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Tanzania - General

Key Facts

Geography

Area: 

947,403 sq km (365,794 sq miles).

Population: 

68.15 million (2025).

Population density: 

77 per sq km.

Capital: 

Dodoma.

Government: 

Democratic unitary republic.

Head of state: 

President Samia Suluhu Hassan since 2021; President Hussein Mwinyi since 2020 for the semi-autonomous state of Zanzibar.

Head of government: 

Prime Minister Mwigulu Nchemba since 2025.

Electricity: 

230 volts AC, 50Hz.

Tanzania uses Type D and Type G plugs:
• Type D: Three round pins in a triangular pattern.
• Type G: Three rectangular pins in a triangular pattern (UK-style).

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