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Posted 27 Nov 2024

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Tanzania (Capital: Dodoma)

Recently, 3rd India-Tanzania Joint Defense Cooperation Committee meeting was held in Goa to further expand bilateral ties.

Map of Tanzania with bordering countries like Kenya, Zambia, Rwanda, Burundi and Mozambique

Political features

  • Location: East African country situated just south of Equator
  • Bordering nations: Kenya and Uganda to North; Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda to the West; Zambia, Malawi and Mozambique to the South.
  • Bordering water bodies: Lake Victoria in North; Indian Ocean in the East; Lake Tanganyika in West; and Lake Nyasa in Southwest.

Geographical features

  • Climate: Tropical climate (With a long dry season and two rainy seasons.)
  • Major lakes: Lake Tanganyika (World’s second deepest lake).
  • Highest Peak: Mountain Kilimanjaro(Dormant volcano and highest mountain in Africa).
  • Major Rivers: Ruvuma, Rufiji etc.
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  • Tanzania
  • Dodoma
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