Tanzania — Capital, Flag and Country Facts

Explore Tanzania: capital Dodoma, population, flag, geography, languages, history and culture.

Tanzania is in Africa. Its capital is Dodoma.

Climate

Tropical on the coast; temperate in the highlands; arid in the interior

Plains along the coast; central plateau; highlands in the north and south

Tanzania is home to Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest peak.

The Serengeti in Tanzania hosts the world's largest annual wildlife migration, with over 1.5 million wildebeest.

Tanzanite, a rare blue-violet gemstone, is found only in Tanzania near Mount Kilimanjaro.

1498: Vasco da Gama reaches the coast of East Africa

1885: Germany colonizes Tanganyika (mainland Tanzania)

1919: Britain takes over Tanganyika after World War I

1961: Tanganyika gains independence under Julius Nyerere

1964: Tanganyika and Zanzibar unite to form Tanzania

2021: Samia Suluhu Hassan becomes the first female president