255 is the country code for Tanzania.
Dodoma is the capital city of Tanzania.
How to Call Tanzania from Dubai (United Arab Emirates)
To call a telephone number in Tanzania from Dubai (United Arab Emirates):
- Dial the international call prefix. For calls from Dubai (United Arab Emirates), this is 00 (or '+' from mobile phones).
- Dial the country code for Tanzania - 255.
- Dial the subscriber number, omitting the first zero if there is one.
Landlines – City/Area Telephone Codes in Tanzania
Landline/fixed telephone numbers in Tanzania are 9 digits long (excluding any 0 prefix) and begin with 2.
The first two digits of the number indicate the geographic area of the subscriber.
For example, in the Tanzanian number 22XXXXXXX, 22 indicates the subscriber is located in Dar es Salaam.
To call a number in Tanzania from overseas, dial the international call prefix (00/+), the country code for Tanzania (255), then the subscriber number without any leading 0 e.g. 00-255-22XXXXXXX or +255-22XXXXXXX.
Mobile Telephone Numbers in Tanzania
Mobile phone numbers in Tanzania are 9 digits long (excluding any leading 0) and begin with 6 or 7 e.g. 7XXXXXXXX.
To call a mobile phone number in the Tanzania from overseas, dial the international exit call prefix (00/+), the Tanzania country code (255), and then the subscriber number without any leading 0 e.g. 00-255-7XXXXXXXX or +255-7XXXXXXXX.
Time Difference
When calling Tanzania from the United Arab Emirates, please note there is a time difference between Tanzania and the UAE.
The current time in the UAE is . The date is .
The time in Tanzania is now . The date is .
The time difference between UAE and Tanzania is 1 hour.
Exchange Rate
The official currency of Tanzania is the Tanzanian shilling (TZS).
Current exchange rates between the UAE dirham and Tanzanian shilling (TZS to AED, AED to TZS) are:
- 1 Tanzanian shilling (TZS) = 0.00142 AED
- 1 UAE dirham (AED) = 706.292 TZS
Exchange rates on this page were last updated on .
Useful Information
According to data from the World Bank, the population of Tanzania in recent years is:
- 2018 - 56,318,348
- 2017 - 54,663,906
- 2016 - 53,050,790
- 2015 - 51,482,633
- 2014 - 49,959,822
- 2013 - 48,482,266
- 2012 - 47,052,481
- 2011 - 45,673,338
- 2010 - 44,346,525
- 2009 - 43,073,834
- 2008 - 41,853,944
- 2007 - 40,681,414
- 2006 - 39,548,663
- 2005 - 38,450,320
- 2004 - 37,379,767
- 2003 - 36,337,782
- 2002 - 35,334,788
- 2001 - 34,385,856
- 2000 - 33,499,180
- 1999 - 32,682,239
- 1998 - 31,924,196
Map of Tanzania
The location of Tanzania can be seen on the map below.
