pygmies can be found in rwanda, burundi, uganda, the democratic republic of the congo, the central african republic, cameroon, equatorial guinea, gabon, angola, botswana, namibia, and zambia. most of these groups are partly hunter-gatherers. they get food from the environment and trade it with nearby farmers. from the farmers they get crops and tools. there are about 250,000-600,000 pygmies living in the congo rainforest.