Area > Comparative
slightly smaller than Maryland |
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Capital city with population
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Kigali - 851,024 |
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Forested Land
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12.4% |
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[139th of 193]
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Land use > Permanent crops
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10.25 %
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[31st of 241]
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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 |
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Maritime claims
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none (landlocked) |
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Natural hazards
periodic droughts; the volcanic Virunga mountains are in the northwest along the border with Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Natural resources
gold, cassiterite (tin ore), wolframite (tungsten ore), methane, hydropower, arable land |
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northernmost point > Latitude
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01°03'S |
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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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Rural population density > rural population per sq. km of arable land
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605.01 people/km² of arable lan |
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[38th of 188]
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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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Terrain
mostly grassy uplands and hills; relief is mountainous with altitude declining from west to east |
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