Fast facts about Tanzania:
Area: 342,100 square miles
Capital City: Dodoma
Largest City: Dar es Salaam
Language: Swahili (official), English (official); Arabic; many local languages
Currency: Tanzanian shilling
Population: 37,445,392
Government: Democratic republic
Geography: Tanzania is in East Africa on the Indian Ocean. To the north are Uganda and Kenya; to the west, Burundi, Rwanda, and Congo; and to the south, Mozambique, Zambia, and Malawi.
Fun Stuff: Tanzania is East Africa's largest country. Although Tanzania's official capital is Dodoma, where the legislature is centered, most of the other functions (governmental, commercial and administrative functions) are centered in Dar es Salaam. More than 100 different tribal groups live within Tanzania's borders, each with its own language and customs.

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