Tanzania
United Republic of Tanzania
- Capital: Dar es Salaam
- Eastern Africa
- 8 neighbours in Travle
Tanzania overview
Tanzania is in Eastern Africa, Africa. Its capital is Dar es Salaam. The World Bank counts about 70.5 million people for 2025 on 945,500 km² of surface area.
In the Travle map, Tanzania has 8 neighbours: Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Uganda and Zambia. From there, 125 countries can be reached by land.
Population, density and language
The World Bank counts 70,545,865 people in Tanzania for 2025, which is 21st of 170 by population. Spread over 945,500 km² of surface area (2024), that is about 75 people per km², 85th of 169 by density.
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (SP.POP.TOTL), data updated 2026-10-08; checked 2026-10-19.Rankings compare the entries in Travle's country list that have World Bank data (170 with population, 169 with surface area). Some list entries are territories, so a rank here is not a rank among sovereign states.
| Language | Share (est.) | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Swahili | 90% | official |
| English | 69% | official |
| Sukuma | 8.7% | — |
| Nyamwezi | 3.3% | — |
| Makonde | 2.5% | — |
| Bena | 1.7% | — |
CLDR shares are estimates of people who use each language, so they can add up to more than 100%.
How big is Tanzania, really?
With 945,500 km² (2024, land plus inland water), Tanzania is 30th of 169 by surface area and covers 0.67% of the combined area of those entries.
In that ordering, Egypt (1,001,450 km²) is just larger; Nigeria (923,768 km²) just smaller.
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (AG.SRF.TOTL.K2), data updated 2026-10-08; checked 2026-10-19.Tanzania at a glance
- Capital
- Dar es Salaam
- Region
- Eastern Africa, Africa
- Population
- 70,545,865 (2025)
- Surface area
- 945,500 km² (2024)
- Density
- 75 people per km²
- Official languages
- Swahili and English
- Currency
- Tanzanian Shilling (TZS)
- Calling code
- +255
- Internet domain
- .tz
- Land neighbours
- 8 (Natural Earth) · 8 (Travle)
Each figure is sourced in its own section below. "Not available" means no source used on this page has the figure.
Tanzania within Eastern Africa
Natural Earth places Tanzania in Eastern Africa (UN subregion). Of the 15 entries from Travle's country list in that subregion, Tanzania is 2nd by population and 2nd by surface area, with 13.8% of the combined population of those entries.
| Country | Population (2025) | Area km² (2024) |
|---|---|---|
 Ethiopia | 135,472,051 | 1,129,819 |
| Tanzania | 70,545,865 | 945,500 |
 Kenya | 57,532,493 | 591,970 |
 Uganda | 51,384,894 | 241,551 |
 Mozambique | 35,631,653 | 799,380 |
 Madagascar | 32,740,678 | 591,896 |
 Malawi | 22,216,120 | 118,484 |
 Zambia | 21,913,874 | 752,612 |
 Somalia | 19,654,739 | 637,657 |
 Zimbabwe | 16,950,795 | 390,760 |
 Rwanda | 14,569,341 | 26,340 |
 Burundi | 14,390,003 | 27,834 |
 South Sudan | 12,188,788 | 646,883 |
 Eritrea | 3,607,003 | 121,630 |
 Djibouti | 1,184,076 | 23,200 |
Sources: World Bank WDI (SP.POP.TOTL, AG.SRF.TOTL.K2), data updated 2026-10-08; subregion from Natural Earth 1:110m. A dash means the World Bank has no figure.
Location, borders and position
Tanzania is in Eastern Africa, Africa. Its outline in Natural Earth lies in the southern hemisphere and the eastern hemisphere. Its capital, Dar es Salaam, is at about 6.8° S and 39.3° E.
On land, Natural Earth's boundary data gives Tanzania 8 neighbours; the Travle game map gives it 8.
Sources: Natural Earth 1:110m (outline and capital) and 1:10m boundary lines (neighbours), public domain.
