Burundi

Republic of Burundi Republika y'Uburundi  (Kirundi) République du Burundi  (French)
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Motto:  "Imana, Umwami, Igihugu" (Kirundi) "Dieu, Le Roi,Le Pays" (French) "God, The King, The Country" (English)
Anthem: Burundi Bwacu  (Kirundi) Our Burundi
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Capital	Gitega (political) Bujumbura (economic)[a] 3°30′S 30°00′E / 3.500°S 30.000°E / -3.500; 30.000
Largest city	Bujumbura[a]
Official languages	Kirundi & Swahili (national and official) French (official) English (official)[1][2][3][4]
Ethnic groups ([5])	85% Hutu 14% Tutsi   1% Twa ~3,000 Europeans ~2,000 South Asians
Religion (2015)[6]	91.5% Christianity —65.3% Catholic —26.2% Other Christian 5.5% Traditional faiths 2.1% Islam 0.2% Others/None
Demonym(s)	Burundian
Government	Unitary dominant-party presidential constitutional republic
• President	Évariste Ndayishimiye
• Prime Minister	Gervais Ndirakobuca
• Vice-President	Prosper Bazombanza
Legislature	Parliament
• Upper house	Senate
• Lower house	National Assembly
Status
• Part of Ruanda-Urundi (UN trust territory)	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

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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1. ↑ "What Languages Are Spoken In Burundi?". August 2017. Archived from the original on 13 March 2018. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
2. ↑ "English is now official language of Burundi". Archived from the original on 14 February 2018. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
3. ↑ "Analyse et adoption du projet de loi portant Statut des Langues au Burundi - Assemblée Nationale du Burundi". Assemblée Nationale du Burundi. Archived from the original on 13 March 2018. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
4. ↑ "The impact of English on Kirundi and French in Burundi: Use and attitudes among Burundian students" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 August 2017. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
5. ↑ "The World Factbook – Burundi". Central Intelligence Agency. 7 August 2018. Archived from the original on 28 January 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
6. ↑ "Religions in Burundi | PEW-GRF". Archived from the original on 2017-12-04. Retrieved 2020-09-03.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} "Quelques données pour le Burundi" (in French). ISTEEBU. Archived from the original on 28 July 2017. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
8. ↑ Annuaire statistique du Burundi (PDF) (Report) (in French). ISTEEBU. July 2015. p. 105. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 June 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
9. ↑ CIA – The World Factbook – Burundi Archived 28 January 2018 at the Wayback Machine CIA. Retrieved 8 June 2008.
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1} "Report for Selected Countries and Subjects : Burundi". International Monetary Fund. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
11. ↑ "Gini Index, World Bank Estimate". World Development Indicators. The World Bank. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
12. ↑ "Human Development Report 2019". United Nations Development Programme. 10 December 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 April 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2019.