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At 947,300 km²,[24] Tanzania is the world’s 31st-largest country. Compared to other African countries, it is slightly smaller than Egypt and comparable in size to Nigeria. It lies mostly between latitudes 1° and 12°S, and longitudes 29° and 41°E.
Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa’s highest peak
Tanzania is mountainous in the northeast, where Mount Kilimanjaro,[25] Africa’s highest peak, is situated. To the north and west are the Great Lakes of respectively Lake Victoria (Africa’s largest lake) and Lake Tanganyika (the continent’s deepest lake, known for its unique species of fish) – and to the southwest lies Lake Nyasa. Central Tanzania comprises a large plateau, with plains and arable land. The eastern shore is hot and humid, with the island of Zanzibar lying just offshore.
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) |
Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vodacom | GSM | 6.878 [36] (Dec 2009) | Vodacom (65%) |
| 2 | Airtel | GSM | 4.91 (Dec 2009) | Bharti Airtel (60%) |
| 3 | Tigo | GSM | 4.575 [27] (Oct 2010) | MIC (100%) |
| 4 | ZANTEL | GSM | 0.987 [129] (June 2009) | Etisalat (51%) and Zanzibar Telecom Ltd |
| 5 | TTCL Mobile | CDMA | 0.112 [129] (June 2009) | |
| 5 | Benson Informatics | CDMA | 0.004 [129] (June 2009) | |
| 6 | Sasatel [39] | CDMA | 0.02(June 2010) | Dovetel |
| 7 | MyCell | CDMA | Not Yet Available | My Cell Company Ltd |
| 8 | Excellentcom | GSM | Hits Telecom | |
| 9 | Egotel (Lacell) | UMTS/WCDMA | Bitmap (65%), J&AK Group (35%) | |
| 10 | Rural Netco [40] | |||
| 11 | SmileCom [41] |
