Burundi
Position: Central-Eastern Africa
Position: Central-Eastern Africa
| International name: | Burundi |
| Local name: | Burundi |
| AREA ................................................ | 27.830 kmq |
| POPULATION .................................. | 6.231.221 in. |
| DENSITY ......................................... | 223,9 in/kmq |
| CAPITAL .......................................... | Bujumbura |
| LANGUAGES .................................... | Kirundi (official), French (official), Swahili (along Lake Tanganyika and in the Bujumbura area) |
| RELIGIONS ...................................... | Christian 67% (Roman Catholic 62%, Protestant 5%), indigenous beliefs 23%, Muslim 10% |
| CURRENCY ...................................... | Burundi franc (BIF) |
| GDP per CAPITA ............................. | 677 $ (2004) |
| HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX .. | 0,287 (164th place) |
| LOWEST POINT ............................... | Lake Tanganyika 772 m |
| HIGHEST POINT .............................. | Heha 2670 m |
| INDEPENDENCE ............................... | 1 July 1962 (from UN trusteeship under Belgian administration) |
| INSTITUTIONAL FORM ................... | Republic |
| WEB DOMAIN .................................. | .bi |
| COUNTRY CODE .............................. | +257 |
Central-Eastern Africa country
| Bujumbura | 31/10/2025 | 13:14 | ( GMT+2 ) |
Courtesy from CIA World Factbook