| Location: |
Eastern Africa, west of Kenya
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| Geographic coordinates: |
1 00 N, 32 00 E
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| Area: |
total:
236,040 sq km
land:
199,710 sq km
water:
36,330 sq km
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| Area - comparative: |
slightly smaller than Oregon
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| Land boundaries: |
total:
2,698 km
border countries:
Democratic Republic of the Congo 765 km, Kenya 933 km, Rwanda 169 km, Sudan 435 km, Tanzania 396 km
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| Coastline: |
0 km (landlocked)
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| Maritime claims: |
none (landlocked)
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| Climate: |
tropical; generally rainy with two dry seasons (December to February, June to August); semiarid in northeast
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| Terrain: |
mostly plateau with rim of mountains
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| Elevation extremes: |
lowest point:
Lake Albert 621 m
highest point:
Margherita Peak on Mount Stanley 5,110 m
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| Natural resources: |
copper, cobalt, hydropower, limestone, salt, arable land
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| Land use: |
arable land:
25%
permanent crops:
9%
permanent pastures:
9%
forests and woodland:
28%
other:
29% (1993 est.)
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| Irrigated land: |
90 sq km (1993 est.)
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| Environment - current issues: |
draining of wetlands for agricultural use; deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion; water hyacinth infestation in Lake Victoria; poaching is widespread
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| Environment - international agreements: |
party to:
Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Life Conservation, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified:
Environmental Modification
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| Geography - note: |
landlocked
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