Info about Burundi

Wedged between Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Rwanda in east-central Africa, Burundi occupies a high plateau divided by several deep valleys. It is equal in size to Maryland.

Capital
Bujumbura - 378 000 people
all city from Burundi

Country lead by
President: Pierre Nkurunziza (2005)

Population
8,090,068 (growth rate: 3.7%); birth rate: 42.2/1000; infant mortality rate: 63.1/1000; life expectancy: 50.8; density per sq mi: 817

Land Area
9,903 sq mi (25,649 sq km); total area: 10,745 sq mi (27,830 sq km)

Monetary unit
Burundi franc

Language
Kirundi and French (official), Swahili

Ethnicity
Hutu (Bantu) 85%, Tutsi (Hamitic) 14%, Twa (Pygmy) 1%

Religion
Roman Catholic 62%, indigenous 23%, Islam 10%, Protestant 5%

Transportation
Railways: 0 km. Highways: total: 14,480 km; paved: 1,028 km; unpaved: 13,452 km (1999 est.). Waterways: mainly on Lake Tanganyika (2004). Ports and harbors: Bujumbura. Airports: 8 (2004 est.).

Internet tld
.bi

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