Tanzania
🇹🇿 Eastern Africa · United Republic of Tanzania
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About Tanzania
Tanzania (officially United Republic of Tanzania) is a country in Eastern Africa, with Dodoma as its capital. It is home to roughly 70.55 million people, giving a population density of about 75 people per square kilometre. The country covers 945,087 km² of land and shares land borders with 8 neighbouring countries. Its economy is valued at approximately $90.14B in nominal GDP (2025), and it records a Human Development Index of 0.555. The official currency is the Tanzanian shilling (TZS), and the main languages are English, Swahili.
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Tanzania is the 21st most populous country in the world, with about 70.55 million people.
By land area it is the 30th-largest country in the world, covering 945,087 km².
It has the world's 82nd-largest economy by nominal GDP ($90.14B).
Tanzania shares land borders with 8 countries.
It is classed by the UN as a country of medium human development, with an HDI of 0.555.
Tanzania has a population density of about 75 people per square kilometre.
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