Tanzania
United Republic of Tanzania
Tanzania · Africa
Capital
Dodoma
Population
0
Currency
Sh TZS
Calling Code
+255
Languages
Geography
Region
Eastern Africa
Subregion
Eastern Africa
Continent
Africa
Area
945,087 km²
Landlocked
No
TLD
.tz
Borders
Airports (31)
and 22 more airports...
Show All AirportsCountry Codes
ISO 3166-1 Alpha-2
TZ
ISO 3166-1 Alpha-3
TZA
ISO 3166-1 Numeric
834
BCP 47
sw-TZ
IOC
TAN
FIFA
TAN
Currency Format
Name
Tansanian Shilling
Native Name
Tanzanian shilling
Code
TZS
Symbol
Sh
Symbol Position
before
Decimal Separator
.
Thousands Separator
,
Decimal Digits
2
Example:
TSh 123,456.79
Date & Time Formats
Date Formats
Full
EEEE, d MMMM y
Long
d MMMM y
Medium
d MMM y
Short
dd/MM/y
Time Formats
Full
HH:mm:ss zzzz
Long
HH:mm:ss z
Medium
HH:mm:ss
Short
HH:mm
First Day of Week
Monday
Clock Format
24h
Primary Timezone
UTC+03:00
UTC Offset
+00:00
Timezones
Number Formatting
Decimal Separator
.
Thousands Separator
,
Digit Grouping
3
Numbering System
latn
Example:
1,234,567.89
Locale Settings
Writing Direction
LTR
Measurement System
metric
Temperature Scale
celsius
Paper Size
A4
Driving Side
right
Week Numbering
ISO
Raw JSON Data
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