AFRICA: ONE CONTINENT. MANY WORLDS. | ATLAS

Tanzania
Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania


  • Capital: Dar-es-Salaam
  • Population: 29,058,470
  • Population Density: 80 per square mile
  • Ethnic Makeup: African 99%
  • Official Language(s): Swahili and English
  • Religious Beliefs: Christians 45%, Muslim 35%, indigenous beliefs 20%
  • Area: 364,017 square miles
  • Topography: Hot, arid central plateau, surrounded by the lake region in the west, temperate highlands in the north and south, coastal plains.

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    Maps by Kimberly Townsend, © Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County Foundation.

    Atlas information obtained from "The World Almanac and Book of Facts, 1997" published by K-III Reference Company.

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