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Tanzania is located in East Africa between longitude, 29 degrees and 41 degrees east and latitude 1    degree and 12 degrees south. Tanzania borders Kenya to the north, Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of Congo to the west, and Zambia, Malawi and Mozambique to the south, and is the largest country in East Africa (943,000 sq km), comprising both the mainland and the Zanzibar Archipelago.
A land of geographical extremes, Tanzania has the highest peak – Mount Kilimanjaro, the lowest point – the lakebed of Lake Tanganyika, and the largest lake – Lake Victoria, on the continent

Facts About Tanzania
Tanzania is the biggest of the East African countries (Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania). It is situated between Kenya and Mozambique bordering the Indian Ocean. Tanzania has a population of over 37 million people and covers total land area of 945,087 square kilometers, the bulk of it is a highland plateau.

Tanzania is home to Africa’s highest point, Mount Kilimanjaro which is 5,895 meters above sea level. The lakes and mountains have a narrow coastal belt, some of it desert or semi desert and the rest savannah and scattered bush.

Tanzania also has three of the largest lakes in Africa: Lake Victoria (the world’s second largest freshwater lake), Lake Tanganyika (the world’s second deepest and longest) and Lake Nyasa. One of the treasures of the world is Olduvai Gorge where Dr. Lewis Leakey discovered the first and oldest humankind.

One of the country’s major geographical features is the Great Rift Valley that stretches over 9,700 kilometers. Believe it or not, this valley is also visible from space!