Tanzania is a major East African country bordering the Indian Ocean, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique. Dodoma serves as its official capital, while Dar es Salaam remains its largest city and economic center.
The country is famed for its iconic natural landmarks, including Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest peak, and the vast plains of the Serengeti National Park. It also encompasses the Ngorongoro Crater, the world's largest inactive volcanic caldera, and the tropical archipelago of Zanzibar off its eastern coast. Tourism, agriculture, mining, and trade drive the national economy, with Swahili and English functioning as the main national languages.