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Area > Comparative
slightly larger than twice the size of California |
Capital city with population
Dar es Salaam (administrative) - 1,360,850; Dodoma (official) - 45,807 |
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Forested Land
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43.9% |
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[52nd of 193]
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Largest city
Dar Es Salaam |
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Largest city population
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1,747,000 |
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[59th of 174]
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Largest city with population
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Dar es Salaam - 1,360,850 |
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Location
Eastern Africa, bordering the Indian Ocean, between Kenya and Mozambique |
Map references
Africa |
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Maritime claims > Exclusive economic zone
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200 nm
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[13th of 121]
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Maritime claims > Territorial sea
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12 nm
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[169th of 190]
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Natural hazards
flooding on the central plateau during the rainy season; drought |
Natural resources
hydropower, tin, phosphates, iron ore, coal, diamonds, gemstones, gold, natural gas, nickel |
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northernmost point > Latitude
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00°59'S |
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Population density
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35.29 people per sqkm |
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[161st of 256]
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Population density > people per sq. km
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43.38 people/m²
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[138th of 204]
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Precipitation
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1,148 mm |
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[26th of 95]
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Rural population density > rural population per sq. km of arable land
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706.63 people/km² of arable lan |
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[32nd of 188]
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Surface area > sq. km
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945,090 km²
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[30th of 206]
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tallest mountains > Mountain
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Kilimanjaro |
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Terrain
plains along coast; central plateau; highlands in north, south |
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