Where Tanzania is on the map
Countries bordering Tanzania
Natural Earth's boundary data and the Travle map agree on these 8 land neighbours. Natural Earth marks part of the line with Malawi as disputed.
| Country | Direction | Land boundary in Natural Earth | Border in Travle |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burundi | north-west | Yes | Yes |
 Democratic Republic of the Congo | west | Yes | Yes |
| Kenya | north-east | Yes | Yes |
| Malawi | south | Yes (disputed segment) | Yes |
| Mozambique | south | Yes | Yes |
| Rwanda | north-west | Yes | Yes |
| Uganda | north | Yes | Yes |
| Zambia | south-west | Yes | Yes |
Geographic column: Natural Earth 1:10m Admin-0 boundary lines (land) 5.1.0 (public domain), checked 2026-10-19; Natural Earth shows de facto boundaries and does not settle disputes. Travle column: the game's own border map.
Money and language in Tanzania
Currency
- Tanzanian Shilling: code TZS, numeric 834. ISO 4217 lists it for this country only.
Official languages
- Swahili: official in 3 territories in CLDR, including Tanzania.
- English: official in 91 territories in CLDR, including Tanzania.
CLDR is a technical reference, not a legal text. Laws and constitutions can describe languages differently.
Currency, domain and dialling code
- Currency
- Tanzanian Shilling (TZS)
Source: Unicode CLDR release-48-2 currencyData (region TZ); code, name and number from ISO 4217 list one (SIX), published 2026-09-17; checked 2026-10-19. - Internet domain
- .tz
Source: IANA Root Zone Database; checked 2026-10-19. - International dialling code
- +255
Source: ITU, List of ITU-T Recommendation E.164 assigned country codes (position on 15 December 2016); checked 2026-10-19. - Time
- UTC+03:00 all year (2026)
IANA zones: Africa/Dar_es_Salaam
Source: IANA Time Zone Database 2026e (zone.tab); UTC offsets computed for 15 Jan and 15 Jul 2026 with Node.js ICU tz 2026a; checked 2026-10-19.
Tanzania codes and abbreviations
| Standard | Code |
|---|---|
| ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 | TZ |
| ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 | TZA |
| ISO 3166-1 numeric | 834 |
| ISO 4217 currency (Tanzanian Shilling) | TZS · 834 |
| Country-code top-level domain | .tz |
| ITU-T E.164 country code | +255 |
Sources: Natural Earth (ISO 3166-1), ISO 4217 list one (SIX), IANA Root Zone Database, ITU E.164 list; linked with dates in the sections above.
Fun facts about Tanzania
- English has official status in 91 territories in Unicode CLDR, Tanzania among them.
- The longest Travle trip from Tanzania takes 15 steps, to Papua New Guinea and Timor-Leste.
- UNESCO lists 7 World Heritage properties in Tanzania; the earliest inscription dates from 1979.
Each fact is calculated from the sources cited on this page.
How far can you travel from Tanzania in Travle?
Starting from Tanzania and moving one border at a time, this is how many countries in the game's map you reach at each step. Countries that need a sea crossing never appear, because the game only follows land borders.
| Steps | Countries | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | |
| 2 | 11 | |
| 3 | 7 | |
| 4 | 5 | |
| 5 | 7 | |
| 6 | 11 | |
| 7 | 8 | |
| 8 | 13 | |
| 9 | 13 | |
| 10 | 25 | |
| 11 | 10 | |
| 12 | 2 | |
| 13 | 1 | |
| 14 | 2 | |
| 15 | 2 |
In total 125 of the 171 other countries in the map can be reached by land. The longest trips take 15 steps and end in Papua New Guinea and Timor-Leste. The other 46 cannot be reached without crossing the sea (18 in North America, 13 in South America, 6 in Oceania, 5 in Asia, 3 in Europe, 1 in Africa).
Nearby routes from Tanzania
Shortest land routes in the game's map to the countries up to 3 steps away. There can be several routes of the same length; this list shows one. The section above shows how many countries are reachable in total.
