| Climate Rwanda :
| temperate; two rainy seasons (February to April, November to January); mild in mountains with frost and snow possible
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| Terrain Rwanda :
| mostly grassy uplands and hills; relief is mountainous with altitude declining from west to east
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| Elevation extremes lowest Rwanda :
| Rusizi River 950 m
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| Elevation extremes highest Rwanda :
| Volcan Karisimbi 4,519 m
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| Natural resources Rwanda :
| gold, cassiterite (tin ore), wolframite (tungsten ore), methane, hydropower, arable land
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| Land use arableland Rwanda :
| 40,54%
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| Irrigated land Rwanda :
| 40 sq km (1998 est.)
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| Natural hazards Rwanda :
| 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 Rwanda :
| deforestation results from uncontrolled cutting of trees for fuel; overgrazing; soil exhaustion; soil erosion; widespread poaching
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| Geography note Rwanda :
| landlocked; most of the country is savanna grassland with the population predominantly rural
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