Tanzania

Key facts

Land borders (8)

• Burundi
• DR Congo
• Kenya
• Malawi
• Mozambique
• Rwanda
• Uganda
• Zambia

Tanzania in the game

Every puzzle gives three claims that exactly one country satisfies. Tanzania is moderately well known, so it typically appears as the answer in medium puzzles. These are the 28 claims from the pool that are true of Tanzania, rarest first — the fewer countries share a claim, the harder it works for you on the board.

• Its capital city's name begins with “D”1 of 9
• Borders more than 7 countries1 of 11
• Its name begins with “T”1 of 12
• Its name contains the letter “Z”1 of 15
• Has a peak higher than 5,000 m1 of 27
• Has more than 50 million people1 of 29
• Borders more than 5 countries1 of 33
• Lies entirely in the Southern Hemisphere1 of 34
• Its capital is not its largest city1 of 36
• Its name ends with “-ia”1 of 39
• Has a peak higher than 4,000 m1 of 43
• Its flag contains no red1 of 43
• Its flag contains black1 of 44
• Has an area larger than 500,000 km²1 of 51
• Drives on the left1 of 54
• Is in Africa1 of 54
• Is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations1 of 56
• Has English as an official language1 of 59
• Has a peak higher than 3,000 m1 of 65
• Has more than one official language1 of 65
• Its flag contains green1 of 83
• Has an area larger than 200,000 km²1 of 84
• Its flag contains yellow or gold1 of 85
• Its flag contains blue1 of 99
• Borders more than 2 countries1 of 111
• Has a coastline1 of 151
• Does not have a monarch as head of state1 of 153
• Lies within a single time zone1 of 177