Tanzania shares borders with several landlocked countries.
It is bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north ; Rwanda , Burundi , and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west ; Zambia , Malawi , and Mozambique to the south ; and by the Indian Ocean to the east .	Kenya	Kenya	Uganda	Uganda	Rwanda	Rwanda	Burundi	Burundi	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Zambia	Zambia	Malawi	Malawi	Mozambique	Mozambique	Indian Ocean	Indian Ocean
Uganda -LRB- -LSB- jund -RSB- or -LSB- jund -RSB- -RRB- , officially the Republic of Uganda , is a landlocked country in East Africa .	landlocked country	landlocked country	East Africa	East Africa
Burundi -LRB- -LSB- brndi -RSB- or -LSB- brndi -RSB- -RRB- , officially the Republic of Burundi -LRB- Republika y' Uburundi , -LSB- buundi -RSB- Rpublique du Burundi , -LSB- buundi -RSB- or -LSB- byyndi -RSB- -RRB- , is a landlocked country in the African Great Lakes region of East Africa , bordered by Rwanda to the north , Tanzania to the east and south , and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west .	landlocked country	landlocked country	African Great Lakes	African Great Lakes	East Africa	East Africa	Rwanda	Rwanda	Tanzania	Tanzania	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Democratic Republic of the Congo
Malawi -LRB- -LSB- mlwi -RSB- , -LSB- mlwi -RSB- or -LSB- mlwi -RSB- -LSB- mali -RSB- or -LSB- malwi -RSB- -RRB- , officially the Republic of Malawi , is a landlocked country in southeast Africa that was formerly known as Nyasaland .	landlocked country	landlocked country	Africa	Africa	Nyasaland	Nyasaland
