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Area > Comparative slightly smaller than Maryland
Area > Land	24,948 sq km		[145th of 238]
Area > Total	26,338 sq km		[153rd of 250]
Capital city with population	Kigali - 851,024
Climate temperate; two rainy seasons (February to April, November to January); mild in mountains with frost and snow possible
Forested Land	12.4%		[139th of 193]
Geographic coordinates	2 00 S, 30 00 E
Land boundaries > Border countries Burundi 290 km, Democratic Republic of the Congo 217 km, Tanzania 217 km, Uganda 169 km
Land use > Arable land	45.56%		[8th of 258]
Largest city	Kigali
Largest city population	286,000		[127th of 174]
Largest city with population	Kigali - 851,024
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
Population density	326.85 people per sqkm		[33rd of 256]
Population density > people per sq. km	366.34 people/m²		[19th of 204]
Precipitation	1,028 mm		[32nd of 95]
Surface area > sq. km	26,340 km²		[144th of 206]
tallest mountains > Mountain	Volcan Karisimbi

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