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Tanzania, [b] officially the United Republic of Tanzania, [c] is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It is bordered by Uganda to the northwest; Kenya to the northeast; the Indian Ocean to the east; Mozambique and Malawi to the south; Zambia to the southwest; and Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west.
Current Map of the Regions of Tanzania. In 1975, Tanzania had 25 regions. In the 1970s, the name of the Ziwa Magharibi Region (West Lake Region) changed to Kagera Region. In 2002, Manyara Region was created out of part of Arusha Region. [1] In 2012, four regions were created: Geita, Katavi, Njombe, and Simiyu. [2]
Tanzania comprises many lakes, national parks, and Africa 's highest point, Mount Kilimanjaro (5,895 m or 19,341 ft). Northeast Tanzania is mountainous, while the central area is part of a large plateau covered in grasslands. The country also contains the southern portion of Lake Victoria on its northern border with Uganda and Kenya.
July 22, 2024 at 5:01 AM. DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) - Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu Hassan has fired two senior members of government including the foreign minister in a mini-cabinet reshuffle ...
Flooding in Tanzania caused by weeks of heavy rain has killed 155 people and affected more than 200,000 others, the prime minister said Thursday. Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa told parliament ...
DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) -The death toll from floods in Tanzania following torrential rains this weekend has risen to 57, its president said on Monday, adding to hundreds of other deaths caused by ...
The economy of Tanzania is a lower-middle income economy [23][24] that is centered around Manufacturing, Tourism, Agriculture, and financial services. [25] Tanzania 's economy has been transitioning from a planned economy to a market economy since 1985. Although total GDP has increased since these reforms began, GDP per capita dropped sharply ...
At least 47 people are dead and 85 others injured following heavy flooding and landslides in northern Tanzania, authorities said Monday. The government has deployed the military to help rescue ...