{"id":371734,"date":"2026-09-14T13:56:10","date_gmt":"2026-09-14T08:26:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=371734"},"modified":"2026-09-14T13:56:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T08:26:10","slug":"key-facts-about-burundi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/key-facts-about-burundi\/","title":{"rendered":"Key Facts About Burundi"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"content-box-green\">\n<p><b>News:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi held a bilateral meeting with H.E. \u00c9variste Ndayishimiye, Chairperson of the African Union and President of the Republic of Burundi.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"red-h2-box\">Key Facts About Burundi<\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 419px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cdn.britannica.com\/83\/7183-050-15039B08\/Burundi-map-boundaries-cities-locator.jpg?resize=419%2C314&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Burundi \" width=\"419\" height=\"314\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Britannica<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a<strong> landlocked country<\/strong> located in<\/span><b> east-central Africa.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Boundaries: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is bounded by<\/span><b> Rwanda<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to the north<\/span><b>, Tanzania <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to the east and south, <\/span><b>Lake Tanganyika <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to the southwest, and the <\/span><b>Democratic Republic of the Congo <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to the west.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Climate: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has a <\/span><b>mild climate due to its high altitude, with cooler conditions in the plateaus.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Geography:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Its geography comprises<strong> four major regions &#8211;<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><b>the Central Plateau, the Eastern Plateau, the Northern Plateau, and the Western Rift Valley.\u00a0<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Central Plateau: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Central Plateau <strong>constitutes a rolling landscape<\/strong> with elevations averaging around 5,600 feet (1,700 meters).\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This region <strong>serves as a watershed, providing for several rivers.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Eastern Plateau: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is characterized by its<strong> lower elevations, gradually descends towards the Tanzanian border.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Northern Plateau:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It exhibits a <strong>mountainous terrain <\/strong>and f<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">eatures the<\/span><b> Kibira National Park<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Western Rift Valley: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is also known as the <strong>Albertine Rift and is <b>a part of the East African Rift System.<\/b><\/strong><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It encompasses <\/span><b>Lake Tanganyika and its steep, mountainous borders.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Rivers: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Several significant rivers flow through <\/span>Burundi, including the<b> Ruvubu, Kagera, and the Malagarasi.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Lake: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Its major lake is <\/span><b>Lake Tanganyika. <\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the world&#8217;s<\/span><b> longest freshwater lake and the second-deepest in the world.<\/b><b><br \/>\n<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Resources:<\/strong> It has significant amounts of <strong>peat, nickel, gold deposits.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Current Context:<\/strong> The <strong>current Chairperson of the <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/african-union\/\">African Union (AU)<\/a><\/strong> for <strong>2026<\/strong> is <strong>\u00c9variste Ndayishimiye<\/strong>, <strong>President of Burundi<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi held a bilateral meeting with H.E. \u00c9variste Ndayishimiye, Chairperson of the African Union and President of the Republic of Burundi. Key Facts About Burundi It is a landlocked country located in east-central Africa. 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