Location: Eastern Africa, west of Kenya
Geographic coordinates: 1 00
N, 32 00 E
Area:
total: 236,040 sq km
land: 199,710 sq km
water: 36,330 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, limestone, salt
Land use:
arable land: 25%
permanent crops: 9%
permanent pastures: 9%
forests and woodland: 28%
other: 29% (1993 est.)
Irrigated land: 90 sq km (1993 est.)
Natural hazards: NA
Environment?current issues: draining of wetlands for agricultural use;
deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion; poaching is widespread
Environment?international agreements:
party to:
Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous
Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Life Conservation, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer
Protection
signed, but not ratified: Environmental Modification
Geography?note: landlocked
Source: CIA World Fact Book
