Tanzania
Land of Kilimanjaro and the Serengeti
Passport card
United Republic of Tanzania
Tanzania
- Capital
- Dodoma
- Continent
- Africa
- Currency
- Tanzanian shilling
- Languages
- Swahili and English
- People
- About 6.7 crore
- Size
- About 9.5 lakh km²
- Leader
- President Samia Suluhu Hassan
- Formed
- 26 April 1964
- Time
- 2½ hours behind India: at 12 noon in India, it is 9:30 am in Dodoma
⭐ Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest mountain, is in Tanzania.
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Two ways to learn
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Find it on the globe
Fly from India to Tanzania
Turn the globe with your finger. Tanzania has 8 neighbours on land: tap one to visit it.
Compare with India
Tanzania and India, side by side
Both are drawn to the same scale.
- SizeIndia is more than 3 times the size of Tanzania.
- PeopleIndia has about 22 times as many people: about 146 crore in India and about 6.7 crore in Tanzania.
- DistanceDodoma is about 5,900 km from Delhi, in a straight line.
- TimeTanzania is 2½ hours behind India. When it is 12 noon in India, it is 9:30 am in Dodoma.
Test yourself
Quiz Me
30 questions on Tanzania, a fresh mix every time you play. Answer one at a time and see why straight away.
Fly through 30 questions on Tanzania
- A fresh mix from the country's 100 questions, every round.
- See the right answer and why, straight away.
- Score 18 or more to earn Tanzania's passport stamp.
Map puzzle
Put Tanzania back on the map
Tanzania and its neighbours have fallen off the map. Can you put all 7 back?
Big neighbours stop at the edge of this map.
Drag each piece to its place on the map, or tap a piece and then tap its place.
For parents and teachers
Free Tanzania worksheet
One page to print: colour the flag, name the neighbours, fill in the blanks and more. The answers are at the bottom, upside down.
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