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Geography
Eastern Africa, west of Kenya
1 00 N, 32 00 E
Area: 
total: 241,038 sq km
country comparison to the world: 
80
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, Sudan 435 km, Tanzania 396 km
0 km (landlocked)
none (landlocked)
Current Weather
tropical; generally rainy with two dry seasons (December to February, June to August); semiarid in northeast
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: 21.57%
permanent crops: 8.92%
other: 69.51% (2005)
90 sq km (2003)
66 cu km (1970)
total: 0.3 cu km/yr (43%/17%/40%)
per capita: 10 cu m/yr (2002)
NA
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
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