| | Geographic Coordinates: | 6 00 S, 35 00 E | | Location: | Eastern Africa, bordering the Indian Ocean, between Kenya and Mozambique | | Area: | total: 945,087 sq km
land: 886,037 sq km
water: 59,050 sq km
note: includes the islands of Mafia, Pemba, and Zanzibar | | Area - comparative: | slightly larger than twice the size of California | | Land boundaries: | total: 3,861 km
border countries: Burundi 451 km, Democratic Republic of the Congo 459 km, Kenya 769 km, Malawi 475 km, Mozambique 756 km, Rwanda 217 km, Uganda 396 km, Zambia 338 km | | Coastline: | 1,424 km | | Terrain: | plains along coast; central plateau; highlands in north, south | | Elevation extremes: | lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m
highest point: Kilimanjaro 5,895 m | | Capital: | 26 regions; Arusha, Dar es Salaam, Dodoma, Iringa, Kagera, Kigoma, Kilimanjaro, Lindi, Manyara, Mara, Mbeya, Morogoro, Mtwara, Mwanza, Pemba North, Pemba South, Pwani, Rukwa, Ruvuma, Shinyanga, Singida, Tabora, Tanga, Zanzibar Central/South, Zanzibar North, Zanzibar Urban/West |
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