Outline of Tanzania

The Flag of Tanzania

The Coat of arms of Tanzania

The location of Tanzania

An enlargeable map of the United Republic of Tanzania

See also: Index of Tanzania-related articles

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Tanzania:

Tanzania – sovereign country located in East Africa. Tanzania borders Kenya and Uganda on the north, Rwanda, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the west, and Zambia, Malawi and Mozambique on the south. To the east it borders the Indian Ocean.

General reference

An enlargeable basic map of Tanzania

• Pronunciation: /ˌtænzəˈniːə/
• Common English country name: Tanzania
• Official English country name: The United Republic of Tanzania
• Common endonym(s):
• Official endonym(s):
• Adjectival(s): Tanzanian
• Demonym(s):
• Etymology: Name of Tanzania
• International rankings of Tanzania
• ISO country codes: TZ, TZA, 834
• ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:TZ
• Internet country code top-level domain: .tz

Geography of Tanzania

An enlargeable topographic map of Tanzania

Main article: Geography of Tanzania

• Tanzania is: a country
• Location:
  • Southern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
  • Africa
    • East Africa
  • Time zone: East Africa Time (UTC+03)
  • Extreme points of Tanzania
    • High: Mount Kilimanjaro 5,892 m (19,331 ft) – highest point in Africa
    • Low: Indian Ocean 0 m
  • Land boundaries: 3,861 km

Kenya 769 km

Mozambique 756 km

Malawi 475 km

Democratic Republic of the Congo 459 km

Burundi 451 km

Uganda 396 km

Zambia 338 km

Rwanda 217 km

• Coastline: Indian Ocean 1,424 km

• Population of Tanzania: 40,454,000 - 30th most populous country
• Area of Tanzania: 945,203 km²
• Atlas of Tanzania

Environment of Tanzania

An enlargeable satellite image of Tanzania

• Climate of Tanzania
• Ecoregions in Tanzania
• Renewable energy in Tanzania
• Geology of Tanzania
• Protected areas of Tanzania
  • Biosphere reserves in Tanzania
  • National parks of Tanzania
• Wildlife of Tanzania
  • Fauna of Tanzania
    • Birds of Tanzania
    • Mammals of Tanzania

Natural geographic features of Tanzania

• Glaciers of Tanzania (All located on the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro)
• Islands of Tanzania
• Lakes of Tanzania
• Mountains of Tanzania
  • Kipengere Range
  • Loleza Mountain
  • Mount Kilimanjaro
  • Mount Meru
  • Nguru Mountains
  • Ol Doinyo Lengai
  • Pare Mountains
  • Poroto Mountains
  • Udzungwa Mountains
  • Usambara Mountains
  • Volcanoes in Tanzania
• Rivers of Tanzania
  • Waterfalls of Tanzania
• Valleys of Tanzania
• World Heritage Sites in Tanzania

Regions of Tanzania

Ecoregions of Tanzania

Main articles: List of ecoregions in Tanzania and Ecoregions in Tanzania

Administrative divisions of Tanzania

Main article: Administrative divisions of Tanzania

• Regions of Tanzania
  • Districts of Tanzania

Provinces of Tanzania

Main article: Provinces of Tanzania

• Arusha (Arusha)
• Dar es Salaam (Dar es Salaam)
• Dodoma (Dodoma)
• Iringa (Iringa)
• Kagera (Bukoba)
• Kigoma (Kigoma)
• Kilimanjaro (Moshi)
• Lindi (Lindi)
• Manyara (Babati)
• Mara (Musoma)
• Mbeya (Mbeya)
• Morogoro (Morogoro)
• Mtwara (Mtwara)
• Mwanza (Mwanza)
• Pemba North (Wete)
• Pemba South (Mkoani)
• Pwani (Kibaha)
• Rukwa (Sumbawanga)
• Ruvuma (Songea)
• Shinyanga (Shinyanga)
• Singida (Singida)
• Tabora (Tabora)
• Tanga (Tanga)
• Zanzibar Central/South (Koani)
• Zanzibar North (Mkokotoni)
• Zanzibar Urban/West (Zanzibar)

