Tanzania shares borders with several landlocked countries.
Burundi ( [ bəˈrʊndi ] or [ bəˈrʌndi ] ) , officially the Republic of Burundi ( Republika y' Uburundi , [ buˈɾundi ] République du Burundi , [ buʁundi ] or [ byʁyndi ] ) , 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 . Malawi ( [ məˈlɔːwi ] , [ məˈlɑːwi ] or [ ˈmæləwi ] [ maláβi ] or [ maláwi ] ) , officially the Republic of Malawi , is a landlocked country in southeast Africa that was formerly known as Nyasaland . Tanzania . 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 . Uganda ( [ juːˈɡændə ] or [ juːˈɡɑːndə ] ) , officially the Republic of Uganda , is a landlocked country in East Africa .