Tanzania

📖 In short

Tanzania is a big country in East Africa on the Indian Ocean, with beautiful islands like Zanzibar. It has Africa's highest mountain, the continent's biggest lake and wonderful reserves full of animals. Its official capital is Dodoma, and its biggest city is Dar es Salaam.

🤩 Did you know?

Lake Victoria covers about 69485 square kilometers.
Swahili and English are Tanzania's two official languages.
Tanzania's currency is the Tanzanian shilling.
Mount Kilimanjaro is about 5895 meters high.

🗂️ Fact file

Tanzania is one of the big countries of East Africa, and includes many islands off its coast in the Indian Ocean.

Coat of arms adopted in 1964. The lit torch stands for freedom

Capital: Dar es Salaam
Official language: English and Swahili
Official name: United Republic of Tanzania
Currency: Basic unit: the shilling
Area: 883,749 km²
Population: 35,090,000 people

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🌟 Mount Kilimanjaro

Tanzania has Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest mountain. It's close to the equator, yet its top is covered with snow and ice!

🔍 The Serengeti plains

Millions of animals live on the vast Serengeti plains, and every year huge herds of wildebeest and zebras migrate in search of grass, one of the greatest animal journeys in the world.

💡 Zanzibar

The island of Zanzibar is famous for spices like cloves and cinnamon, and for its old town with carved wooden doors. It was an important trading center for Arabs.