Burundi: Geography#
| Location | Central Africa, east of Democratic Republic of the Congo |
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| Geographic Coordinates | 3 30 S, 30 00 E -3.5,30.0 |
| Area | total: 27,830 sq km land: 25,680 sq km water: 2,150 sq km [Verified in 8 databases] |
| Land boundaries | total: 1,140 km border countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo 236 km, Rwanda 315 km, Tanzania 589 km |
| Coastline | 0 km (landlocked) |
| Elevation Extremes | lowest point: Lake Tanganyika 772 m highest point: Heha 2,670 m |
| Highest Mountains | As there is no entry in Wolfram we are listing mountain list of Geonames only: According to Geonames: Cendajuru 2216 m; Rumonyi 2210 m; Rwengero 2201 m; Musongati 2169 m; Sanzu 2122 m Attempted Explanation: Please help us to try to explain the discrepancies by sending us helpful information to office nospam@TUGraz.at @global-geography.org |
| Terrain | hilly and mountainous, dropping to a plateau in east, some plains |
| Natural Hazards | flooding; landslides; drought |
| Natural Resource | nickel, uranium, rare earth oxides, peat, cobalt, copper, platinum, vanadium, arable land, hydropower, niobium, tantalum, gold, tin, tungsten, kaolin, limestone |
| Land Use | arable land: 33.06% permanent crops: 14.37% other: 52.57% (2011) |
| 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; two wet seasons (February to May and September to November), and two dry seasons (June to August and December to January) |
| Irrigated Land | 214.3 sq km (2003) |
| Renewable Water Resources | 12.54 cu km (2011) |
| Environment_CurrentIssues | 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, Wetlands signed, but not ratified: Law of the Sea |
| Large Cities | Due to difference in city rankings taken from two data sources we are listing here both lists : According to Wolfram: Bujumbura; Muyinga; Ruyigi; Ngozi; Gitega According to Geonames: Bujumbura; Muyinga; Ruyigi; Gitega; Ngozi Attempted Explanation: Please help us to try to explain the discrepancies by sending us helpful information to office nospam@TUGraz.at @global-geography.org Important Cities |
| 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 |