| Republic of Burundi Republika y'u Burundi(Kirundi)
République du Burundi(French) |
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Motto: "Ubumwe, Ibikorwa, Iterambere" (Kirundi)
"Unité, Travail, Progrès" (French)
"Unity, Work, Progress" 1 |
Anthem: Burundi bwacu
(Our Burundi)
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Capital
(and largest city) | Bujumbura
3°30′S30°00′E / 3.5°S 30°E / -3.5; 30 |
| Official language(s) | Kirundi
French |
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| Vehicular languages | Kirundi, Swahili |
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| Ethnic groups | Hutu 85%
Tutsi 14%
Twa 1%
Europeans 3,000
South Asians 2,000 |
| Demonym | Burundian |
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| Government | Republic |
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| - | President | Pierre Nkurunziza |
| - | 1st Vice President | Terence Sinunguruza |
| - | 2nd Vice President | Gervais Rufyikiri |
| Legislature | Parliament |
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| - | Upper house | Senate |
| - | Lower house | National Assembly |
| Independence |
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| - | from Belgian Administrated UN Trust Territory | July 1, 1962 (UN Trust Territory) and July 1, 1966 (Independence of the Republic) |
| Area |
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| - | Total | 27,834 km2 (145th)
10,745 sq mi |
| - | Water (%) | 7.8 |
| Population |
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| - | 2012 estimate | 8,749,000[1] (89th) |
| - | 2008 census | 8,053,574[2] |
| - | Density | 314.3/km2 (45th)
814.2/sq mi |
| GDP (PPP) | 2011 estimate |
| - | Total | $5.184 billion[3] |
| - | Per capita | $614[3] |
| GDP (nominal) | 2011 estimate |
| - | Total | $2.356 billion[3] |
| - | Per capita | $279[3] |
| Gini (1998) | 42.4[4] (medium) |
| HDI (2010) |  0.282 (low) (166th) |
| Currency | Burundi franc (FBu) (BIF) |
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| Time zone | CAT(UTC+2) |
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| - | Summer (DST) | not observed (UTC+2) |
| Drives on the | right |
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| ISO 3166 code | BI |
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| Internet TLD | .bi |
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| Calling code | 257 |
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| 1 | Before 1966, "Ganza Sabwa". |
| 2 | Estimate is based on regression; other PPP figures are extrapolated from the latest International Comparison Program for benchmark estimates. |
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