Situated in East Africa just south of the equator, mainland Tanzania lies between the area of the great lakes - Victoria, Tanganyika, and Malawi (Nyassa), and the Indian Ocean.

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 large central plateau makes up most of the mainland (at between 900m and 1800m) and the mountain ranges of the Eastern Arc and the Southern and Northern Highlands cut across the country to form part of the Great Rift Valley.

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.

Following two decades of sustained growth, Tanzania reached an important milestone in July 2020, when it formally graduated from low-income country to lower-middle-income country status. Tanzania’s achievement reflects sustained macroeconomic stability that has supported growth, in addition to the country’s rich natural endowments and strategic geographic position.

The climate varies quite a bit, considering that its environment includes both the highest and the lowest points on the continent. While the narrow lowland coastal region is consistently hot and humid, the central regions of Tanzania are sufficiently elevated so as to offer much cooler temperatures. The rainy seasons extend from November to early January and from March to May.                 

Investing in Tanzania provides access to the larger regional markets of the six member states of the East African Community (EAC) which has a population of over 177 million (of which 22% live in urban areas) and a combined Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of US$ 193.7 billion, spread over 2.5 million square kilometres.

Tanzania’s membership of Southern African Development Community (SADC) also provides market access to 15 other countries in the region other than the six member states within EAC.

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