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Burundi occupies an area equal to 27,830 square kilometres (10,750 sq mi) in size, of which 25,680 square kilometres (9,920 sq mi) is land. The country has 1,140 kilometres (710 mi) of land border: 236 kilometres (147 mi) of which is shared with the Democratic Republic of the Congo, 315 kilometres (196 mi) with Rwanda and 589 kilometres (366 mi) with Tanzania.
Below is a list of countries in Africa by area. [1] Algeria has been the largest country in Africa and the Arab world since the division of Sudan in 2011. The largest African country not located in the Arab world is the Democratic Republic of the Congo located in Central Africa, which is also the second largest in the continent.
Dymaxion map of the world with the 30 largest countries and territories by area. This is a list of the world's countries and their dependencies, ranked by total area, including land and water. This list includes entries that are not limited to those in the ISO 3166-1 standard, which covers sovereign states and dependent territories.
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Burundi: Burundi is a small sovereign country located in the Great Lakes region of Africa. [1] Geographically isolated, facing population pressures and having sparse resources, Burundi has the lowest GDP per capita in the world, arguably making it the poorest country on ...
The following table presents a listing of Burundi's 18 provinces ranked in order of their surface area. [1] The provinces of Burundi. Rank Province km² 1 Ruyigi: 2,339 2
Burundi, [b] officially the Republic of Burundi, [c] is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is located in the Great Rift Valley at the junction between the African Great Lakes region and Southeast Africa, with a population of over 14 million people. [ 14 ]
Topography of Burundi. Burundi is mostly between 1,500 and 2,000 metres (4,900 and 6,600 ft) above sea level. The highest ridges reach 2,670 metres (8,760 ft) and the lowest area is at 774 metres (2,539 ft) beside Lake Tanganyika. It can be divided into four general topological zones: the Plain zone, holding the natural region of Imbo, with an ...
The commune of Buyenzi ( Wilaya ya Buyenzi, in Swahili) is a historic commune (District) of Bujumbura Mairie Province in western Burundi.The district is known for its Swahili heritage and influence not just in Bujumbura but Burundi as a whole.