| Location | Central Africa, east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, north of Burundi |
| Geographic coordinates | 2 00 S, 30 00 E |
| Map references | Africa |
| Area | total: 26,338 sq km land: 24,668 sq km water: 1,670 sq km |
| Area - comparative | slightly smaller than Maryland |
| Land boundaries | total: 930 km border countries (4): Burundi 315 km, Democratic Republic of the Congo 221 km, Tanzania 222 km, Uganda 172 km |
| Coastline | 0 km (landlocked) |
| Maritime claims | none (landlocked) |
| 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 |
| Elevation extremes | highest point: Volcan Karisimbi 4,519 m lowest point: Rusizi River 950 m mean elevation: 1,598 m |
| Natural resources | gold, cassiterite (tin ore), wolframite (tungsten ore), methane, hydropower, arable land |
| Land use | agricultural 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.) |
| Irrigated land | 96 sq km (2012) |
| Total renewable water resources | 13.3 billion cubic meters (2017 est.) |
| 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 |
| Geography - note | landlocked; most of the country is intensively cultivated and rugged with the population predominantly rural |
Source: CIA World Factbook
This page was last updated on September 18, 2021
