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Rwanda is located in Central Africa surrounded by land boundaries from all sides. The Rwanda land boundaries are formed mainly by its neighboring countries.
Rwanda a country locked by land. The land boundaries of Rwanda are formed by its neighboring countries. Rwanda has Tanzania, Uganda, Burundi and Democratic Republic of Congo as its neighboring countries. Uganda is in the north of Rwanda, Tanzania is to the east of Rwanda, Burundi is to the south and Democratic Republic of Congo to the west of Rwanda. Rwanda lies 75 miles south of the equator in the Tropic of Capricorn,1,250 miles east of the Atlantic Ocean and 880 miles west of the Indian Ocean.
The Rwanda land boundaries are 893 Km in area. The border of Burundi is 290 Km, The border of Tanzania is 217 Km, the border of Uganda is 169 Km and the border of Democratic Republic of the Congo 217 km Along side the border of Democratic Republic of the Congo lies the volcanic mountain range of Birunga Mountains. There is no coastline because of the land boundaries of Rwanda. The geographical location of Rwanda has opened ways to many modes of transportation. The road transportation is quite developed in Rwanda.
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