One of the smallest countries in Africa, Burundi is landlocked and has an equatorial climate. The country lies on a rolling plateau in the center of Africa. Deforestation of the entire country is almost completely due to overpopulation, with a mere 600 km2 remaining and an ongoing loss of about 9% per annum. There are two national parks, Kibira National Park to the northwest (a small region of rain forest, adjacent to Nyungwe Forest National Park in Rwanda), and Ruvubu National Park to the northeast (along the Rurubu River, also known as Ruvubu or Ruvuvu). Both parks were established in 1982 to conserve wildlife populations. (Wikipedia)