Africa · Eastern AfricaTZ · +255
Country profile / TZ
Tanzania
United Republic of Tanzania
Capital
Dodoma
Region
Africa
ISO
TZ
Local time in Tanzania
live · IANANairobi
Africa/Nairobi
Reference ledger
CapitalDodomaAdministrative seat
LanguagesEnglish, Swahili2 listed
CurrenciesTanzanian shilling1 listed
Time zonesAfrica/Nairobi1 IANA identifier
Area945,087 km²Ranked 32 of 241 by area
Dialing+255International calling prefix
A sense of scale
area percentileLarger than 87% of places in this atlas.
At 945,087 km², Tanzania ranks 32 of 241 records by land area. This comparison uses the same bundled source for every profile, so the scale is internally consistent.
#32by area in this atlas
Land neighbors
8Use these identifiers accurately
The two-letter code TZ is the compact ISO identifier used in addresses, locale selectors, and many data feeds. The dialing prefix +255 belongs at the start of an international phone number. Time zone names such as Africa/Nairobi should be preferred over a fixed UTC offset because they carry daylight-saving rules.
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ISOTZ
Borders8
Time zones1