Burundi
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Flag Description
Divided by a white diagonal cross into red panels (top and bottom) and green panels (hoist side and outer side) with a white disk superimposed at the center bearing three red six-pointed stars outlined in green arranged in a triangular design (one star above, two stars below).

Currency
Burundi franc.

Astronomy
Today's date is September 6, 2008. There is currently a New Moon.

Location
Central africa, east of democratic republic of the congo.

Climate
Equatorial; high plateau with considerable altitude variation (772 m to 2,670 m above sea level); average annual temperature varies with altitude from 23 to 17 degrees centigrade but is generally moderate as the average altitude is about 1,700 m; average annual rainfall is about 150 cm; wet seasons from february to may and september to november, and dry seasons from june to august and december to january.

Terrain
Hilly and mountainous, dropping to a plateau in east, some plains.

Elevation Extremes
The lowest point is at Lake Tanganyika 772 m. The highest point is at Mount Heha 2,670 m.

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Burundi

This is a map of Burundi. The map illustrates the location of Bujumbura and its proximity to Bubanza, Gitega, Bururi, and the Lake Tangarryika.

Other countries on this map include: Rwanda / Dem. Rep. Of the Congo / Tanzania

Burundi News:
'Plot' to kill Burundi rebel head
Agathon Rwasa, the leader of Burundi's last active rebel group - the FNL - says there is a plot to assasinate him.
Burundi arrests 'rebel recruits'
Burundi's army says it has arrested more than 100 recruits of the country's last active rebel group.

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