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The Kagera and Ruvubu rivers, part of the upper Nile Enlargeable, detailed map 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. [7]
Rwanda is a small landlocked sovereign country located in the Great Lakes region of east-central Africa, bordered by Uganda, Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Tanzania. [1] Home to approximately 10.1 million people, Rwanda supports the densest population in continental Africa, with most of the population engaged in subsistence ...
A significant portion of Rwanda's economy is based on mineral extraction. Rwanda is the foremost producer of tungsten in Africa, producing 70% of Africa's total output. Rwanda is Africa's second highest producer of tin and coltan, accounting for 20% and 30% of the country's output, respectively. Rwanda also produces 9% of the world's tantalum.
Rwanda joined the East African Community in 2007, and has ratified a plan for monetary union amongst the seven member nations, [175] which could eventually lead to a common East African shilling. [176] Rwanda is a country of few natural resources, [133] and the economy is based mostly on subsistence agriculture by local farmers using simple ...
Rwanda geography stubs (95 P) Pages in category "Geography of Rwanda" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. This list may not reflect recent ...
The Virunga Mountains (also known as Mufumbiro [1]) are a chain of volcanoes in East Africa, in the area where Rwanda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and Uganda meet. The mountain range is a branch of the Albertine Rift Mountains, which border the western branch of the East African Rift.
The elevation of the mountains west of the lake (which is currently the Kahuzi-Biega National Park, one of the largest reserves of eastern lowland (or Grauer's) gorillas in the world), combined with the elevation of the eastern rift (located in eastern Rwanda) would be responsible for the drainage of water from central Rwanda in the actual Lake ...
It is located at the base of Rwanda's largest volcano, the Kalisimbi Volcanic mountain. Lake Ruhondo and is one of two lakes formed out of volcanic activity from Sabyinyo Volcanic mountain which caused outpouring of lava across a river valley that solidified and cooled.