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Country Profile: Burundi

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Region: Africa

Capital: Bujumbura

Population: 13,428,613

Area Total: 27,830

Area Land: 25,650

Climate: Temperate; warm; occasional frost in uplands; dry season from June to September.
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Largest Cities
City Population Estimated
Bujumbura 331,700 2020
Muyinga 71,076 2020
Ruyigi 38,458 2020

Other Key Data
Region: Africa
Population: 13,428,613
Area Total: 27,830km2
Area Land: 25,650km2
Coast Line: 0km
Capital: Bujumbura
Climate: Temperate; warm; occasional frost in uplands; dry season from June to September.
Languages: Kirundi (Official)
French (Official)
Swahili
Currency: 1 Burundi Franc = 100 centimes
Holiday: Independence Day is 1 July (1962), Rwagasore's Day is 13 October


Average Daily Temperature
January: °C / 68.20°F
July: °C / 66.50°F
Annual Rainfall: mm / 48.5"


Boundaries
Congo (DRC) 451 km
Tanzania 451 km
Rwanda 290 km


Ethnic Divisions
Hutu (Bantu) 85.00%
Tutsi (Hamitic) 14.00%
Twa (Pygmi) 1.00%


Religions
Roman Catholics 62.00%
indigenous beliefs 23.00%
Muslim 10.00%
Protestant 5.00%

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