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Africa
Republic of Burundi
📍 Essential Info
CapitalGitega (political capital), Bujumbura (commercial capital)
TimezoneUTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Population13.6M
Governmentpresidential republic
🔌 Practical Info
Driving SideRight
Electrical PlugsVaries
Internet Code.bi
Internet Users11%
GDP per Capita$800
🌍 Geography
LocationCentral Africa, east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, west of Tanzania
Size Comparisonslightly smaller than Maryland
Climateequatorial; high plateau with considerable altitude variation (772 m to 2,670 m above sea level); average annual temperature varies with altitude from 23 to 17 degrees Celsius but is generally moderat...
Terrainhilly and mountainous, dropping to a plateau in east, some plains
👥 People & Culture
Ethnic GroupsHutu, Tutsi, Twa, South Asian
ReligionsChristian 93.9% (Roman Catholic 58.6%, Protestant 35.3% [includes Adventist 2.7% and other Protestant religions 32.6%]), Muslim 3.4%, other 1.3%, none...
Median Age17.6 years
Life Expectancy68.1 years
National HolidayIndependence Day, 1 July (1962)
Cultural Information
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Data sourced from the CIA World Factbook