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| Location | Central Africa, east of Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Geographic coordinates | 3 30 S, 30 00 E |
| Map references | africa |
| Area |
total: 27,830 sq km water: 2,180 sq km land: 25,650 sq km |
| Area comparative | slightly smaller than Maryland |
| Land boundaries |
total: 974 km border countries: democratic republic of the congo 233 km, rwanda 290 km, tanzania 451 km |
| Coastline | 0 km (landlocked) |
| Maritime claims | none (landlocked) |
| Climate | equatorial; high plateau with considerable altitude variation (772 m to 2,670 m above sea level); average annual temperature varies with altitude from 23 to 17 degrees centigrade but is generally moderate as the average altitude is about 1,700 m; average annual rainfall is about 150 cm; wet seasons from February to May and September to November, and dry seasons from June to August and December to January |
| Terrain | hilly and mountainous, dropping to a plateau in east, some plains |
| Elevation extremes |
lowest point: lake tanganyika 772 m highest point: mount heha 2,670 m |
| Natural resources | nickel, uranium, rare earth oxides, peat, cobalt, copper, platinum (not yet exploited), vanadium, arable land, hydropower |
| Land use |
arable land: 35.05% permanent crops: 14.02% other: 50.93% (2001) |
| Irrigated land | 740 sq km (1998 est.) |
| Natural hazards | flooding, landslides, drought |
| Environment - current issues | soil erosion as a result of overgrazing and the expansion of agriculture into marginal lands; deforestation (little forested land remains because of uncontrolled cutting of trees for fuel); habitat loss threatens wildlife populations |
| Environment - international agreements |
party to: biodiversity, climate change, climate change-kyoto protocol, desertification, endangered species, hazardous wastes, ozone layer protection signed, but not ratified: law of the sea |
| Geography note | landlocked; straddles crest of the Nile-Congo watershed; the Kagera, which drains into Lake Victoria, is the most remote headstream of the White Nile |
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