Capital of Burundi:
Gitega (political),
Bujumbura (economic)
Area of Burundi: 27,834 km² (10,747 mi²) (
145th)
Population of Burundi: 14,047,786 (
78th) - (2024 est.)
Location: Eastern Africa
Languages of Burundi: Kirundi (official) only: 29.7%, French (official) only: 0.3%, Kirundi and French: 8.4%, Kurundi, French and English: 2.4%, Swahili only: 0.2%, other language combinations: 2%, unspecified: 56.9% (2008 est.)
— note: Data represents only languages read and written by people 10 years of age or older; spoken Kirundi is nearly universal. Religions of Burundi: Christian 93.9% (
Roman Catholic 63.7%,
Protestant 25.2% other
Christian 4.5%),
Traditional faiths 4.3%,
Muslim (mainly
Sunni) 2.1%,
other /
none 0.2% (2020 est.)
Ethnic groups in Burundi: Hutu (
Bantu) 85%,
Tutsi 14%,
Twa (
Pygmy) 1% (2020 est.)
Currency:
Burundian franc (FBu) (
BIF)
Calling code: (
+257)
Organizations: United Nations
Border countries (3):
Democratic Republic of the Congo 236 km,
Rwanda 315 km,
Tanzania 589 km.
Coastline: 0 km (landlocked)
Administrative divisions of Burundi
18 provinces:Bubanza, Bujumbura Mairie, Bujumbura Rural, Bururi, Cankuzo, Cibitoke, Gitega, Karuzi, Kayanza, Kirundo, Makamba, Muramvya, Muyinga, Mwaro, Ngozi, Rumonge, Rutana, Ruyigi.
—
note: a law was passed in March 2023 reducing the number of provinces to five: Buhumuza, Bujumbura, Burunga, Butanyerera, Gitega, with full implementation by 2025.
Natural resources: nickel,
uranium, rare earth oxides,
peat,
cobalt, copper,
platinum (not yet exploited),
vanadium,
niobium,
tantalum, gold,
tin,
tungsten,
kaolin, and
limestone. There is also arable land and the potential for hydropower.