Localização: Eastern Africa, bordering the Indian Ocean, between Kenya and Mozambique
Coordenadas geográficas: 6° 0' S, 35° 0' E
Costa: 1,424 km km
Clima: varies from tropical along coast to temperate in highlands
Relevo: plains along coast; central plateau; highlands in north, south
Cimeiras: highest point: Kilimanjaro 5,895 m
Riscos naturais: flooding on the central plateau during the rainy season; drought
Moeda: Tanzanian shilling (TZS)
População: 36,766,356
Línguas: Kiswahili or Swahili (official), Kiunguja (name for Swahili in Zanzibar), English (official, primary language of commerce, administration, and higher education), Arabic (widely spoken in Zanzibar), many local languages
Capital: Dar es Salaam
Divisão administrativa: 26 regions; Arusha, Dar es Salaam, Dodoma, Iringa, Kagera, Kigoma, Kilimanjaro, Lindi, Manyara, Mara, Mbeya, Morogoro, Mtwara, Mwanza, Pemba North, Pemba South, Pwani, Rukwa, Ruvuma, Shinyanga, Singida, Tabora, Tanga, Zanzibar Central/South, Zanzibar North, Zanzibar Urban/West