Tanzania

Formation

Dec 9, 1961

Capital

Dodoma

Population

63.59 million (2021)

Tanzania

About

A country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda, Kenya, Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia, Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest mountain, is in northeastern Tanzania. 

Trivia

Swahili is the official language but there are over 120 languages spoken. It is home to the world’s largest volcanic depression, the Ngorongoro Crater. The Great Migration in Tanzania can be seen year round as more than two million animals migrate around the Serengeti National Park.

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