Tanzania
The Lord’s Testimony
Updated October 26, 2021
No. of saints in church life: 4
No Table meeting established yet.
Country Profile
Location: East Africa, bordering the Indian Ocean, between Kenya and Mozambique
Geographical
Size: land: 885,800 sq km, water: 61,500 sq km
Climate: varies from tropical along coast to temperate in highlands
Population: 67,462,121 (2024 est.)
Population
Growth Rate: 2.72% (2024 est.)
Ethnic groups: mainland - African 99% (of which 95% are Bantu consisting of more than 130 tribes), other 1% (consisting of Asian, European, and Arab); Zanzibar - Arab, African, mixed Arab and African
Languages: Kiswahili or Swahili (official), Kiunguja (name for Swahili in Zanzibar), English (official, primary language of commerce, administration, and higher education), Arabic (widely spoken in Zanzibar),
many local languages
Religion: Christian 61.4%, Muslim 35.2%, folk religion 1.8%, other 0.2%, unaffiliated 1.4% (2010 est.)
Capital
City: Dar es Salaam (administrative capital), Dodoma (legislative capital)
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