Burundi
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Burundi (officially called the Republic of Burundi) is a small country in Africa. The capital of Burundi is Gitega. The official languages of Burundi are Kirundi, French and English. There are about eight and a half million people in Burundi. Burundi is one of the poorest countries in the world.
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Republic of Burundi
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Motto:
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Anthem: Burundi Bwacu (Kirundi) Our Burundi | |
Capital | Gitega (political)
Bujumbura (economic)[lower-alpha 1] 3°30′S 30°00′E |
Largest city | Bujumbura[lower-alpha 1] |
Official languages | Kirundi & Swahili (national and official) French (official) English (official)[1][2][3][4] |
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Demonym(s) | Burundian |
Government | Unitary dominant-party presidential constitutional republic |
Évariste Ndayishimiye | |
Gervais Ndirakobuca | |
• Vice-President | Prosper Bazombanza |
Legislature | Parliament |
Senate | |
National Assembly | |
Status | |
1945–1962 | |
• Independence from Belgium | 1 July 1962 |
• Republic | 28 November 1966 |
• Constitution of Burundi | 28 February 2005 |
Area | |
• Total | 27,834 km2 (10,747 sq mi)[7] (142nd) |
• Water (%) | 10[8] |
Population | |
• 2020 estimate | 11,865,821[9] (84th) |
• 2008 census | 8,053,574[7] |
• Density | 401.6/km2 (1,040.1/sq mi) (20th) |
GDP (PPP) | 2019 estimate |
• Total | $8.380 billion |
• Per capita | $727[10] |
GDP (nominal) | 2019 estimate |
• Total | $3.573 billion |
• Per capita | $310[10] |
Gini (2013) | 39.2[11] medium |
HDI (2018) | 0.423[12] 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 |
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