Tanzania

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Recently, India and Tanzania have reviewed bilateral ties across diverse sectors, including trade and investment, development partnership, defence and security cooperation.

About Tanzania

• Location: It is an East African country situated just south of the Equator.
• Bordering Countries: It shares borders with eight countries: Kenya and Uganda to the north, Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, and Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique to the south. 
• Maritime Border: The eastern border of Tanzania meets the Indian Ocean.
• Capital: Dar es Salaam (administrative captial), Dodoma (legislative capital).

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Geographical Features of Tanzania

• Climate type: Tropical, with a long dry season and two rainy seasons.
• Major lakes: Lake Victoria (the world’s second-largest freshwater lake, shared with Uganda and Kenya) in the north, Lake Tanganyika in the west, and Lake Nyasa in the southwest.
• Highest Peak: Mount Kilimanjaro
• Major rivers:  Great Ruaha, Rufiji, and Kagera rivers. 
• Islands: It includes Zanzibar, Pemba, and Mafia, all located off the eastern coast in the Indian Ocean.
• Natural Resources: It is very rich in minerals such as gold, diamond, iron, coal, nickel, tanzanite, uranium and natural gas. 

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