Districts of Tanzania

Main article: Districts of Tanzania

• Arumeru
• Arusha
• Karatu
• Monduli
• Ngorongoro
• Ilala
• Kinondoni
• Temeke
• Dodoma Rural
• Dodoma Urban
• Kondoa
• Kongwa
• Mpwapwa
• Iringa Rural
• Iringa Urban
• Kilolo
• Ludewa
• Makete
• Mufindi
• Njombe
• Biharamulo
• Bukoba Rural
• Bukoba Urban
• Chato
• Karagwe
• Misenyi
• Muleba
• Ngara
• Kasulu
• Kibondo
• Kigoma Rural
• Kigoma Urban
• Hai
• Moshi Rural
• Moshi Urban
• Mwanga
• Rombo
• Same
• Kilwa
• Lindi Rural
• Lindi Urban
• Liwale
• Nachingwea
• Ruangwa
• Babati

• Hanang
• Kiteto
• Mbulu
• Simanjiro
• Bunda
• Musoma Rural
• Musoma Urban
• Serengeti
• Tarime
• Rorya
• Chunya
• Ileje
• Kyela
• Mbarali
• Mbeya Rural
• Mbeya Urban
• Mbozi
• Rungwe
• Kilombero
• Kilosa
• Morogoro Rural
• Morogoro Urban
• Mvomero
• Ulanga
• Lulindi
• Masasi
• Mtwara Rural
• Mtwara Urban
• Nanyumbu
• Newala
• Tandahimba
• Geita
• Ilemela
• Kwimba
• Magu
• Misungwi
• Nyamagana
• Sengerema
• Ukerewe
• Wete Pemba
• Micheweni Pemba
• Chakechake
• Mkoani
• Bagamoyo
• Kibaha

• Kisarawe
• Mafia
• Mkuranga
• Rufiji
• Mpanda
• Nkasi
• Sumbawanga Rural
• Sumbawanga Urban
• Mbinga
• Songea Rural
• Songea Urban
• Tunduru
• Bariadi
• Bukombe
• Kahama
• Kishapu
• Maswa
• Meatu
• Shinyanga Rural
• Shinyanga Urban
• Iramba
• Manyoni
• Singida Rural
• Singida Urban
• Igunga
• Nzega
• Sikonge
• Uyui
• Tabora Urban
• Urambo
• Handeni
• Kilindi
• Korogwe
• Lushoto
• Muheza
• Nkinga
• Pangani
• Tanga
• Zanzibar Central
• Zanzibar South
• Zanzibar North "A"
• Zanzibar North "B"
• Zanzibar Urban
• Zanzibar West

Demography of Tanzania

Main article: Demographics of Tanzania

Government and politics of Tanzania

Main article: Government of Tanzania and Politics of Tanzania

• Form of government:
• Capital of Tanzania: Dodoma

• Elections in Tanzania
• Political parties in Tanzania
• Taxation in Tanzania

Branches of the government of Tanzania

Main articles: Government of Tanzania and Federal institutions of Tanzania

Executive branch of the government of Tanzania

• Head of state: President of Tanzania,
• Head of government: Prime Minister of Tanzania,
• Cabinet of Tanzania

Legislative branch of the government of Tanzania

• Parliament of Tanzania (bicameral)
  • Upper house: Senate of Tanzania
  • Lower house: House of Commons of Tanzania

Judicial branch of the government of Tanzania

Main article: Court system of Tanzania

• Supreme Court of Tanzania

Foreign relations of Tanzania

Main article: Foreign relations of Tanzania

• Diplomatic missions in Tanzania
• Diplomatic missions of Tanzania

International organization membership

The United Republic of Tanzania is a member of:

