!!!Burundi: Geography ||Location|Central Africa, east of Democratic Republic of the Congo ||Geographic Coordinates|3 30 S, 30 00 E[{GoogleMap location='-3.5,30.0' zoom='4'}] ||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|http://www.wolframalpha.com] we are listing mountain list of [Geonames|http://www.geonames.org] only:__\\According to [Geonames|http://www.geonames.org]: 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@global-geography.org|mailto:office@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|http://www.wolframalpha.com]: Bujumbura; Muyinga; Ruyigi; Ngozi; Gitega\\According to [Geonames|http://www.geonames.org]: Bujumbura; Muyinga; Ruyigi; Gitega; Ngozi\\\\\__Attempted Explanation:__ Please help us to try to explain the discrepancies by sending us helpful information to [office@global-geography.org|mailto:office@global-geography.org] \\[Important Cities|Geography/Africa/Burundi/Geography/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