{"id":28,"date":"2013-07-04T14:28:33","date_gmt":"2013-07-04T14:28:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/afrifacto.com\/burundi\/burundi-home-page\/"},"modified":"2014-06-17T10:49:04","modified_gmt":"2014-06-17T10:49:04","slug":"burundi-profile","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/afrifacto.com\/burundi\/burundi-profile\/","title":{"rendered":"Burundi Profile"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Republic of Burundi also known as \u201cthe Heart of Africa,\u201d is a landlocked country in the Great Lakes Region of Eastern Africa.<\/p>\n<p>The country has a land area of 27,834 km\u00b2 of which 25,650 square kilometers is land and 2180 square kilometers is Water<\/p>\n<p>The Republic of Burundi and lies between 2\u00ba30\u2019 and 4\u00ba30\u2019 latitude South and between 28\u00ba50\u2019 and 30\u00ba53\u201930\u2019 longitude East.<\/p>\n<p>The country is landlocked and bounded by the Rwanda to the North, Tanzania to the East and South and the Democratic Republic of Congo to the West, with its south-western border adjacent to Lake Tanganyika<\/p>\n<p>In Burundi, altitude varies between 775 metres and 2 670 metres.<\/p>\n<p>Uganda\u2019s altitude ranges from 620 meters to 5,110 meters above sea level.<\/p>\n<p>Burundi is endowed with outstanding topographical features which include the Mount Heha, forests, game parks, natural lakes, hot springs and rivers<\/p>\n<p>The country has four seasons which can be distinguished as the long dry season (June\u2013August), the short wet season (September\u2013November), the short dry season (December\u2013January), and the long wet season (February\u2013May).<\/p>\n<p>Most of Burundi receives between 1,300 and 1,600 millimeters of rainfall a year.<\/p>\n<p>The general information about Burundi is organised as follows;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/afrifacto.com\/burundi\/burundi-national-anthem\/\"><span class=\"outer\"> <span class=\"inner\"> Burundi National Anthem <\/span> <\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<span class=\"outer\"><span class=\"inner\"><a href=\"http:\/\/afrifacto.com\/burundi\/history-of-burundi\/\">Background Information<\/a> <\/span> <\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"outer\"> <span class=\"inner\"> <a href=\"http:\/\/afrifacto.com\/burundi\/executive\/\">The Executive<\/a> <\/span> <\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"outer\"> <span class=\"inner\"> <a href=\"http:\/\/afrifacto.com\/burundi\/judiciary\/\">The Judiciary<\/a> <\/span> <\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"outer\"> <span class=\"inner\"> <a href=\"http:\/\/afrifacto.com\/burundi\/burundi-legislature\/\">Burundi Legislature<\/a> <\/span> <\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"outer\"> <span class=\"inner\"> <a href=\"http:\/\/afrifacto.com\/burundi\/economy-burundi\/\">Economy of Burundi<\/a> <\/span> <\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"outer\"> <span class=\"inner\"> <a href=\"http:\/\/afrifacto.com\/burundi\/presidents-of-the-republic-of-burundi-since-independence\/\">Presidents of the Republic of Burundi since Independence<\/a><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"outer\"> <span class=\"inner\"> <a href=\"http:\/\/afrifacto.com\/burundi\/2013\/07\/08\/geography-and-climate-of-burundi\/\">Background and Geography of Burundi<\/a> <\/span> <\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"outer\"> <span class=\"inner\"> <a href=\"http:\/\/afrifacto.com\/burundi\/2014\/02\/21\/development-partners-with-burundi\/\">Development Partners of Burundi<\/a> <\/span> <\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"outer\"> <span class=\"inner\"> <a href=\"http:\/\/afrifacto.com\/burundi\/2013\/07\/08\/double-taxation-agreements-in-burundi\/\">Double Taxation treaties in Burundi<\/a> <\/span> <\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"outer\"> <span class=\"inner\"> <a href=\"http:\/\/afrifacto.com\/burundi\/2014\/02\/21\/exports-of-burundi\/\">Exports of Burundi<\/a> <\/span> <\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"outer\"> <span class=\"inner\"> <a href=\"http:\/\/afrifacto.com\/burundi\/2014\/02\/21\/international-trade-agreements-with-burundi\/\">International Trade agreements with Burundi<\/a> <\/span> <\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"outer\"> <span class=\"inner\"> <a href=\"http:\/\/afrifacto.com\/burundi\/burundi-investment-promotion-agency-api\/\">Investment Authority of Burundi <\/a> <\/span> <\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"outer\"> <span class=\"inner\"> <a href=\"http:\/\/afrifacto.com\/burundi\/2013\/07\/08\/tax-incentives-in-burundi\/\">Investment Incentives in Burundi<\/a> <\/span> <\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"outer\"> <span class=\"inner\"> <a href=\"http:\/\/afrifacto.com\/burundi\/investment-guarantees\/\">Investment Guarantees in Burundi <\/a> <\/span> <\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"outer\"> <span class=\"inner\"> <a href=\"http:\/\/afrifacto.com\/burundi\/2013\/07\/08\/investment-opportunities-in-burundi\/\">Investment Opportunities in Burundi<\/a> <\/span> <\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"outer\"> <span class=\"inner\"> <a href=\"http:\/\/afrifacto.com\/burundi\/2013\/07\/08\/international-organization-memberships-of-burundi\/\">Membership of regional and International Organization<\/a> <\/span> <\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"outer\"> <span class=\"inner\"> <a href=\"http:\/\/afrifacto.com\/burundi\/2013\/08\/07\/population-of-burundi\/\">Population and Health of Burundi<\/a> <\/span> <\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"outer\"> <span class=\"inner\"> <a href=\"http:\/\/afrifacto.com\/burundi\/2014\/04\/23\/trading-partners-burundi\/\">Trading Partners of Burundi<\/a> <\/span> <\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"outer\"> <span class=\"inner\"> <a href=\"http:\/\/afrifacto.com\/burundi\/2014\/02\/21\/natural-resources-of-burundi\/\">Natural resources of Burundi<\/a> <\/span> <\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"outer\"> <span class=\"inner\"> <a href=\"http:\/\/afrifacto.com\/burundi\/2013\/07\/08\/vision-burundi-2025\/\">Vision of Burundi 2025<\/a> <\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Republic of Burundi also known as \u201cthe Heart of Africa,\u201d is a landlocked country in the Great Lakes Region of Eastern 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