Tanzania is considered a large country due to its total area. Its total land area is 947,300 km² (approximately 365,753 mi²). The continental shelf of Tanzania is approximately 25,611 km². Tanzania is in Africa. Africa is the second largest and most populous continent in the world. The African countries include South Africa, Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia and Egypt. Tanzania has 8 neighboring countries. Its neighbors include Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Uganda, Zambia. Tanzania is not a landlocked country. This means that it is bounded by at least one larger body of water. The average elevation range of Tanzania is 1,018 m (3,340 ft).

Neighbors
The total length of the land borders of Tanzania is 4161 kilometers. Tanzania shares its land borders with 8 different countries and has the same number of unique land borders with neighboring areas. If a country like Tanzania has the same number of distinct neighboring areas as land borders, then that country has no disjointed sections of land border. This is in contrast to several countries that have several non-contiguous sections of land borders. Tanzania has 8 neighboring countries. Its neighbors include Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Uganda, and Zambia. The lengths of the land borders of Tanzania with its neighboring countries are as follows:

Burundi – 451 km (280 miles),
Democratic Republic of the Congo – 459 km (285 mi),
Kenya – 769 km (478 mi),
Malawi – 475 km (295 mi),
Mozambique – 756 km (470 mi),
Rwanda – 217 km (135 miles),
Uganda – 396 km (246 miles),
Zambia – 338 km (210 miles).

Cities
The capital of Tanzania is Dodoma. The biggest cities in Tanzania are Dodoma, Dar es Salaam, Mwanza.

Elevation
The average elevation range of Tanzania is 1,018 m (3,340 ft). The highest point in Tanzania is Mount Kilimanjaro with an official height of 5892 m (19,332 ft). The lowest point in Tanzania is the Indian Ocean. The difference in altitude between the highest (Kilimanjaro) and lowest (Indian Ocean) point of Tanzania is 5892 m (2 ft).

Area
The total land area of ​​Tanzania is 947,300 km² (approx. 365,753 mi²). and the total exclusive economic zone (EEZ) is 241,888 km² (~ 93,393 mi²). The continental shelf of Tanzania is approximately 25,611 km². Including the land mass and the EEZ, the total area of ​​Tanzania is approximately 1,189,188 km² (~ 459,146 mi²). Tanzania is considered a large country due to its total area.

Forest and farmland
352,570 km² of the territory of Tanzania is covered with forests, and the forest area comprises 37% of the total land area. There are 37,479 km² of arable land in Tanzania, which is 4% of the total area of ​​the country.