Tanzania

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Tanzania#

Tanzania flag

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.

Government type: presidential republic. Chief of state: President Samia Suluhu HASSAN (since 19 March 2021).

Facts#

Capital

Dodoma

Region

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

Area

total : 947,300 sq km; land: 885,800 sq km; water: 61,500 sq km

Population

69,145,464 (2025 est.)

Languages

Kiswahili or Swahili (official), Kiunguja (name for Swahili in Zanzibar), English (official, primary language of commerce, administration, and higher education), Arabic, many local languages

Currency

Tanzanian shillings (TZS)

Time zone

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Refugees#

Camps hosting refugees, asylum-seekers, and internally displaced persons (IDPs) inside the country. Operators use this to track population movement, NGO and UN footprint, humanitarian access corridors, and the political pressure conflict generates on the host. Cross-reference UNHCR Operational Data Portal, IOM DTM, and ReliefWeb before relying on the entry.

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