TOTAL AREA: 2344858 SQ KM LAND AREA: 2267048 SQ KM WATER AREA: 77810 SQ KM COMPARATIVE SIZE TO US: ABOUT 1/4 THE SIZE OF USA LANDS & BODIES OF WATER THAT BORDER dpc: ANGOLA, BURUNDI, CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC, REPUBLIC OF CONGO, RWANDA, SOUTH SUDAN, TANZANIA, UGANDA, ZAMBIA TOTAL DISTANCE OF LAND BOUNDARIES: 10481 KM TOTAL DISTANCE OF COAST LINES: 37 KM DESCRIPTION OF CLIMATE: TROPICAL, HOT/HUMID IN RIVER BASIN, COOLER/DRIER IN SOUTH HIGHLANDS, COOL/WET IN EASTERN HIGHLANDS, NORTH OF EQUATOR, WET SEASON(a-O), DRY SEASON(d-f), SOUTH OF EQUATOR, WET SEASON(n-m), DRY SEASON (a-o) DESCRIPTION OF TERRAIN: VAST CENTRAL BASIN, LOW-LYING PLATEAU, EAST MOUNTAINS POINT OF LOWEST ELEVATION: aTLANTIC OCEAN- 0 KM POINT OF HIGHEST ELEVATION: pIC mARGUERITE - 5110 km