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Rwanda vs. Uganda

Geography

RwandaUganda
LocationCentral Africa, east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, north of BurundiEast-Central Africa, west of Kenya, east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Geographic coordinates2 00 S, 30 00 E1 00 N, 32 00 E
Map referencesAfricaAfrica
Areatotal: 26,338 sq km

land: 24,668 sq km

water: 1,670 sq km
total: 241,038 sq km

land: 197,100 sq km

water: 43,938 sq km
Area - comparativeslightly smaller than Marylandslightly more than two times the size of Pennsylvania; slightly smaller than Oregon
Land boundariestotal: 930 km

border countries (4): Burundi 315 km, Democratic Republic of the Congo 221 km, Tanzania 222 km, Uganda 172 km
total: 2,729 km

border countries (5): Democratic Republic of the Congo 877 km, Kenya 814 km, Rwanda 172 km, South Sudan 475 km, Tanzania 391 km
Coastline0 km (landlocked)0 km (landlocked)
Maritime claimsnone (landlocked)none (landlocked)
Climatetemperate; two rainy seasons (February to April, November to January); mild in mountains with frost and snow possibletropical; generally rainy with two dry seasons (December to February, June to August); semiarid in northeast
Terrainmostly grassy uplands and hills; relief is mountainous with altitude declining from west to eastmostly plateau with rim of mountains
Elevation extremeshighest point: Volcan Karisimbi 4,519 m

lowest point: Rusizi River 950 m

mean elevation: 1,598 m
highest point: Margherita Peak on Mount Stanley 5,110 m

lowest point: Albert Nile 614 m
Natural resourcesgold, cassiterite (tin ore), wolframite (tungsten ore), methane, hydropower, arable landcopper, cobalt, hydropower, limestone, salt, arable land, gold
Land useagricultural land: 74.5% (2018 est.)

arable land: 47% (2018 est.)

permanent crops: 10.1% (2018 est.)

permanent pasture: 17.4% (2018 est.)

forest: 18% (2018 est.)

other: 7.5% (2018 est.)
agricultural land: 71.2% (2018 est.)

arable land: 34.3% (2018 est.)

permanent crops: 11.3% (2018 est.)

permanent pasture: 25.6% (2018 est.)

forest: 14.5% (2018 est.)

other: 14.3% (2018 est.)
Irrigated land96 sq km (2012)140 sq km (2012)
Natural hazards

periodic droughts; the volcanic Virunga Mountains are in the northwest along the border with Democratic Republic of the Congo

volcanism: Visoke (3,711 m), located on the border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo, is the country's only historically active volcano

droughts; floods; earthquakes; landslides; hailstorms
Environment - current issuesdeforestation results from uncontrolled cutting of trees for fuel; overgrazing; land degradation; soil erosion; a decline in soil fertility (soil exhaustion); wetland degradation and loss of biodiversity; widespread poachingdraining of wetlands for agricultural use; deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion; water pollution from industrial discharge and water hyacinth infestation in Lake Victoria; widespread poaching
Environment - international agreementsparty to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands

signed, but not ratified: Law of the Sea
party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Climate Change-Paris Agreement, Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Life Conservation, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands

signed, but not ratified: Environmental Modification
Geography - notelandlocked; most of the country is intensively cultivated and rugged with the population predominantly rurallandlocked; fertile, well-watered country with many lakes and rivers; Lake Victoria, the world's largest tropical lake and the second largest fresh water lake, is shared among three countries: Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda
Total renewable water resources13.3 billion cubic meters (2017 est.)60.1 billion cubic meters (2017 est.)
Population distributionone of Africa's most densely populated countries; large concentrations tend to be in the central regions and along the shore of Lake Kivu in the west as shown in this population distribution mappopulation density is relatively high in comparison to other African nations; most of the population is concentrated in the central and southern parts of the country, particularly along the shores of Lake Victoria and Lake Albert; the northeast is least populated as shown in this population distribution map

Source: CIA Factbook