Area > Comparative
slightly smaller than Maryland |
Area > Comparative to US places
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 > Land (per capita)
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2.449 sq km per 1,000 people |
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[200th of 227]
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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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Area > Total (per capita)
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2.586 sq km per 1,000 people |
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[205th of 231]
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Area > Water
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1,390 sq km |
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[89th of 239]
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Area > Water (per capita)
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136.461 sq km per million people |
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[89th of 225]
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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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Coastline
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0 km |
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[239th of 271]
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Elevation extremes > Highest point
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Volcan Karisimbi 4,519 m |
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Elevation extremes > Lowest point
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Rusizi River 950 m |
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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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Geography > Note
landlocked; most of the country is savanna grassland with the population predominantly rural |
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Irrigated land
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90 sq km |
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[139th of 196]
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Irrigated land (per capita)
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10.277 sq km per million people |
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[159th of 167]
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Land area > sq. km
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24,670 km²
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[145th of 206]
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Land area > sq. km (per capita)
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2.73 km²
per 1,000 people |
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[186th of 206]
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land border lengths > P-S > Number of neighbours
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4
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[13th of 26]
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land border lengths > P-S > Total Borders
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893 km
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[22nd of 27]
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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 boundaries > Total
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893 km |
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[123rd of 166]
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Land boundaries > Total (per capita)
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87.669 km per million people |
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[125th of 164]
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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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Land use > Other
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44.19% |
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[237th of 258]
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Land use > Permanent crops
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10.25% |
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[29th 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 population (per capita)
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0.034 per capita |
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[164th 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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Surface area > sq. km (per capita)
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2.914 km²
per 1,000 people |
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[184th of 207]
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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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