Tanzania
United Republic of Tanzania · Eastern Africa
Tanzania is a country in Eastern Africa, with Dodoma as its capital, home to about 70,545,865 people. Tanzania shares land borders with 8 countries, listed below alongside its flag, currency, calling code and ISO codes.
| Capital | Dodoma |
|---|---|
| Region | Eastern Africa |
| Currency | Tanzanian shilling (TZS Sh) |
| Calling code | +255 |
| ISO codes | TZ / TZA / 834 ISO 3166-1 |
| Flag emoji | 🇹🇿 |
| Population | 70,545,865 (2025) World Bank |
| Area | 945,087 km² |
| Languages | English, Swahili |
| Internet domain | .tz |
| Demonym | Tanzanian |
Bordering countries
About Tanzania
Tanzania, officially United Republic of Tanzania, is a United Nations member state in Eastern Africa. Its capital and seat of government is Dodoma. It shares land borders with 8 countries. The official currency is the Tanzanian shilling (Sh), using the code TZS.
Curious about the city itself? See what is the capital of Tanzania for Dodoma’s own facts and history.
To call Tanzania from abroad, dial the country code +255. In international standards it is identified by the ISO 3166-1 codes TZ (alpha-2) and TZA (alpha-3), which appear in everything from web addresses to shipping labels. As of 2025, its population is around 70,545,865.
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How Tanzania compares
- Area: 945,087 km², ranking 30 of 194 sovereign states by land area.
- Population: 70,545,865, ranking 21 of 193 sovereign states.
- Density: about 75 people per square kilometre.
- Land borders: 8, against an average of 4.1 across the sovereign states that have any.
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Population from the World Bank (SP.POP.TOTL); flag, capital, currency, calling code and ISO data from open datasets. Rankings, density and flag colour matches are computed from that same dataset. Full sources and vintage on the data page. Last updated . Report a correction.