Tanzania
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Quick Facts
- Capital
- Dodoma
- Population
- 69,145,464 (2025 est.)
- Area
- 947,300 sq km
- Government
- presidential republic
- Religions
- Christian 63.1%, Muslim 34.1%, folk religion 1.1%, Buddhist <1%, Hindu <1%, Jewish <1%, other <1%, unspecified 1.6% (2020 est.)
- Ethnic Groups
- mainland - African 99% (of which 95% are Bantu consisting of more than 130 tribes), other 1% (consisting of Asian, European, and Arab); Zanzibar - Arab, African, mixed Arab and African
- Currency
- Tanzanian shillings (TZS)
- Life Expectancy
- 70.8 years (2024 est.)
- Internet Domain
- .tz
- Climate
- varies from tropical along coast to temperate in highlands
- Terrain
- plains along coast; central plateau; highlands in north, south
- Natural Resources
- hydropower, tin, phosphates, iron ore, coal, diamonds, gemstones (including tanzanite, found only in Tanzania), gold, natural gas, nickel
- Major Exports
- gold, refined petroleum, dried legumes, refined copper, coal (2023)
Source: CIA World Factbook (public domain)
Overview
Tanzania contains some of Africa’s most iconic national parks and famous paleoanthropological sites, and its diverse cultural heritage reflects the multiple ethnolinguistic groups that live in the country.