Premise: Burundi ( [ bəˈrʊndi ] or [ bəˈrʌndi ] ) , officially the Republic of Burundi ( Republika y' Uburundi , [ buˈɾundi ] République du Burundi , [ buʁundi ] or [ byʁyndi ] ) , is a landlocked country in the African Great Lakes region of East Africa , bordered by Rwanda to the north , Tanzania to the east and south , and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west . One of the smallest countries in Africa , Burundi has an equatorial climate . Rwanda ( [ ɹuːˈɑːndə ] or [ ɹuːˈændə ] ; U Rwanda [ u.ɾɡwanda ] ) , officially the Republic of Rwanda ( Repubulika y' u Rwanda République du Rwanda ) , is a sovereign state in Central and East Africa and one of the smallest countries on the African mainland .
Hypothesis: Burundi is one of the smallest countries in northern Africa.
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