Burundi, officially the Republic of Burundi, is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley at the junction between the African Great Lakes region and Southeast Africa, with population of over 14 million people. It is bordered by Rwanda to the north, Tanzania to the east and southeast, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west; Lake Tanganyika …
Burundi, officially the Republic of Burundi, is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley at the junction between the African Great Lakes region and Southeast Africa, with population of over 14 million people. It is bordered by Rwanda to the north, Tanzania to the east and southeast, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west; Lake Tanganyika lies along its southwestern border. The capital city is Gitega and the largest city is Bujumbura.
Capital: Gitega
Largest city: Bujumbura
Official languages: Kirundi · French · English · Swahili
Ethnic groups: 99% Barundi · 85% Hutu · 14% Tutsi · 1% Twa · ~3,000 Europeans · ~2,000 South Asians
Government: Unitary dominant-party presidential republic under an authoritarian dictatorship
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