Republic of Burundi | |
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| Capital | Gitega (political)
Bujumbura (economic)[a] 3°30′S 30°00′E / 3.500°S 30.000°E |
| Largest city | Bujumbura[a] |
| Official languages | Kirundi (national and official) French (official) English (official) |
| Ethnic groups ([1]) | |
| Religion (2015)[2] |
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| Demonym(s) | Burundian |
| Government | Unitary dominant-party presidential constitutional republic |
| Évariste Ndayishimiye | |
| Alain-Guillaume Bunyoni | |
| Prosper Bazombanza | |
| Legislature | Parliament |
| Senate | |
| National Assembly | |
| Status | |
| 1945–1962 | |
• Independence from Belgium | 1 July 1962 |
• Republic | 28 November 1966 |
| 28 February 2005 | |
| Area | |
• Total | 27,834 km2 (10,747 sq mi)[3] (142nd) |
• Water (%) | 10[4] |
| Population | |
• 2020 estimate | 11,865,821[5] (84th) |
• 2008 census | 8,053,574[3] |
• Density | 401.6/km2 (1,040.1/sq mi) (20th) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2019 estimate |
• Total | $8.380 billion |
• Per capita | $727[6] |
| GDP (nominal) | 2019 estimate |
• Total | $3.573 billion |
• Per capita | $310[6] |
| Gini (2013) | 39.2[7] medium |
| HDI (2019) |  0.433[8]low · 185th |
| Currency | Burundian franc (FBu) (BIF) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (CAT) |
| Date format | dd/mm/yyyy |
| Driving side | right |
| Calling code | +257 |
| ISO 3166 code | BI |
| Internet TLD | .bi |
Burundi
Burundi, officially the Republic of Burundi, is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley where the African Great Lakes region and East Africa converge. It is bordered by Rwanda to the north, Tanzania to the east and southeast, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west; Lake Tanganyika lies along its southwestern border. The capital cities are Gitega and Bujumbura.