Location:
Central Africa, east of Democratic Republic of the Congo
Geographic coordinates:
2 00 S, 30 00 E
Map references:
Africa
Area: Area - comparative: Land boundaries: Coastline: Maritime claims: Climate: Terrain: Elevation extremes: Natural resources: Land use: Irrigated land: Total renewable water resources: Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural): Natural hazards: Environment - current issues: Environment - international agreements: Geography - note:
total: 26,338 sq km
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country comparison to the world: 149
land: 24,668 sq km
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water: 1,670 sq km
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slightly smaller than Maryland
total: 893 km
border countries: Burundi 290 km, Democratic Republic of the Congo 217 km, Tanzania 217 km, Uganda 169 km
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0 km (landlocked)
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none (landlocked)
temperate; two rainy seasons (February to April, November to January); mild in mountains with frost and snow possible
mostly grassy uplands and hills; relief is mountainous with altitude declining from west to east
lowest point: Rusizi River 950 m
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highest point: Volcan Karisimbi 4,519 m
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gold, cassiterite (tin ore), wolframite (tungsten ore), methane, hydropower, arable land
arable land: 45.56%
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permanent crops: 10.25%
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other: 44.19% (2005)
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90 sq km (2008)
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5.2 cu km (2003)
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total: 0.15 cu km/yr (24%/8%/68%)
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per capita: 17 cu m/yr (2000)
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periodic droughts; the volcanic Virunga mountains are in the northwest along the border with Democratic Republic of the Congo
volcanism: Visoke (elev. 3,711 m), located on the border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo, is the country's only historically active volcano
deforestation results from uncontrolled cutting of trees for fuel; overgrazing; soil exhaustion; soil erosion; widespread poaching
party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified: Law of the Sea
landlocked; most of the country is savanna grassland with the population predominantly rural