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News •

Tanzania graveyard robbery: Grief in Morogoro as scrap metal thieves target crosses • Feb. 20, 2025, 1:05 AM ET (BBC)
Hong Kong’s Coetzee calls for reserve days as Tanzania washout hits ODI hopes • Feb. 12, 2025, 1:09 AM ET (South China Morning Post)
Tanzania hopes to conclude talks for LNG project by June • Feb. 10, 2025, 11:53 PM ET (Reuters)
Rwandan, Congolese leaders to meet over eastern DRC conflict • Feb. 8, 2025, 7:36 AM ET (Voice of America English News)
Push to curb Tanzania’s Marburg outbreak • Jan. 31, 2025, 11:45 PM ET (Nature)

Facts

Also Known As United Republic of Tanzania • Jamhuri ya Mwungano wa Tanzania
Head Of State And Government President: Samia Suluhu Hassan
Capital Dodoma
Population (2025 est.) 67,529,000
Form Of Government unitary multiparty republic with one legislative house (National Assembly [3931])
Official Languages Swahili; English
Official Religion none
Official Name Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania (Swahili); United Republic of Tanzania (English)
Total Area (Sq Km) 945,500
Total Area (Sq Mi) 365,058
Monetary Unit Tanzanian shilling (TZS)
Population Rank (2023) 23
Population Projection 2030 71,992,000
Density: Persons Per Sq Mi (2025) 185
Density: Persons Per Sq Km (2025) 71.4
Urban-Rural Population Urban: (2022) 34.9% • Rural: (2022) 65.1%
Life Expectancy At Birth Male: (2021) 63.7 years • Female: (2021) 69 years
Literacy: Percentage Of Population Age 15 And Over Literate Male: (2021) 86% • Female: (2021) 78%
Gni (U.S.$ ’000,000) (2023) 79,293
Gni Per Capita (U.S.$) (2023) 1,210
1Includes 113 seats reserved for women, 5 for Zanzibar (including 2 for women), up to 10 seats appointed by the president (including 5 for women), and a seat for the attorney general serving ex officio.

Did You Know?

  • A little more than two of the U.S. state of California can fit within Tanzania, as it is the largest country in East Africa.
  • Tanzania is home to the famed Mt. Kilimanjaro, the tallest mountain in Africa, with its summit at 19,340 feet (5,895 meters).
  • Tanzania experiences some of the most luminescent moons in the world, often so bright that flashlights are not necessary for people to see at night.
  • Tanzania is divided roughly into thirds between practitioners of folk religion, Christians, and Muslims (many of whom live on the Tanzanian island of Zanzibar). Currently, the largest religious denomination in Tanzania is Roman Catholic Christianity, followed by Protestant Christianity, Sunni Islam, and Shia Islam.
  • Tanzania has the largest animal population density out of any country in the world. That is, there are more animals per square mile of land in Tanzania than in any other country.

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