Tanzania Geography

Country Name: United Republic of Tanzania

Capital City: Dar es Salaam

Population: 37,445,392

Population Growth: 1.83% (2006)

Currency: Tanzanian shilling (TZS)

Languages: Kiswahili or Swahili (official), English (official)

Area: 945,087 sq km

Inflation Rate: 5.9% (2006 est.)

Unemployment Rate: NA%

Domain extension: .tz

GEOGRAPHIC DETAILS OF TANZANIA

Location:

Eastern Africa, bordering the Indian Ocean, between Kenya and Mozambique

Geographic Co-ordinates:

6 00 S, 35 00 E

Area - total:

945,087 sq km

Area - total:

945,087 sq km

Area - land:

886,037 sq km

Area - water:

59,050 sq km

Land Boundaries:

3,861 km

Border Countries:

Burundi 451 km, Democratic Republic of the Congo 459 km, Kenya 769 km, Malawi 475 km, Mozambique 756 km, Rwanda 217 km, Uganda 396 km, Zambia 338 km

Terrain:

plains along coast; central plateau; highlands in north, south

Elevation - highest point:

Kilimanjaro 5,895 m

Elevation - lowest point:

Indian Ocean 0 m

Natural Resources:

hydropower, tin, phosphates, iron ore, coal, diamonds, gemstones, gold, natural gas, nickel

Arable Land:

4.23%

Permanent Crops:

1.16%

Other Land Use:

94.61% (2005)

Natural Hazards:

flooding on the central plateau during the rainy season; drought