Capital City: Dodoma.

Currency: Tanzanian shilling.

Population: 58 million.

Language: Swahili and English.

Area: 886 000 km².

Water area: 59 000 km².

Neighbouring countries: Kenya, Uganda, Congo, Rwanda, Burundi, Zambia, Malawi and Mozambique.

Highest point: 5895 metres (the summit of Kilimanjaro).

Popular places to visit: Serengeti National Park, Ngorongoro Crater, Kilimanjaro and Zanzibar.