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Area > Comparative
slightly smaller than Maryland |
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Area > Land
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25,650 sq km |
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[144th of 238]
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Definition: Geography > Area > Land |
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Source: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006
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Area > Total
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27,830 sq km |
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[151st of 250]
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Definition: Geography > Area > Total |
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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Capital city with population
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Bujumbura - 300,000 |
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Definition: Geography > Capital city with population |
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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) |
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Definition: Geography > Climate |
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Source: United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook, City Population, CIA World Factbook, World Gazetteer, Official government websites. |
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Forested Land
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3.7% |
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[169th of 193]
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Definition: Geography > Forested Land |
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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Geographic coordinates
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3 30 S, 30 00 E |
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Definition: Geography > Geographic coordinates |
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Source: FAO |
Land boundaries > Border countries
Democratic Republic of the Congo 233 km, Rwanda 290 km, Tanzania 451 km |
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Definition: Geography > Land boundaries > Border countries |
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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Land use > Arable land
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35.57% |
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[16th of 258]
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Definition: Geography > Land use > Arable land |
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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Largest city
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Bujumbura |
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Definition: Geography > Largest city |
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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Largest city population
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278,000 |
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[129th of 174]
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Definition: Geography > Largest city population |
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Source: United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook |
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Largest city with population
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Bujumbura - 300,000 |
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Definition: Geography > Largest city with population |
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Source: United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook |
Location
Central Africa, east of Democratic Republic of the Congo |
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Definition: Geography > Location |
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Source: United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook, City Population, CIA World Factbook, World Gazetteer, Official government websites. |
Map references
Africa |
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Definition: Geography > Map references |
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
Natural hazards
flooding, landslides, drought |
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Definition: Geography > Natural hazards |
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Source: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006
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Natural resources
nickel, uranium, rare earth oxides, peat, cobalt, copper, platinum, vanadium, arable land, hydropower, niobium, tantalum, gold, tin, tungsten, kaolin, limestone |
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Definition: Geography > Natural resources |
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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Population density
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223.62 people per sqkm |
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[51st of 256]
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Definition: Geography > Population density |
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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Population density > people per sq. km
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293.91 people/m²
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[32nd of 204]
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Definition: Geography > Population density > people per sq. km |
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Source: Heal The World Foundation. |
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Surface area > sq. km
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27,830 km²
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[142nd of 206]
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Definition: Geography > Surface area > sq. km |
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Source: World Development Indicators database |
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tallest mountains > Mountain
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south east of Heha |
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Definition: Geography > tallest mountains > Mountain |
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Source: World Development Indicators database |
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