חיפוש ברשת מילון חיפוש בפורום
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חיפוש ברשת מילון חיפוש בפורום |
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| CIA World Factbook 2005 | הורד מילון בבילון 9 למחשב שלך |
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Location: |
Central Africa, east of Democratic Republic of the Congo |
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Geographic coordinates:
| 2 00 S, 30 00 E |
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Map references:
| Africa |
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Area:
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total: 26,338 sq km
land: 24,948 sq km water: 1,390 sq km |
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Area - comparative:
| slightly smaller than Maryland |
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Land boundaries:
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total: 893 km
border countries: Burundi 290 km, Democratic Republic of the Congo 217 km, Tanzania 217 km, Uganda 169 km |
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Coastline:
| 0 km (landlocked) |
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Maritime claims:
| none (landlocked) |
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Climate:
| temperate; two rainy seasons (February to April, November to January); mild in mountains with frost and snow possible |
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Terrain:
| mostly grassy uplands and hills; relief is mountainous with altitude declining from west to east |
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Elevation extremes:
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lowest point: Rusizi River 950 m
highest point: Volcan Karisimbi 4,519 m |
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Natural resources:
| gold, cassiterite (tin ore), wolframite (tungsten ore), methane, hydropower, arable land |
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Land use:
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arable land: 40.54%
permanent crops: 12.16% other: 47.3% (2001) |
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Irrigated land:
| 40 sq km (1998 est.) |
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Natural hazards:
| periodic droughts; the volcanic Virunga mountains are in the northwest along the border with Democratic Republic of the Congo |
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Environment - current issues:
| deforestation results from uncontrolled cutting of trees for fuel; overgrazing; soil exhaustion; soil erosion; widespread poaching |
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Environment - international agreements:
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party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Ozone Layer Protection
signed, but not ratified: Law of the Sea |
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Geography - note:
| landlocked; most of the country is savanna grassland with the population predominantly rural |
More about Rwanda:
| CIA World Factbook 2005 | הורד מילון בבילון 9 למחשב שלך |
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Location: |
Central Africa, east of Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
Geographic coordinates:
| 2 00 S, 30 00 E |
|
Map references:
| Africa |
|
Area:
|
total: 26,338 sq km
land: 24,948 sq km water: 1,390 sq km |
|
Area - comparative:
| slightly smaller than Maryland |
|
Land boundaries:
|
total: 893 km
border countries: Burundi 290 km, Democratic Republic of the Congo 217 km, Tanzania 217 km, Uganda 169 km |
|
Coastline:
| 0 km (landlocked) |
|
Maritime claims:
| none (landlocked) |
|
Climate:
| temperate; two rainy seasons (February to April, November to January); mild in mountains with frost and snow possible |
|
Terrain:
| mostly grassy uplands and hills; relief is mountainous with altitude declining from west to east |
|
Elevation extremes:
|
lowest point: Rusizi River 950 m
highest point: Volcan Karisimbi 4,519 m |
|
Natural resources:
| gold, cassiterite (tin ore), wolframite (tungsten ore), methane, hydropower, arable land |
|
Land use:
|
arable land: 40.54%
permanent crops: 12.16% other: 47.3% (2001) |
|
Irrigated land:
| 40 sq km (1998 est.) |
|
Natural hazards:
| periodic droughts; the volcanic Virunga mountains are in the northwest along the border with Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
Environment - current issues:
| deforestation results from uncontrolled cutting of trees for fuel; overgrazing; soil exhaustion; soil erosion; widespread poaching |
|
Environment - international agreements:
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party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Ozone Layer Protection
signed, but not ratified: Law of the Sea |
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Geography - note:
| landlocked; most of the country is savanna grassland with the population predominantly rural |
More about Rwanda: