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Area > A note includes the islands of Mafia, Pemba, and Zanzibar
Area > Comparative slightly larger than twice the size of California
Area > Comparative to US places slightly larger than twice the size of California
Area > Land	886,037 sq km		[32nd of 238]
Area > Land (per capita)	22.034 sq km per 1,000 people		[73rd of 227]
Area > Note includes the islands of Mafia, Pemba, and Zanzibar
Area > Total	945,087 sq km		[37th of 250]
Area > Total (per capita)	23.502 sq km per 1,000 people		[73rd of 231]
Area > Water	59,050 sq km		[11th of 239]
Area > Water (per capita)	1,468.425 sq km per million people		[30th of 225]
Capital city with population Dar es Salaam (administrative) - 1,360,850; Dodoma (official) - 45,807
capitals and largest cities > Countries > Cities larger than the capital	Dar es Salaam
Climate varies from tropical along coast to temperate in highlands
Coastline	1,424 km		[78th of 271]
Elevation extremes > Highest point	Kilimanjaro 5,895 m
Elevation extremes > Lowest point	Indian Ocean 0 m
Forested Land	43.9%		[52nd of 193]
Geographic coordinates	6 00 S, 35 00 E
Geography > Note Kilimanjaro is highest point in Africa; bordered by three of the largest lakes on the continent: Lake Victoria (the world's second-largest freshwater lake) in the north, Lake Tanganyika (the world's second deepest) in the west, and Lake Nyasa in the southwest
Irrigated land	1,840 sq km		[76th of 196]
Irrigated land (per capita)	50.341 sq km per million people		[127th of 167]
Land area > sq. km	883,590 km²		[31st of 206]
Land area > sq. km (per capita)	23.053 km² per 1,000 people		[67th of 206]
land border lengths > T-V > Number of neighbours	8		[2nd of 16]
land border lengths > T-V > Total Borders	3,861 km		[7th of 16]
Land boundaries > 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
Land boundaries > Total	3,861 km		[48th of 166]
Land boundaries > Total (per capita)	96.013 km per million people		[122nd of 164]
Land use > Arable land	4.23%		[157th of 258]
Land use > Other	94.61%		[80th of 258]
Land use > Permanent crops	1.16%		[113rd of 258]
Largest city Dar Es Salaam
Largest city population	1,747,000		[59th of 174]
Largest city population (per capita)	0.048 per capita		[157th of 174]
Largest city with population	Dar es Salaam - 1,360,850
Location Eastern Africa, bordering the Indian Ocean, between Kenya and Mozambique
Map references Africa
Maritime claims > Exclusive economic zone	200 nautical mile		[88th of 123]
Maritime claims > Territorial sea	12 nautical mile		[151st of 191]
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
northernmost point > Latitude	00°59'S
Population density	35.29 people per sqkm		[161st of 256]
Population density > people per sq. km	43.38 people/m²		[138th of 204]
Precipitation	1,148 mm		[26th of 95]
Rural population density > rural population per sq. km of arable land	706.63 people/km² of arable lan		[32nd of 188]
Surface area > sq. km	945,090 km²		[30th of 206]
Surface area > sq. km (per capita)	24.657 km² per 1,000 people		[67th of 207]
tallest mountains > Mountain	Kilimanjaro
Terrain plains along coast; central plateau; highlands in north, south

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