LOCATION:
Eastern Africa, bordering the Indian Ocean, between Somalia and Tanzania.
AREA:
total: 580,367 sq kmcountry comparison to the world: 48
land: 569,140 sq km
water: 11,227 sq km
land: 569,140 sq km
water: 11,227 sq km
LAND BOUNDRIES:
total: 3,477 km
border countries: Ethiopia 861 km, Somalia 682 km, Sudan 232 km, Tanzania 769 km, Uganda 933 km.
border countries: Ethiopia 861 km, Somalia 682 km, Sudan 232 km, Tanzania 769 km, Uganda 933 km.
ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES:
water pollution from urban and industrial wastes; degradation of water quality from increased use of pesticides and fertilizers; water hyacinth infestation in Lake Victoria; deforestation; soil erosion; desertification; poaching.
INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS:
party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands, Whaling
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements.
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements.
POPULATION:
39,002,772
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