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| | Geography of Tanzania (16th Sep 22 at 1:24pm UTC) | Quote Reply |
Tanzania is considered a large nation due to its total area. Its total land area is 947,300 km² (about 365,753 mi²). The continental shelf of Tanzania is approximately 25,611 km² (approximately 9,888 mi²). Tanzania is in Africa. Africa is the second largest and second most populous continent on earth. African countries include South Africa, Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia and Egypt, among others. Tanzania has 8 neighboring countries. Its neighbors include Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Uganda and Zambia. Tanzania is not a landlocked country. It means it is bounded by at least one major body of water. The average altitude range of Tanzania is 1,018 m (3,340 ft).
Neighbors
The total length of land borders of Tanzania is 4161 kilometers (~1,607 miles). Tanzania shares its land borders with 8 different countries and has the same number of unique land borders with neighboring territories. If, as in the case of Tanzania, a country has the same number of distinct neighboring regions as the number of land borders, then that country does not have non-contiguous sections of a land border. This is in contrast to several countries that have multiple non-contiguous stretches of land borders. Tanzania has 8 neighboring countries. Its neighbors include Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Uganda and Zambia. The lengths of land borders of Tanzania with its neighboring countries are as follows:
Burundi - 451 km (280 miles),
Democratic Republic of the Congo - 459 km (285 mi),
Kenya - 769 km (478 miles),
Malawi - 475 km (295 miles),
Mozambique - 756 km (470 mi),
Rwanda - 217 km (135 miles),
Uganda - 396 km (246 miles),
Zambia - 338 km (210 miles).
Cities
The capital of Tanzania is Dodoma. The largest cities in Tanzania are Dodoma, Dar es Salaam, Mwanza.
Elevation
The average altitude range of Tanzania is 1,018 m (3,340 ft). The highest point in Tanzania is Mount Kilimanjaro with an official height of 5892 m (19,332 ft). The lowest point in Tanzania is the Indian Ocean. The difference in altitude between the highest (Kilimanjaro) and the lowest (Indian Ocean) point in Tanzania is 5892 m (2 ft).
Area
The total land area of Tanzania is 947,300 km² (about 365,753 mi²). and the total Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) is 241,888 km² (~93,393 mi²). The continental shelf of Tanzania is approximately 25,611 km² (about 9,888 mi²). Including the landmass and the EEZ, the total area of Tanzania is approximately 1,189,188 km² (~459,146 mi²). Tanzania is considered a large nation due to its total area.
Forest and farmland
352,570 km² of the territory of Tanzania is covered with forests, and forest land accounts for 37% of the total land area. There are 37,479 km² of arable land in Tanzania, which accounts for 4% of the country's total area.
https://www.confiduss.com/en/jurisdictions/tanzania/geography/
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