Official English Name: Republic of Burundi
Official Local Name(s): Republika y'Uburundi (Kirundi)
République du Burundi (French)
Common English Name: Burundi
Capital: Gitega

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Official Language(s)

Kirundi, French
Secondary Languages: Swahili, English

Resources

Nickel, Uranium, Rare earth oxides, Peat, Cobalt, Copper, Platinum, Vanadium, Arable land, Hydropower, Niobium, Tantalum, Gold, Tin, Tungsten, Kaolin, Limestone,

Neighbors

Rwanda (North), Tanzania (South and East), Democratic Republic of the Congo (Northwest)

Ethnic groups

Hutu (85%), Tutsi (14%), Twa (1%)

People

Est. Population:

11,099,298

Demonym:

Burundian

Religions:

Roman Catholic (62.1%)
Protestant (23.9%)
Muslim (2.5%)

Largest City:

Bujumbura (751,000)

Geography

Region:

Central Africa

Bodies of Water:

None (Landlocked)

Total Area:

27,830 km2 (92.3% land, 7.7% water)

Total Land:

1,140 km

Total Coastline:

0 km (Landlocked)

Climate

Equitorial

Terrain:

Hilly and mountainous
Eastern plateau
Some plains

Highest Point

Heha (2,670 m)

Lowest Point

Lake Tanganyika (772 m)

Natural Disasters

Droughts
Flooding
Landslides

Government

Type:

Republic

Head of State and Government:

President Pierre Nkurunziza

Admin. Divisions

17 Provinces

Independence:

1 July 1962 (from Belgium)

Nat'l Symbol:

Lion

Nat'l Anthem:

Burundi Bwacu

Economy

GDP Per Capita

$800 (USD)

Currency

FBu (Burundi franc)

Exchange Rate

$1 (USD) = FBu (Burundi franc)1,770.30

Communication

Internet Code

.bi

Telephone Code

+257

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Cultural Notes

Beer is a very popular drink in Burundi and is drunk at almost every special occasion, especially urwarwa (banana beer).

Sources

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/by.html (Majority of information)
http://data.un.org/CountryProfile.aspx?crName=burundi (Bujumbura population data)
Wolfram|Alpha (Currency exchange data)
Information accurate to best of ability as of 28 October 2016

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