Burundi Guide, Meaning , Facts, Information and Description

Republika y'u Burundi

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National motto: Unite, Travail, Progres (French: Unity, Work, Progress)
Languages	Kirundi (official), French, Swahili
Capital	Bujumbura
President	Domitien Ndayizeye
Area  - Total  - % water	Ranked 142nd 27,830 km² 7.8%
Population  - Total (2003)  - Density	Ranked 99th 6,054,714 206.1/km²
Independence  - Date	From Belgium July 1, 1962
Currency	Burundi franc (FBu)
Time zone	UTC+2
National anthem	Burundi bwacu (Beloved Burundi)
Internet TLD	.bi
Calling Code	257

Burundi is a small landlocked nation in the Great Lakes region of Africa. It is bordered by Rwanda, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Tanzania.

Table of contents

1 History 2 Politics 3 Geography 4 Economy 5 Demographics 6 Culture 7 Miscelleanous topics 8 External link

History

Main article: History of Burundi

Burundi existed as an independent kingdom from the sixteenth century. In the 1890s it became a German colony and passed to Belgium in World War I. Since independence it has been controlled by a series of military dictators and has seen extensive ethnic violence including major incidents in 1964, 1972 and the late 1990s. After several years of civil war and interethnic violence Burundi a cease-fire is currently standing, mostly due to the international presence in the country.

Politics

Main article: Politics of Burundi

• President of Burundi

Geography

Main article: Geography of Burundi

• Provinces of Burundi
• List of cities in Burundi

Economy

Main article: Economy of Burundi

Demographics

As of July 2004, Burundi had an estimated population of 6,231,221. This estimate explicitly takes into account the effects of of AIDS, which has a significant effect on the demographics of the country.

Main article: Demographics of Burundi

Culture

Main article: Culture of Burundi

• Music of Burundi
• List of writers from Burundi
• Football in Burundi

Miscelleanous topics

• Communications in Burundi
• Transportation in Burundi
• Military of Burundi
• Foreign relations of Burundi

Much of the material in these articles comes from the CIA World Factbook 2000 and the 2003 U.S. Department of State website.

External link

• Background Notes on Burundi - This is the source for most of the material in this article.

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