• Boys from Maasai tribe of nomadic cattle herders, living in northern Tanzania

    Boys from Maasai tribe of nomadic cattle herders, living in northern Tanzania

  • Mt Kilimanjaro: highest thing in all Africa

    Mt Kilimanjaro: highest thing in all Africa

  • Acacia Trees in Serengeti National Park, northeastern Tanzania

    Acacia Trees in Serengeti National Park, northeastern Tanzania

Tanzania: Overview

Step out into the vast open plains of Tanzania and you suddenly feel very, very small. And so you should. You've just joined one of the largest, wildest animal populations in the world. Wildebeest, monkey, antelope, lion, cheetah, crocodile, gazelle, flamingo - they're all out there.

FAST FACTS

Full name

United Republic of Tanzania

Currency

Tanzanian Shilling, TZS (TSh)

Population

35922000

Languages

  • English (official)
  • Swahili (official)

Time zone(s)

  • GMT/UTC: + 3

Voltage

230V

Hertz

50Hz

Plugs

  • British-style plug with two flat blades and one flat grounding blade

    British-style plug with two flat blades and one flat grounding blade
  • South African/Indian-style plug with two circular metal pins above a large circular grounding pin

    South African/Indian-style plug with two circular metal pins above a large circular grounding pin

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