Burundi June 9, 2020 Africa , African Union , Belgium colony , Bujumbura , Burundi , CEEAC , colony , COMESA , East Africa , extreme poverty , fleuve Rusizi , Francophonie , French , French language , Great Lakes , Lake Tanganyika , landlocked country , Mont Heha , mountains , poverty , Rift , Tanganyika , Vallée du Grand Rift Official name Republic of Burundi Name in local language Republika y'Uburundi (run) ; République du Burundi (fr) Continent Africa Subcontinent East Africa Population (ranking: 81e ) 11,759,805 inhabitants (2018) Population growth 2.40 % / year Area 27,834 km² Density 422.50 inhabitants / km² GDP (ranking: 186e )3.078 billions $USD (2018) GDP/capita (ranking ) 275 $USD (2018) GDP growth 1.60 % / year (2018) Life expectancy (ranking ) 61.20 years (2018) Birth rate 37.90 ‰ (2016) Fertility rate 5.50 children / woman (2016) Death rate (ranking ) 11.31 ‰ (2014) Infant mortality rate (ranking ) 47.00 ‰ (2016) Literacy rate 87.62 % (2015) Official languages French, Kirundi, English Currency Burundian franc (BIF) HDI (ranking: 223e )0.423 / 1 (2018) EPI (ranking )27.43 (2018) Government Presidential republic Head of State President Évariste Ndayishimiye National Day 1st July (independence of 1962) ISO Codes BI, BDI Demonym Burundian Tourists (ranking ) 187,000 people (2016)
Burundi is an East African country, without access to the sea , but with a large shoreline on Lake Tanganyika, located in the Great Lakes region and surrounded by the Democratic Republic of Congo to the west, the Rwanda to the north, and Tanzania to the east and south. Its capital and main urban area is Bujumbura.
Countryside of Burundi. Photo: Dave Proffer Women and girls carrying water, Burundi Bujumbura, capitale of Burundi. Photo: Dave Proffer Sunset over Bujumbura, Burundi. Photo: Mutua Matheka Urban areas (2015) Urban areas Population Bujumbura 1,192,554 inhabitants Gitega 192,157 inhabitants Rumonge 179,846 inhabitants Muyinga 171,358 inhabitants Ngozi 149,452 inhabitants Nyanza-Lac 139,777 inhabitants Gisuru 123,300 inhabitants Kayanza 120,562 inhabitants Makamba 115,982 inhabitants Kirundo 115,427 inhabitants Kayogoro 109,776 inhabitants Muramvya 100,733 inhabitants Rugombo 97,423 inhabitants
Administrative divisions Provinces Population Area Bubanza 412,324 inhabitants 1,089 km² Bujumbura Mairie 606,448 inhabitants 87 km² Bujumbura Rural 678,132 inhabitants 1,233 km² Bururi 339,358 inhabitants 1,376 km² Cankuzo 279,182 inhabitants 1,965 km² Cibitoke 561,643 inhabitants 1,636 km² Gitega 884,634 inhabitants 1,979 km² Karuzi (Karusi) 532,377 inhabitants 1,457 km² Kayanza 714,091 inhabitants 1,233 km² Kirundo 766,353 inhabitants 1,703 km² Makamba 525,615 inhabitants 1,960 km² Muramvya 356,903 inhabitants 696 km² Muyinga 771,419 inhabitants 1,836 km² Mwaro 333,182 inhabitants 840 km² Ngozi 805,949 inhabitants 1,474 km² Rumonge 381,548 inhabitants 1,080 km² Rutana 406,819 inhabitants 1,959 km² Ruyigi 488,570 inhabitants 2,339 km²
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