Geography Of Rwanda

Location	Central Africa, east of Democratic Republic of the Congo
Geographic coordinates	2 00 S, 30 00 E
Map references	africa
Area	total: 26,338 sq km water: 1,390 sq km land: 24,948 sq km
Area comparative	slightly smaller than Maryland
Land boundaries	total: 893 km border countries: Burundi 290 km, Democratic Republic of the Congo 217 km, Tanzania 217 km, Uganda 169 km
Coastline	0 km (landlocked)
Maritime claims	none (landlocked)
Climate	temperate; two rainy seasons (February to April, November to January); mild in mountains with frost and snow possible
Terrain	mostly grassy uplands and hills; relief is mountainous with altitude declining from west to east
Elevation extremes	lowest point: Rusizi River 950 m highest point: Volcan Karisimbi 4,519 m
Natural resources	gold, cassiterite (tin ore), wolframite (tungsten ore), methane, hydropower, arable land
Land use	arable land: 40.54% permanent crops: 12.16% other: 47.3% (2001)
Irrigated land	40 sq km (1998 est.)
Natural hazards	periodic droughts; the volcanic Virunga mountains are in the northwest along the border with Democratic Republic of the Congo
Environment - current issues	deforestation results from uncontrolled cutting of trees for fuel; overgrazing; soil exhaustion; soil erosion; widespread poaching
Environment - international agreements	party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Ozone Layer Protection signed, but not ratified: Law of the Sea
Geography note	landlocked; most of the country is savanna grassland with the population predominantly rural

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This information was reproduced in part from the CIA World Fact book.

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