| Location | Central Africa, east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, west of Tanzania |
| Geographic coordinates | 3 30 S, 30 00 E |
| Map references | Africa |
| Area | total: 27,830 sq km land: 25,680 sq km water: 2,150 sq km |
| Area - comparative | slightly smaller than Maryland |
| Land boundaries | total: 1,140 km border countries (3): Democratic Republic of the Congo 236 km, Rwanda 315 km, Tanzania 589 km |
| Coastline | 0 km (landlocked) |
| Maritime claims | none (landlocked) |
| Climate | equatorial; high plateau with considerable altitude variation (772 m to 2,670 m above sea level); average annual temperature varies with altitude from 23 to 17 degrees Celsius but is generally moderate as the average altitude is about 1,700 m; average annual rainfall is about 150 cm; two wet seasons (February to May and September to November), and two dry seasons (June to August and December to January) |
| Terrain | hilly and mountainous, dropping to a plateau in east, some plains |
| Elevation extremes | highest point: Heha 2,670 m lowest point: Lake Tanganyika 772 m mean elevation: 1,504 m |
| Natural resources | nickel, uranium, rare earth oxides, peat, cobalt, copper, platinum, vanadium, arable land, hydropower, niobium, tantalum, gold, tin, tungsten, kaolin, limestone |
| Land use | agricultural land: 73.3% (2018 est.) arable land: 38.9% (2018 est.) permanent crops: 15.6% (2018 est.) permanent pasture: 18.8% (2018 est.) forest: 6.6% (2018 est.) other: 20.1% (2018 est.) |
| Irrigated land | 230 sq km (2012) |
| Total renewable water resources | 12.536 billion cubic meters (2017 est.) |
| Natural hazards | flooding; landslides; drought |
| Geography - note | landlocked; straddles crest of the Nile-Congo watershed; the Kagera, which drains into Lake Victoria, is the most remote headstream of the White Nile |
Source: CIA World Factbook
This page was last updated on September 18, 2021
