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fiogf49gjkf0d GENERAL DESCRIPTION.
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BURUNDI IS A LAND-LOCKED COUNTRY IN THE HEART OF AFRICA,
A LITTLE SOUTH OF THE EQUATOR, ON THE EASTERN SHORE OF
LAKE TANGANYIKA. IT IS BORDERED BY RWANDA IN THE NORTH,
TANZANIA TO THE SOUTH & EAST AND CONGO TO THE WEST.
LANDSCAPE IS FEATURED BY VALLEYS, HILLS AND FORESTS. THE
WESTERN REGION IS MOUNTAINOUS STRETCHING TO THE NILE AND
THE ZAIRE RIVERS. HERE THERE IS A PLATEAU CONTAINING THE
RIVER RUVUBU, THE MOST SOUTHERN EXTENSION OF THE NILE
RIVER BASIN. IN THE WEST, THE RIVER RUZIZI FLOWS THROUGH
THE GREAT RIFT VALLEY JOINING LAKE KIVU IN THE NORTH WITH
LAKE TANGANYIKA IN THE SOUTH. IN THE EAST, THE FERTILE AREA
GIVES WAY TO SAVANNAH GRASSLAND.
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