About
Tanzania
Explore the beauty of Tanzania
Tanzania is an East African country known for its vast wilderness areas. They include the plains of Serengeti National Park, a safari mecca populated by the “big five” game (elephant, lion, leopard, buffalo, rhino), and Kilimanjaro National Park, home to Africa’s highest mountain. Offshore lie the tropical islands of Zanzibar, with Arabic influences, and Mafia, with a marine park home to whale sharks and coral reefs.
It’s Latitude and Longitude reading of 6° 00′ South and 35° 00′ East. The standard time of Tanzania runs three hours ahead of the Greenwich Mean Time because of its location at a particular latitude and longitude.
Latitude and Longitude of Tanzania have a great effect on its climate also. In the coastal area of the country tropical climate is noticed while in the mountainous region temperature weather can be seen.
Near the coastal area though the climate is very hot and has high humidity level, yet it is tempered by the breeze coming from the sea. But in the highland areas that are situated within the land area, weather is very dry. Tanzania gets a moderate amount of rainfall as well.
Capital: Dodoma
Population: 60,991,436 (As of July 15, 2019)
Currency: Tanzanian shilling
Government Type: Presidential Republic
President: Samia Suluhu Hassan
Born 27 January 1960 Samia Suluhu Hassan is a Tanzanian politician who is serving as the sixth and current president of Tanzania. She is a member of the ruling social-democrat Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) party. Suluhu is the third female head of government of an East African Community (EAC) country, after Sylvie Kinigi in Burundi and Agathe Uwilingiyimana in Rwanda, and is also the first female president of Tanzania.
She took office on 19 March 2021 after the death of President John Magufuli on 17 March 2021.
Located in the continent of Africa, Tanzania covers 885,800 square kilometres of land and 61,500 square kilometres of water, making it the 31st largest nation in the world with a total area of 947,300 square kilometres.
Gross Domestic Product:
The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Tanzania was worth 57.44 billion US dollars in 2018. The GDP value of Tanzania represents 0.09 percent of the world economy. GDP in Tanzania averaged 21.78 USD Billion from 1988 until 2018, reaching an all-time high of 57.44 USD Billion in 2018 and a record low of 4.26 USD Billion in 1990
Relative Location:
Located south of the Equator, Tanzania is in both the eastern and southern hemispheres
Tanzania National Flag
The upper left triangle is green, while the bottom right is blue. The triangles are divided by a diagonal black band that is trimmed in yellow. As with other flags around the world, the colors of Tanzania’s national flag hold great significance.
Green alludes to the natural vegetation and “rich agricultural resources” of the country.
Black represents the Swahili people who are native to Tanzania.
Blue epitomizes the Indian Ocean, as well as the nation’s numerous lakes and rivers.
Yellow represents the various minerals deposits that the country is rich of.
