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| Capital | Dodoma (moved from Dar es Salaam in 1973) |
| Government | Republic |
| Currency | Tanzanian shilling (TZS) |
| Area | 945,087 km2 |
| Population | 37,187,939 (July 2002 est.) |
| Language | Kiswahili or Swahili (official); English (official, commerce); Arabic (in Zanzibar), and many local languages. |
| Religion | Mainland - Christian 30%, Muslim 35%, indigenous beliefs 35%; Zanzibar - 99% Muslim |
| Electricity | 230V/50Hz (Indian or UK plug) |
| Calling Code | +255 (007 from Kenya and Uganda) |
| Internet TLD | .tz |
| Time Zone | UTC +3 |
Tanzania is the largest country in East Africa, bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north; Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, and Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique to the south.