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Rwanda

At 26,338 square kilometres (10,169 sq mi), Rwanda is the world's 149th-largest country, and the fourth smallest on the African mainland after Gambia, Eswatini, and Djibouti. It is comparable in size to Burundi, Haiti and Albania. 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.

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Name: Rwanda topographic map, elevation, terrain.

Location: Rwanda (-2.83976 28.86170 -1.04741 30.89907)

Average elevation: 5,331 ft

Minimum elevation: 2,740 ft

Maximum elevation: 14,219 ft

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