Location:
East-Central Africa, west of Kenya, east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Geographic coordinates:
1 00 N, 32 00 E
Map references:
Africa
Area:
Area - comparative: Land boundaries:
Coastline: Maritime claims:
none (landlocked)
Climate: Terrain: Elevation extremes:
Natural resources: Land use:
Irrigated land: Total renewable water resources: Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural):
Environment - current issues: Environment - international agreements:
Geography - note:
total:
241,038 sq km
country comparison to the world: 81
land:
197,100 sq km
water:
43,938 sq km
slightly smaller than Oregon
total:
2,698 km
border countries:
Democratic Republic of the Congo 765 km, Kenya 933 km, Rwanda 169 km, South Sudan 435 km, Tanzania 396 km
[see also: Land boundaries country ranks ]
0 km (landlocked)
[see also: Coastline country ranks ]
tropical; generally rainy with two dry seasons (December to February, June to August); semiarid in northeast
More Climate Details
mostly plateau with rim of mountains
lowest point:
Lake Albert 621 m
highest point:
Margherita Peak on Mount Stanley 5,110 m
copper, cobalt, hydropower, limestone, salt, arable land, gold
arable land:
27.94%
permanent crops:
9.11%
other:
62.95% (2011)
144.2 sq km (2010)
[see also: Irrigated land country ranks ]
66 cu km (2011)
[see also: Total renewable water resources country ranks ]
total:
0.32 cu km/yr (41%/16%/43%)
per capita:
12.31 cu m/yr (2005)
draining of wetlands for agricultural use; deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion; water hyacinth infestation in Lake Victoria; widespread poaching
party to:
Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified:
Environmental Modification
landlocked; fertile, well-watered country with many lakes and rivers