Geography of Tanzania
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Location: Eastern Africa, bordering the Indian Ocean, between Kenya and Mozambique.
Geographic coordinates: Template:Coor dm
Map references: Africa
Area:
note: includes the islands of Mafia, Pemba, and Zanzibar
- total: 945,087 kmē
- land: 886,037 kmē
- water: 59,050 kmē
Land boundaries:
- total: 3,402 km
- border countries: Burundi 451 km, Kenya 769 km, Malawi 475 km, Mozambique 756 km, Rwanda 217 km, Uganda 396 km, Zambia 338 km
Coastline: 1,424 km
Maritime claims:
- exclusive economic zone: 200 nautical miles
- territorial sea: 12 nautical miles
Climate: varies from tropical along coast to temperate in highlands
Terrain: plains along coast; central plateau; highlands in north, south
Elevation extremes:
- lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m
- highest point: Mount Kilimanjaro 5,895 m
Natural resources: hydropower, tin, phosphates, iron ore, coal, diamonds, gemstones, gold, natural gas, nickel
Land use:
- arable land: 3%
- permanent crops: 1%
- permanent pastures: 40%
- forests and woodland: 38%
- other: 18% (1993 est.)
Irrigated land: 1,550 km² (1998 est.)
Natural hazards: the tsetse fly; flooding on the central plateau during the rainy season; drought
Environment - current issues: soil degradation; deforestation; desertification; destruction of coral reef threatens marine habitats; recent droughts affected marginal agriculture
Environment - international agreements:
- party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands
- signed, but not ratified: Nuclear Test Ban
Geography - note: Kilimanjaro is highest point in Africa
See Also
- Tanzania
- Communications in Tanzania
- Transportation in Tanzania
- Military of Tanzania
- Foreign relations of Tanzania
References
Some information in this article has been taken from the CIA World Factbook