Tanzania

Country in Eastern Africa

Tanzania is a country in Eastern Africa, with its capital in Dodoma. About 70.5 million people live there (2025), making it the 21st most populous of the 195 countries. At 945,087 km², it is the 30th largest country by area. It borders Burundi, DR Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique and 3 more.

Tanzania at a glance

Capital: Dodoma
Population (2025): 70.5 million
Area: 945,087 km²
Density: 75 per km²
Official languages: English, Swahili
Currency: Tanzanian shilling
People: Tanzanian
Calling code: +255
Internet domain: .tz
Coast: Has a coastline

Where is Tanzania?

How Tanzania compares

Population rank

21st of 195

5th of 54 in Africa

Size rank

30th of 195

13th of 54 in Africa

Crowding

75 per km²

More crowded than 43% of countries

Similar in size: Nigeria (923,768 km²).
Similar population: Thailand (71.6 million).
Tanzania is the only place that uses the Tanzanian shilling.
English is also an official language in 58 other countries: Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Botswana and 52 more.
Swahili is also an official language in 3 other countries: DR Congo, Kenya and Uganda.

The flag of Tanzania

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Its outline

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Its emoji clues

The four clues we use for Tanzania in Guess the Country by Emoji.

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How players do with Tanzania

Every answer in DodoThinks games is counted anonymously. This is how players have done with Tanzania so far, from 95 answers up to November 2026.

On the map

46% right

52nd hardest of 176 · 67 answers

Its flag

61% right

29th hardest of 145 · 28 answers

Players find Tanzania on the map in 46% of tries. The most common wrong answer is Kenya.
Players recognise the flag of Tanzania in 61% of tries, one of the lowest scores of any flag.

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Countries that border Tanzania

Tanzania borders 8 countries: Burundi, DR Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Uganda and Zambia.

Quick quiz: Tanzania

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1. Which is the flag of Tanzania?
2. What is the capital of Tanzania?
3. Which of these borders Tanzania?

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Questions about Tanzania

Is Tanzania a country?

Yes. Tanzania is an independent country and one of the 193 member states of the United Nations.

What is the capital of Tanzania?

The capital of Tanzania is Dodoma. Dodoma is the official capital, while Dar es Salaam is the largest city.

Which countries border Tanzania?

Tanzania borders 8 countries: Burundi, DR Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Uganda and Zambia.

How many countries border Tanzania?

8. Tanzania shares a land border with 8 countries.

How big is Tanzania?

Tanzania covers 945,087 km², about the same size as Nigeria (923,768 km²).

Is Tanzania hard to find on a map?

On DodoThinks map quizzes, players find Tanzania in 46% of 67 tries, 52nd hardest of 176 places with enough answers to count. The most common wrong answer is Kenya.

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