Republic of Tanzania
Africa · Eastern Africa · Capital: Dodoma

Quick facts about Tanzania

Official name	United Republic of Tanzania
Capital	Dodoma
Continent & subregion	Africa · Eastern Africa
Population	66,617,606 people (world rank 23)
Area	945,087 km²
Density	70 people/km²
Share of world population	0.83% of 8,037,699,775
GDP (nominal)	US$79 billion
Urbanisation	35.5% urban population
Life expectancy	67 years
Currency	Tanzanian shilling (Sh) — TZS
Languages	English, Swahili
Internet domain	`.tz`
Calling code	+255
Status	Sovereign state

Development & environment in numbers

GDP per Capita	US$1,224 · see world ranking
Internet Users	28.4% · see world ranking
Fertility Rate	4.6 children per woman · see world ranking
Infant Mortality	29.7 per 1,000 births · see world ranking
CO₂ Emissions per Capita	0.3 tonnes CO₂ · see world ranking
Forest Cover	50.2% · see world ranking

These come from the World Bank Open Data 2023 series, the same source behind the world indicator rankings. A blank simply means Tanzania did not report that figure.

Neighbours (land borders)

Burundi DR Congo Kenya Malawi Mozambique Rwanda Uganda Zambia

The geographic position is roughly -6°, 35°.

Flags: flagcdn.com; population, GDP, urbanisation, life expectancy and every development indicator above: World Bank Open Data (2023 series); base data: the open-source world-countries package — all of it free, with no registration.