Tanzania
United Republic of Tanzania
Tanzania sits in Eastern Africa and uses TZS - Tanzanian shilling (Sh). This profile combines identifiers, formats, map links, memberships, and the largest city records in one structured reference.
Capital
Dodoma
Population
67.5M
Area
945.1K km2
Population
67.5M
67,462,121 people
Area
945.1K km2
945,087 square kilometers
Density
71/km2
Population divided by land area
Capital
Dodoma
-6.16, 35.75
Detailed Country Guide
Overview and identity
Tanzania, officially listed here as United Republic of Tanzania, is structured as a practical country reference guide for users searching country facts, maps, flags, codes, and daily-use data. The page should make Tanzania, TZ, TZA, the flag, the official name, and the country slug easy to confirm because users often land on country pages while checking identifiers for forms, travel, education, or data products. Tanzania is grouped under Africa, more specifically Eastern Africa, with Africa shown as the continent context.
Geography and population scale
The country dataset records a population of 67,462,121 people and a land area of 945,087 square kilometers, which gives an approximate density of 71 people per square kilometer. The main coordinate reference is -6, 35, while the capital coordinate reference is -6.16, 35.75. Tanzania shares listed land borders with BDI, COD, KEN, MWI, MOZ, RWA, UGA, ZMB, and the landlocked value is recorded as no. These details help the page answer common searches around location, area, borders, map position, and population comparison.
Capital and urban network
The capital information is recorded as Dodoma (primary). The largest city entries shown for this country are Dar es Salaam, Mwanza, Ubungo, Mbeya and Morogoro. Including cities alongside country-level facts helps the guide answer searches such as largest cities in Tanzania, capital of Tanzania, and major urban areas in Tanzania. This is useful because many users compare the official capital with the largest business, transport, or population centers.
Government, classification, and memberships
The government type is listed as Unitary dominant-party presidential republic. The classification fields mark sovereignty as yes, United Nations membership as yes, observer status as no, and disputed status as no. International memberships shown for this page include African Union, Commonwealth and United Nations. These fields support search intent around political status, country classification, and international organization membership.
Administrative formats and daily-use data
Tanzania uses calling code +255, postal format not listed, and time zone data listed as UTC+03:00. The number format uses , as the thousands separator and . as the decimal separator. The week starts on monday; the academic year starts around Jan 1; the government fiscal year starts around Jul 1; and the personal fiscal year starts around Jan 1.
Currency, language, transport, and references
Currency data lists TZS - Tanzanian shilling (Sh), while language records include English and Swahili. Vehicle data records the driving side as left and vehicle sign codes as EAT. Reference links should keep official, Wikipedia, Google Maps, and OpenStreetMap sources together when available so users can move from the structured country guide to map or source pages quickly. The latest Gini entry in the dataset is 40.5 for 2018.
How to use this profile
This Tanzania profile is designed to be scanned in layers: first the name, official name, flag, capital, population, area, and density; then identity, geography, cities, governance, memberships, formats, connectivity, currency, languages, transport, and references. That structure supports both human readers and product workflows where users need to verify a phone code, compare cities, inspect fiscal dates, check postal formats, review memberships, or open a map reference without searching across multiple pages.
Country Snapshot
ISO codes
TZ / TZA
Top-level domains
.tz
Continents
Africa
Border countries
BDI, COD, KEN, MWI, MOZ, RWA, UGA, ZMB
Driving side
left
Vehicle signs
EAT
Flag And Identity
The flag entry for Tanzania is represented by the TZ country flag asset.
Largest Cities
#1
Dar es Salaam
Dar es Salaam
7,962,000
admin
#2
Mwanza
Mwanza
1,104,521
admin
#3
Ubungo
Dar es Salaam
1,086,912
City
#4
Mbeya
Mbeya
541,603
admin
#5
Morogoro
Morogoro
471,409
admin
Governance
Government type
Unitary dominant-party presidential republic
Sovereign
Yes
UN member
Yes
Landlocked
No
Formats
Week starts
monday
Academic year
Jan 1
Government fiscal year
Jul 1
Number separators
, thousands, . decimal
Connectivity
Calling codes
+255
Postal format
Not listed
Timezones
UTC+03:00
Languages
English, Swahili
International Memberships
Economy And References
Latest Gini entry
40.5
2018