Editing Geography of Burundi (section)

==Physical geography==
[[Burundi]] occupies an area equal to {{convert|27830|km2}} in size, of which {{convert|25680|km2}} is land. The country has {{convert|1140|km}} of land border: {{convert|236|km}} of which is shared with the Democratic Republic of the Congo, {{convert|315|km}} with [[Rwanda]] and {{convert|589|km}} with [[Tanzania]]. As a landlocked country, Burundi possesses no coastline. It straddles the crest of the [[Congo–Nile Divide]] which separates the basins of the [[Congo River|Congo]] and [[Nile]] rivers. The farthest headwaters of the Nile, the [[Ruvyironza River]], has its source in Burundi.

===Terrain===
The terrain of Burundi is hilly and mountainous, dropping to a plateau in the east. The southern and eastern [[plain]]s have been categorised by the [[World Wide Fund for Nature]] as part of the [[Central Zambezian miombo woodlands]] ecoregion.

The lowest point in the country is at [[Lake Tanganyika]], at {{convert|772|m}}, with the highest point being on [[Mount Heha]], at {{convert|2684|m}}.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.countriesquest.com/africa/burundi/land_and_resources.htm| title = Burundi, land and resources}}</ref> Natural hazards are posed in Burundi by flooding and lands.

=== Forests ===
In Burundi [[forest cover]] is around 11% of the total land area, equivalent to 279,640 hectares (ha) of forest in 2020, up from 276,480 hectares (ha) in 1990. In 2020, naturally regenerating forest covered 166,670 hectares (ha) and planted forest covered 112,970 hectares (ha). Of the naturally regenerating forest 23% was reported to be [[primary forest]] (consisting of native tree species with no clearly visible indications of human activity) and around 41% of the forest area was found within protected areas. For the year 2015, 100% of the forest area was reported to be under [[State ownership|public ownership]].<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://openknowledge.fao.org/server/api/core/bitstreams/a6e225da-4a31-4e06-818d-ca3aeadfd635/content |title=Terms and Definitions FRA 2025 Forest Resources Assessment, Working Paper 194 |publisher=Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |year=2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Global Forest Resources Assessment 2020, Burundi |url=https://fra-data.fao.org/assessments/fra/2020/BDI/home/overview |website=Food Agriculture Organization of the United Nations}}</ref>

===Natural resources===
Burundi possesses reserves of: [[nickel]], [[uranium]], rare earth oxides, [[peat]], [[cobalt]], copper, [[platinum]] (not yet exploited), [[vanadium]], [[niobium]], [[tantalum]], gold, [[tin]], [[tungsten]], [[kaolin]], and [[limestone]]. There is also arable land and the potential for hydropower. Burundi has {{convert|214.3|km2}} of land that is irrigated. The table below describes land use in Burundi.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+Land use
|-
! Use !! Percentage of Area
|-
! arable land
| 42.83
|-
! permanent crops
| 13.63
|-
! other
| 43.54
|-
|}