Tanzania
Average temperature, rainfall and snowfall information is available for the following climate stations in Tanzania
Official name: | United Republic of Tanzania |
Capital: | Dar es Salaam; note - legislative offices have been transferred to Dodoma, which is planned as the new national capital; the National Assembly now meets there on regular basis |
Area: | total: 945,087 sq km note: includes the islands of Mafia, Pemba, and Zanzibar water: 59,050 sq km land: 886,037 sq km |
Climate: | varies from tropical along coast to temperate in highlands |
Location: | Eastern Africa, bordering the Indian Ocean, between Kenya and Mozambique |
Geographic coordinates: | 6 00 S, 35 00 E |
Comparative Area: | slightly larger than twice the size of California |
Land boundaries: | total: 3,861 km border countries: Burundi 451 km, Democratic Republic of the Congo 459 km, Kenya 769 km, Malawi 475 km, Mozambique 756 km, Rwanda 217 km, Uganda 396 km, Zambia 338 km |
Coastline: | 1,424 km |
Terrain: | plains along coast; central plateau; highlands in north, south |
Elevation extremes: | lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m highest point: Kilimanjaro 5,895 m |
Map of Tanzania