Key Figures
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945,087 km²
Area
≈ 65 million
Population
Dodoma
Capital
1964
Independence
Practical Info
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Languages
Swahili & English
+ local languages
+ local languages
Currency
Tanzanian Shilling
TZS
TZS
Time Zone
+1h summer
+2h winter / France
+2h winter / France
Climate
Dry: June - Oct
Long rains: Mar - May
Short rains: Nov - Dec
Hot: Jan - Feb
Good to Know
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Wild Nature
Serengeti, Ngorongoro & Kilimanjaro.
Wildlife
The Great Migration and the Big Five.
Escape
Zanzibar and its paradise beaches.
Must-See Highlights
Serengeti National Park
The stage for the Great Migration.
Ngorongoro Crater
A unique concentration of wildlife.
Mount Kilimanjaro
The roof of Africa and its eternal snows.
Zanzibar Archipelago
Dream beaches and historic alleys.
Tarangire National Park
Giant baobabs and large elephant herds.
Did you know?
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Kilimanjaro is the highest free-standing mountain in Africa.
The Serengeti hosts the largest land migration in the world.
The Ngorongoro Crater features the world's largest intact volcanic caldera.
Zanzibar is historically renowned worldwide as the Spice Island.