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Area > Comparative slightly smaller than Maryland |
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Area > Land
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24,948 sq km |
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[145th of 238]
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Area > Total
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26,338 sq km |
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[153rd of 250]
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Capital city with population
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Kigali - 851,024 |
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Climate temperate; two rainy seasons (February to April, November to January); mild in mountains with frost and snow possible |
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Forested Land
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12.4% |
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[139th of 193]
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Geographic coordinates
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2 00 S, 30 00 E |
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Land boundaries > Border countries Burundi 290 km, Democratic Republic of the Congo 217 km, Tanzania 217 km, Uganda 169 km |
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Land use > Arable land
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45.56% |
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[8th of 258]
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Largest city
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Kigali |
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Largest city population
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286,000 |
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[127th of 174]
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Largest city with population
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Kigali - 851,024 |
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Location Central Africa, east of Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Map references Africa |
Natural resources gold, cassiterite (tin ore), wolframite (tungsten ore), methane, hydropower, arable land |
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Population density
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326.85 people per sqkm |
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[33rd of 256]
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Population density > people per sq. km
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366.34 people/m²
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[19th of 204]
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Precipitation
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1,028 mm |
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[32nd of 95]
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Surface area > sq. km
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26,340 km²
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[144th of 206]
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tallest mountains > Mountain
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Volcan Karisimbi |
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SOURCES: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006
; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook, City Population, CIA World Factbook, World Gazetteer, Official government websites.; FAO; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook; Heal The World Foundation.; World Development Indicators database; Wikipedia: List of tallest mountains by country
ALTERNATIVE NAMES:
Rwanda, Rwandese Republic, Republika y'u Rwanda
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