Burundi is a small, landlocked country in the heart of Africa, covering about 10,745 square miles (27,830 km²) of green hills and high plateaus. It is one of the most mountainous countries on the continent, rising to Mount Heha at about 8,806 feet (2,684 m), and its western edge drops steeply to the shores of Lake Tanganyika.
Its most famous natural landmark is Lake Tanganyika, the second-deepest and one of the oldest lakes on Earth, plunging about 4,820 feet (1,470 m) at its deepest point. Hundreds of kinds of colorful cichlid fish live in its clear waters and nowhere else. The lion appears on the national coat of arms.
High in the northwest, the misty rainforest of Kibira National Park shelters chimpanzees, colobus monkeys and many kinds of birds found only in the Albertine Rift mountains. Near the lake, Rusizi National Park is home to hippos, crocodiles and sitatunga antelope, and the royal drummers of Burundi are famous around the world.
Did You Know? A small stone pyramid at Rutovu marks a spring that Burundi counts as the southernmost source of the Nile, more than 4,000 miles (6,400 km) from the Mediterranean.
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