Tanzania at a glance

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1. Location: Tanzania is on the east coast of Africa, Zanzibar and Pemba are in the Indian Ocean
2. Neighbours: Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique
3. Size: 364,900 square miles
4. Population: 41,464,000 (30th)
5. Density: 113.6 people per square miles
6. Capital city: Dodoma (official) (population 1,698,996), Dar es Salaam (administrative) (population 2,497,940)
7. Head of state: President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete
8. Currency: Tanzanian shilling
9. Time zone: Tanzania standard time (+3 hours)
10. International dialing code: +255