- Burundi: 1 step (Tanzania → Burundi)
- Democratic Republic of the Congo: 1 step (Tanzania → Democratic Republic of the Congo)
- Kenya: 1 step (Tanzania → Kenya)
- Malawi: 1 step (Tanzania → Malawi)
- Mozambique: 1 step (Tanzania → Mozambique)
- Rwanda: 1 step (Tanzania → Rwanda)
- Uganda: 1 step (Tanzania → Uganda)
- Zambia: 1 step (Tanzania → Zambia)
Angola: 2 steps (Tanzania → Democratic Republic of the Congo → Angola)
Botswana: 2 steps (Tanzania → Zambia → Botswana)
Central African Republic: 2 steps (Tanzania → Democratic Republic of the Congo → Central African Republic)
Eswatini: 2 steps (Tanzania → Mozambique → Eswatini)- Ethiopia: 2 steps (Tanzania → Kenya → Ethiopia)
Namibia: 2 steps (Tanzania → Zambia → Namibia)
Republic of the Congo: 2 steps (Tanzania → Democratic Republic of the Congo → Republic of the Congo)- Somalia: 2 steps (Tanzania → Kenya → Somalia)
South Africa: 2 steps (Tanzania → Mozambique → South Africa)- South Sudan: 2 steps (Tanzania → Democratic Republic of the Congo → South Sudan)
- Zimbabwe: 2 steps (Tanzania → Mozambique → Zimbabwe)
Cameroon: 3 steps (Tanzania → Democratic Republic of the Congo → Central African Republic → Cameroon)
Chad: 3 steps (Tanzania → Democratic Republic of the Congo → Central African Republic → Chad)- Djibouti: 3 steps (Tanzania → Kenya → Ethiopia → Djibouti)
- Eritrea: 3 steps (Tanzania → Kenya → Ethiopia → Eritrea)
Gabon: 3 steps (Tanzania → Democratic Republic of the Congo → Republic of the Congo → Gabon)
Lesotho: 3 steps (Tanzania → Mozambique → South Africa → Lesotho)
Sudan: 3 steps (Tanzania → Democratic Republic of the Congo → Central African Republic → Sudan)
World Heritage in Tanzania
UNESCO lists 7 World Heritage properties in Tanzania: 3 cultural, 3 natural and 1 mixed. The first, inscribed in 1979, was Ngorongoro Conservation Area.
- Ngorongoro Conservation Area (mixed, inscribed 1979)
- Ruins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Ruins of Songo Mnara (cultural, inscribed 1981)
- Serengeti National Park (natural, inscribed 1981)
- Selous Game Reserve (natural, inscribed 1982, on the List in Danger)
- Kilimanjaro National Park (natural, inscribed 1987)
- Stone Town of Zanzibar (cultural, inscribed 2000)
- Kondoa Rock-Art Sites (cultural, inscribed 2006)
Source: UNESCO World Heritage List (XML feed); checked 2026-10-19. Names as listed by UNESCO; descriptions on this page are our own.
Tanzania — frequently asked questions
What is the capital of Tanzania?
Dar es Salaam.
Which countries border Tanzania?
On land, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Uganda and Zambia, according to Natural Earth's boundary data. The Travle map uses the same neighbours.
What currency and language does Tanzania use?
The currency is the Tanzanian Shilling (TZS). Unicode CLDR gives Swahili and English official status.
How far can you travel from Tanzania in Travle?
Following land borders only, 125 countries are reachable. The farthest need 15 steps: Papua New Guinea and Timor-Leste.
How many people live in Tanzania?
The World Bank counts 70,545,865 people for 2025.
How big is Tanzania?
945,500 km² of surface area (2024), according to the World Bank.
What is the dialling code and internet domain of Tanzania?
The international dialling code is +255 and the country-code domain is .tz.
What time zone does Tanzania use?
UTC+03:00 all year (2026).
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