Location: | Eastern Africa, west of Kenya |
| Geographic coordinates: | 1 00 N, 32 00 E |
| Map references: | Africa |
| Area: | total: 236,040 sq km
water: 36,330 sq km
land: 199,710 sq km |
| Area - comparative: | slightly smaller than Oregon |
| 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 |
| Coastline: | 0 km (landlocked) |
| Maritime claims: | none (landlocked) |
| Climate: | tropical; generally rainy with two dry seasons (December to February, June to August); semiarid in northeast |
| Terrain: | mostly plateau with rim of mountains |
| Elevation extremes: | lowest point: Lake Albert 621 m
highest point: Margherita Peak on Mount Stanley 5,110 m |
| Natural resources: | copper, cobalt, hydropower, limestone, salt, arable land |
| Land use: | arable land: 25.88%
permanent crops: 10.65%
other: 63.47% (2001) |
| Irrigated land: | 90 sq km (1998 est.) |
| Natural hazards: | NA |
| Environment - current issues: | draining of wetlands for agricultural use; deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion; water hyacinth infestation in Lake Victoria; poaching is widespread |
| Environment - international agreements: | party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified: Environmental Modification |
| Geography - note: | landlocked; fertile, well-watered country with many lakes and rivers
Source: CIA World Factbook
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