Malawi, Zambia, Rwanda, and Zaire are all countries that neighbor Tanzania. Malawi is a landlocked country located in southeastern Africa, bordered by Mozambique to the south and east, Tanzania to the north, Zambia to the northwest, and Lake Malawi to the southwest. Zambia is a landlocked country in southern Africa, bordered by the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the north, Tanzania to the northeast, Malawi to the east, Mozambique to the southeast, Zimbabwe and Botswana to the south, and Angola to the west. Rwanda is a landlocked country in Central Africa, bordered by Uganda to the north, Tanzania to the east, Burundi to the south, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west. Zaire is a former name for the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a country located in Central Africa, bordered by the Central African Republic and South Sudan to the north, Uganda, Rwanda, and Burundi to the east, Zambia and Angola to the south, and the Republic of the Congo to the west.