!!!Rwanda: Geography ||Location|Central Africa, east of Democratic Republic of the Congo ||Geographic Coordinates|2 00 S, 30 00 E[{GoogleMap location='-2.0,30.0' zoom='4'}] ||Area |''total: ''26,338 sq km\\''land: ''24,668 sq km\\''water: ''1,670 sq km\\[[__''Verified in 8 databases''__] ||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) ||Elevation Extremes|''lowest point: ''Rusizi River 950 m\\''highest point: ''Volcan Karisimbi 4,519 m ||Highest Mountains|__Due to difference in mountain rankings taken from two data sources we are listing here both lists :__\\ According to [Wolfram|http://www.wolframalpha.com]: Mount Karisimbi 4507 m; Muhabura 4127 m; Mount Bisoke 3711 m; Mount Sabyinyo 3645 m; Gahinga 3525 m\\According to [Geonames|http://www.geonames.org]: Mont Muwogo 2990 m; Muhungwe 2928 m; Mont Kwiruhelo 2776 m; Kabuye 2643 m; Kamirantama 2598 m\\ \\__Attempted Explanation:__ Please help us to try to explain the discrepancies by sending us helpful information to [office@global-geography.org|mailto:office@global-geography.org] ||Terrain|mostly grassy uplands and hills; relief is mountainous with altitude declining from west to east ||Natural Hazards|periodic droughts; the volcanic Virunga mountains are in the northwest along the border with Democratic Republic of the Congo volcanism: Visoke (elev. 3,711 m), located on the border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo, is the country's only historically active volcano ||Natural Resource|gold, cassiterite (tin ore), wolframite (tungsten ore), methane, hydropower, arable land ||Land Use|''arable land: ''46.32%\\''permanent crops: ''9.49%\\''other: ''44.19% (2011) ||Climate|temperate; two rainy seasons (February to April, November to January); mild in mountains with frost and snow possible ||Irrigated Land|96.25 sq km (2007) ||Renewable Water Resources|9.5 cu km (2011) ||Environment_CurrentIssues|deforestation results from uncontrolled cutting of trees for fuel; overgrazing; soil exhaustion; soil erosion; widespread poaching ||Environment - international agreements|''party to: ''Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands\\''signed, but not ratified: ''Law of the Sea ||Large Cities|__Due to difference in city rankings taken from two data sources we are listing here both lists :__\\According to [Wolfram|http://www.wolframalpha.com]: Kigali; Butare; Gitarama; Ruhengeri; Gisenyi\\According to [Geonames|http://www.geonames.org]: Kigali; Butare; Gitarama; Musanze; Gisenyi\\\\\__Attempted Explanation:__ Please help us to try to explain the discrepancies by sending us helpful information to [office@global-geography.org|mailto:office@global-geography.org] \\[Important Cities|Geography/Africa/Rwanda/Geography/Important_Cities] ||Geography-note|landlocked; most of the country is savanna grassland with the population predominantly rural