Outline of Tanzania

The Flag of Tanzania

The Coat of arms of Tanzania

The location of Tanzania

An enlargeable map of the United Republic of Tanzania

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Tanzania:

Tanzania – sovereign country located in East Africa.^[1] Tanzania borders Kenya and Uganda on the north, Rwanda, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the west, and Zambia, Malawi and Mozambique on the south. To the east it borders the Indian Ocean.

General reference

An enlargeable basic map of Tanzania

• Pronunciation: /ˌtænzəˈniːə/
• Common English country name: Tanzania
• Official English country name: The United Republic of Tanzania
• Common endonym(s):
• Official endonym(s):
• Adjectival(s): Tanzanian
• Demonym(s):
• Etymology: Name of Tanzania
• International rankings of Tanzania
• ISO country codes: TZ, TZA, 834
• ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:TZ
• Internet country code top-level domain: .tz

Geography of Tanzania

An enlargeable topographic map of Tanzania

• Tanzania is: a country
• Location:
  • Southern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
  • Africa
    • East Africa
  • Time zone: East Africa Time (UTC+03)
  • Extreme points of Tanzania
    • High: Mount Kilimanjaro 5,892 m (19,331 ft) – highest point in Africa
    • Low: Indian Ocean 0 m
  • Land boundaries: 3,861 km

 Kenya 769 km

 Mozambique 756 km

 Malawi 475 km

 Democratic Republic of the Congo 459 km

 Burundi 451 km

 Uganda 396 km

 Zambia 338 km

 Rwanda 217 km

• Coastline: Indian Ocean 1,424 km

• Population of Tanzania: 40,454,000 - 30th most populous country
• Area of Tanzania: 945,203 km²
• Atlas of Tanzania

Environment of Tanzania

An enlargeable satellite image of Tanzania

• Climate of Tanzania
• Ecoregions in Tanzania
• Renewable energy in Tanzania
• Geology of Tanzania
• Protected areas of Tanzania
  • Biosphere reserves in Tanzania
  • National parks of Tanzania
• Wildlife of Tanzania
  • Fauna of Tanzania
    • Birds of Tanzania
    • Mammals of Tanzania

Natural geographic features of Tanzania

• Glaciers of Tanzania (All located on the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro)
• Islands of Tanzania
• Lakes of Tanzania
• Mountains of Tanzania
  • Kipengere Range
  • Loleza Mountain
  • Mount Kilimanjaro
  • Mount Meru
  • Nguru Mountains
  • Ol Doinyo Lengai
  • Pare Mountains
  • Poroto Mountains
  • Udzungwa Mountains
  • Usambara Mountains
  • Volcanoes in Tanzania
• Rivers of Tanzania
  • Waterfalls of Tanzania
• Valleys of Tanzania
• World Heritage Sites in Tanzania

Regions of Tanzania

Ecoregions of Tanzania

Administrative divisions of Tanzania

• Regions of Tanzania
  • Districts of Tanzania

Provinces of Tanzania

• Arusha (Arusha)
• Dar es Salaam (Dar es Salaam)
• Dodoma (Dodoma)
• Iringa (Iringa)
• Kagera (Bukoba)
• Kigoma (Kigoma)
• Kilimanjaro (Moshi)
• Lindi (Lindi)
• Manyara (Babati)
• Mara (Musoma)
• Mbeya (Mbeya)
• Morogoro (Morogoro)
• Mtwara (Mtwara)
• Mwanza (Mwanza)
• Pemba North (Wete)
• Pemba South (Mkoani)
• Pwani (Kibaha)
• Rukwa (Sumbawanga)
• Ruvuma (Songea)
• Shinyanga (Shinyanga)
• Singida (Singida)
• Tabora (Tabora)
• Tanga (Tanga)
• Zanzibar Central/South (Koani)
• Zanzibar North (Mkokotoni)
• Zanzibar Urban/West (Zanzibar)

Districts of Tanzania

Demography of Tanzania

Government and politics of Tanzania

Main article: Government of Tanzania and Politics of Tanzania

• Form of government:
• Capital of Tanzania: Dodoma

• Elections in Tanzania
• Political parties in Tanzania
• Taxation in Tanzania

Branches of the government of Tanzania

Executive branch of the government of Tanzania

• Head of state: President of Tanzania,
• Head of government: Prime Minister of Tanzania,
• Cabinet of Tanzania

Legislative branch of the government of Tanzania

• Parliament of Tanzania (bicameral)
  • Upper house: Senate of Tanzania
  • Lower house: House of Commons of Tanzania

Judicial branch of the government of Tanzania

• Supreme Court of Tanzania

Foreign relations of Tanzania

• Diplomatic missions in Tanzania
• Diplomatic missions of Tanzania

International organization membership

The United Republic of Tanzania is a member of:^[1]

Law and order in Tanzania

• Constitution of Tanzania
• Crime in Tanzania
• Human rights in Tanzania
  • LGBT rights in Tanzania
  • Freedom of religion in Tanzania
• Law enforcement in Tanzania

Military of Tanzania

• Command
  • Commander-in-chief:
    • Ministry of Defence of Tanzania
• Forces
  • Army of Tanzania
  • Navy of Tanzania
  • Air Force of Tanzania
  • Special forces of Tanzania
• Military history of Tanzania
• Military ranks of Tanzania

History of Tanzania

Main article: History of Tanzania, Timeline of the history of Tanzania, and Current events of Tanzania

• Military history of Tanzania

Culture of Tanzania

• Architecture of Tanzania
• Cuisine of Tanzania
• Festivals in Tanzania
• Languages of Tanzania
• Media in Tanzania
• National symbols of Tanzania
  • Coat of arms of Tanzania
  • Flag of Tanzania
  • National anthem of Tanzania
• People of Tanzania
• Prostitution in Tanzania
• Public holidays in Tanzania
• Records of Tanzania
• Religion in Tanzania
  • Christianity in Tanzania
  • Hinduism in Tanzania
  • Islam in Tanzania
  • Judaism in Tanzania
  • Sikhism in Tanzania
• World Heritage Sites in Tanzania

Art in Tanzania

• Art in Tanzania
• Cinema of Tanzania
• Literature of Tanzania
• Music of Tanzania
• Television in Tanzania
• Theatre in Tanzania

Sports in Tanzania

• Football in Tanzania
• Tanzania at the Olympics

Economy and infrastructure of Tanzania

• Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 99th (ninety-ninth)

• Agriculture in Tanzania
• Banking in Tanzania
  • National Bank of Tanzania
• Communications in Tanzania
  • Internet in Tanzania
• Companies of Tanzania
• Currency of Tanzania: Shilling
  • ISO 4217: TZS
• Energy in Tanzania
  • Energy policy of Tanzania
  • Oil industry in Tanzania
• Health care in Tanzania
• Mining in Tanzania
• Tanzania Stock Exchange
• Tourism in Tanzania
• Transport in Tanzania
  • Airports in Tanzania
  • Rail transport in Tanzania
  • Roads in Tanzania
• Water supply and sanitation in Tanzania

Education in Tanzania

See also

Swahili language edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

English language edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

• Index of Tanzania-related articles
• List of international rankings
• List of Tanzania-related topics
• Member state of the Commonwealth of Nations
• Member state of the United Nations
• Natural resources use in Tanzania
• Outline of Africa
• Outline of geography
• Poverty in Tanzania

References

External links

Wikimedia Atlas of Tanzania

• The United Republic of Tanzania official site
• Tanzania Tourist Board
• Tanzania National Parks
• Tanzania travel guide from Wikivoyage
• Tanzania.eu