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Rwanda Geography 1996

Location:

Central Africa, east of Zaire

Map references:

Africa

Area:

total area:

26,340 sq km

land area:

24,950 sq km

comparative area:

slightly smaller than Maryland

Land boundaries:

total 893 km, Burundi 290 km, Tanzania 217 km, Uganda 169 km, Zaire 217 km

Coastline:

0 km (landlocked)

Maritime claims:

none; landlocked

International disputes:

none

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

Natural resources:

gold, cassiterite (tin ore), wolframite (tungsten ore), natural gas, hydropower

Land use:

arable land:

29%

permanent crops:

11%

meadows and pastures:

18%

forest and woodland:

10%

other:

32%

Irrigated land:

40 sq km (1989 est.)

Environment:

current issues:

deforestation results from uncontrolled cutting of trees for fuel; overgrazing; soil exhaustion; soil erosion

natural hazards:

periodic droughts; the volcanic Virunga mountains are in the northwest along the border with Zaire

international agreements:

party to - Endangered Species, Nuclear Test Ban; signed, but not ratified - Biodiversity, Climate Change, Law of the Sea

Note:

landlocked; predominantly rural population

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