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Rwanda sits at the hub of Africa at the center of the Albertine Rift, where deep volcanic forces are pressing the continental plates apart. Rwanda is a landlocked republic situated on the eastern rim of the Great Rift Valley, on the watershed between Africa's two largest river systems: the Nile and the Congo. Much of the country is impressively mountainous, the highest peak being Karisimbi (4,507m) in the volcanic Virunga chain protected by the Parc des Volcans. The largest body of water is Lake Kivu, but numerous other lakes are dotted around the country, notably Burera, Ruhondo, Muhazi and Mugesera, some of which have erratic shapes following the contours of the steep mountains that enclose them.
Rwanda is the bridge between the forest ecosystems of the Congo basin and the great rift valleys of the east. It shares in the biological riches of both worlds, offering a concentration of biodiversity found nowhere else in Africa.
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