Hilly and mountainous dropping to a plateau in east some plains
Climate
Equatorial; high plateau with considerable altitude variation (772 m to 2 670 m above sea level); average annual temperature varies with altitude from 23 to 17 degrees centigrade but is generally moderate as the average altitude is about 1 700 m; average annual rainfall is about 150 cm; two wet seasons (February to May and September to November) and two dry seasons (June to August and December to January)
Natural Hazards
Hilly and mountainous dropping to a plateau in east some plains
Note:
Landlocked; straddles crest of the Nile-Congo watershed; the Kagera which drains into Lake Victoria is the most remote headstream of the White Nile
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