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General Information Tanzania
With its unsurpassed network of National Parks boasting extraordinary wildlife, and countless superlatives embodied by Kilimanjaro, Serengeti and Ngorongoro, tanzania beckons you. The People and Culture of Tanzania Facts About Tanzania
Location: East Africa.
Time: GMT + 3.
Area: 945,087 sq km (364,900 sq miles).
Population: 39.3 million (CIA estimate 2007).
Population Density: 41.5 per sq km.
Capital: Dodoma. Population: 2.4 million (UN estimate 2003).
Geography The United Republic of Tanzania lies on the east coast of Africa and is bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north; by Burundi, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo to the west; by the Indian Ocean to the east; and by Zambia, Malawi and Mozambique to the south. The Tanzanian mainland is divided into several clearly defined regions: the coastal plains, which vary in width from 16 to 64km (10 to 39 miles) and have lush, tropical vegetation; the Masai Steppe in the north, 213 to 1,067m (698 to 3,500ft) above sea level, which gives rise to two prominent mountains, Kilimanjaro, 5,895m (19,341ft) above sea level and Africa's highest peak, and Mount Meru, 4,565m (14,973ft); and there's a high plateau in the southern area towards Zambia and Lake Nyasa (Lake Malawi).
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