| Location | Eastern Africa, west of Kenya |
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| Geographic coordinates | 1 00 N, 32 00 E |
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| Zone | Africa |
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| Area | total: 236,040 sq km
land: 199,710 sq km
water: 36,330 sq km |
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| 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 |
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| Coastline | 0 km (landlocked) |
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| Maritime claims | none (landlocked) |
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| Climate | tropical; generally rainy with two dry seasons (December to February, June to August); semiarid in northeast |
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| Terrain | mostly plateau with rim of mountains |
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| Elevation extremes | lowest point: Lake Albert 621 m
highest point: Margherita Peak on Mount Stanley 5,110 m |
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| Natural resources | copper, cobalt, hydropower, limestone, salt, arable land |
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| Irrigated land | 0 km (landlocked) |
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| Natural hazards | NA |
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Environment -
current issues | draining of wetlands for agricultural use; deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion; water hyacinth infestation in Lake Victoria; widespread poaching |
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Environment -
international agreements | 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 |
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| Geography - note | landlocked; fertile, well-watered country with many lakes and rivers |
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