• African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States (ACP)
• African Development Bank Group (AfDB)
• African Union (AU)
• African Union/United Nations Hybrid operation in Darfur (UNAMID)
• Commonwealth of Nations
• East African Community (EAC)
• East African Development Bank (EADB)
• Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
• Group of 77 (G77)
• Group of Six (G6)
• International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
• International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
• International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
• International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
• International Criminal Court (ICCt)
• International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)
• International Development Association (IDA)
• International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS)
• International Finance Corporation (IFC)
• International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
• International Labour Organization (ILO)
• International Maritime Organization (IMO)
• International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO)
• International Monetary Fund (IMF)
• International Olympic Committee (IOC)
• International Organization for Migration (IOM)

• International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
• International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM)
• International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
• International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO)
• International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)
• Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
• Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
• Nonaligned Movement (NAM)
• Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
• Southern African Development Community (SADC)
• United Nations (UN)
• United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
• United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
• United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
• United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
• United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL)
• United Nations Mission in the Sudan (UNMIS)
• United Nations Operation in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI)
• Universal Postal Union (UPU)
• World Customs Organization (WCO)
• World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU)
• World Health Organization (WHO)
• World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
• World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
• World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
• World Trade Organization (WTO)

Law and order in Tanzania

Main article: Law of Tanzania

• Constitution of Tanzania
• Crime in Tanzania
• Human rights in Tanzania
  • Freedom of religion in Tanzania
• Law enforcement in Tanzania

Military of Tanzania

Main article: Military of Tanzania

• Command
  • Commander-in-chief:
    • Ministry of Defence of Tanzania
• Forces
  • Army of Tanzania
  • Navy of Tanzania
  • Air Force of Tanzania
  • Special forces of Tanzania
• Military history of Tanzania
• Military ranks of Tanzania

Local government in Tanzania

Main article: Local government in Tanzania

History of Tanzania

Main article: History of Tanzania, Timeline of the history of Tanzania, and Current events of Tanzania

• Military history of Tanzania

Culture of Tanzania

Main article: Culture of Tanzania

• Architecture of Tanzania
• Cuisine of Tanzania
• Festivals in Tanzania
• Languages of Tanzania
• Media in Tanzania
• National symbols of Tanzania
  • Coat of arms of Tanzania
  • Flag of Tanzania
  • National anthem of Tanzania
• People of Tanzania
• Prostitution in Tanzania
• Public holidays in Tanzania
• Records of Tanzania
• Religion in Tanzania
  • Christianity in Tanzania
  • Hinduism in Tanzania
  • Islam in Tanzania
  • Judaism in Tanzania
  • Sikhism in Tanzania
• World Heritage Sites in Tanzania

Art in Tanzania

• Art in Tanzania
• Cinema of Tanzania
• Literature of Tanzania
• Music of Tanzania
• Television in Tanzania
• Theatre in Tanzania

Sports in Tanzania

Main article: Sports in Tanzania

• Football in Tanzania
• Tanzania at the Olympics

Economy and infrastructure of Tanzania

Main article: Economy of Tanzania

• Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 99th (ninety-ninth)

• Agriculture in Tanzania
• Banking in Tanzania
  • National Bank of Tanzania
• Communications in Tanzania
  • Internet in Tanzania
• Companies of Tanzania
• Currency of Tanzania: Shilling
  • ISO 4217: TZS
• Energy in Tanzania
  • Energy policy of Tanzania
  • Oil industry in Tanzania
• Health care in Tanzania
• Mining in Tanzania
• Tanzania Stock Exchange
• Tourism in Tanzania
• Transport in Tanzania
  • Airports in Tanzania
  • Rail transport in Tanzania
  • Roads in Tanzania
• Water supply and sanitation in Tanzania

Education in Tanzania

Main article: Education in Tanzania

See also

Main article: Tanzania

• Index of Tanzania-related articles
• List of international rankings
• List of Tanzania-related topics
• Member state of the Commonwealth of Nations
• Member state of the United Nations
• Natural resources use in Tanzania
• Outline of Africa
• Outline of geography
• Poverty in Tanzania

External links

Wikimedia Atlas of Tanzania

• The United Republic of Tanzania official site
• Tanzania Tourist Board
• Tanzania National Parks
• Tanzania travel guide from Wikivoyage
• Tanzania.eu