Geography Of Burundi

Location	Central Africa, east of Democratic Republic of the Congo
Geographic coordinates	3 30 S, 30 00 E
Map references	africa
Area	total: 27,830 sq km water: 2,180 sq km land: 25,650 sq km
Area comparative	slightly smaller than Maryland
Land boundaries	total: 974 km border countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo 233 km, Rwanda 290 km, Tanzania 451 km
Coastline	0 km (landlocked)
Maritime claims	none (landlocked)
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; wet seasons from February to May and September to November, and dry seasons from June to August and December to January
Terrain	hilly and mountainous, dropping to a plateau in east, some plains
Elevation extremes	lowest point: Lake Tanganyika 772 m highest point: Mount Heha 2,670 m
Natural resources	nickel, uranium, rare earth oxides, peat, cobalt, copper, platinum (not yet exploited), vanadium, arable land, hydropower
Land use	arable land: 35.05% permanent crops: 14.02% other: 50.93% (2001)
Irrigated land	740 sq km (1998 est.)
Natural hazards	flooding, landslides, drought
Environment - current issues	soil erosion as a result of overgrazing and the expansion of agriculture into marginal lands; deforestation (little forested land remains because of uncontrolled cutting of trees for fuel); habitat loss threatens wildlife populations
Environment - international agreements	party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Ozone Layer Protection signed, but not ratified: Law of the Sea
Geography 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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This information was reproduced in part from the CIA World Fact book.

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