Tanzania

Region

Africa

Area

945,087 km²

Capital

Dodoma

ISO

TZ

What the flag means

Green stands for the lush plant life, blue for the lakes and the Indian Ocean, black for the people, and the yellow borders for mineral resources. The flag was made by combining two flags when Tanganyika and Zanzibar united in 1964.

Fun facts

• FlagOn Tanzania’s flag, a black band edged in yellow divides the green and blue diagonally.
• GeographyMount Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain in Africa, rises in northeastern Tanzania.
• CultureThe name Tanzania combines the names of Tanganyika and Zanzibar, which merged to form the country.
• CultureFreddie Mercury of the rock band Queen was born on the island of Zanzibar, in what is now Tanzania.

Neighboring countries

• Burundi
• Democratic Republic of the Congo
• Kenya
• Malawi
• Mozambique
• Rwanda
• Uganda
• Zambia

Look-alike flags

• Trinidad and Tobago
• Saint Kitts and Nevis
• Republic of the Congo
• Namibia

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