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World > Africa >
Burundi > Geography (Facts)
| Burundi - Geography (Facts) |
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| 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
land: 25,650 sq km
water: 2,180 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; two wet seasons (February to May and September to November), and two dry seasons (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: Heha 2,670 m |
| Natural resources: |
nickel, uranium, rare earth oxides, peat, cobalt, copper, platinum, vanadium, arable land, hydropower, niobium, tantalum, gold, tin, tungsten, kaolin, limestone |
| Land use: |
arable land: 35.57%
permanent crops: 13.12%
other: 51.31% (2005) |
| Irrigated land: |
210 sq km (2003) |
| 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, Wetlands
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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