Worth knowing
Burundi
Water from Burundi's hills runs down the Kagera River, the Nile's most remote headstream, into Lake Victoria, and then north for thousands of kilometres to the Mediterranean.
Where its story happens
The Nile's southern source, Mount Kikizi, at 3.91°S, 29.84°E. It's the place the game marks on the globe once the country is found. See it on a map.
Five things to know about Burundi
In Geodar these are the five clues to this country, and it counts as one of the hard countries. The game asks the hardest clue first. Here the easiest comes first.
- Where it is. It's Burundi, a small country in East Africa, between Rwanda and Tanzania. See Burundi on a map.
- It is small, hilly and landlocked, its largest city is Bujumbura, and its near-twin to the north is Rwanda.
- Its western edge runs along Lake Tanganyika, the longest freshwater lake in the world.
- Its ritual of the royal drum is UNESCO-listed: a dozen or more drums in a half circle around a central one.
- The most southerly source of the Nile rises in this small country's hills.