Geography of Rwanda
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| Continent | Africa |
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| Region | Central Africa |
| Coordinates | 2°00′S 30°0′E / 2.000°S 30.000°E |
| Area | Ranked 144th |
| • Total | 26,338 km2 (10,169 sq mi) |
| • Land | 97% |
| • Water | 3% |
| Coastline | 0 km (0 mi) |
| Borders | 893 km (DRC 217 km, Burundi 290 km, Tanzania 217 km, Uganda 169 km) |
| Highest point | Mount Karisimbi 4507 m |
| Lowest point | Rusizi River 950 m |
| Longest river | Nyabarongo |
| Largest lake |
Lake Kivu |
Lake Kivu
Rwanda is located in central Africa, to the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, at the co-ordinates 2°00′S 30°0′E / 2.000°S 30.000°E.
At 26,338 square kilometres (10,169 sq mi), Rwanda is the world's 149th-largest country. It is comparable in size to Haiti or the state of Massachusetts in the United States. The entire country is at a high altitude: the lowest point is the Rusizi River at 950 metres (3,117 ft) above sea level.
Rwanda is located in Central/Eastern Africa, and is bordered by the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, Uganda to the north, Tanzania to the east, and Burundi to the south. It lies a few degrees south of the equator and is landlocked. The capital, Kigali, is located near the centre of Rwanda.
The watershed between the major Congo and Nile drainage basins runs from north to south through Rwanda, with around 80 percent of the country's area draining into the Nile and 20 percent into the Congo via the Rusizi River. The country's longest river is the Nyabarongo, which rises in the south-west, flows north, east, and southeast before merging with the Ruvubu to form the Akagera; the Akagera then flows due north along the eastern border with Tanzania. The Nyabarongo-Akagera eventually drains into Lake Victoria, and its source in Nyungwe Forest is a contender for the as-yet undetermined overall source of the Nile.
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