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Continent | Africa[1] |
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Region | East Africa |
Coordinates | 3°30′S 30°0′E / 3.500°S 30.000°E |
Area | Ranked 142nd |
• Total | 27,830 km2 (10,750 sq mi) |
• Land | 92.2% |
• Water | 7.8% |
Coastline | 0 km (0 mi) |
Borders | 1,140 km (DRC 236 km, Rwanda 315 km, Tanzania 589 km) |
Highest point | Mount Heha 2684 m |
Lowest point | Lake Tanganyika 772 m |
Longest river | Ruvubu 300 km |
Largest lake | Lake Tanganyika |
Burundi is located in East Africa, to the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, at the coordinates 3°30′S 30°0′E / 3.500°S 30.000°E.