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Official Name
Republic of Burundi
Motto
Unity, Work, Progress
Region
Africa
Sub-Region
Eastern Africa
Capital
Bujumbura
Currency
Burundian Franc (BIF)
Independence Day
1 Jul 1962: Independence from Belgium in 1962.
Population
9,420,248
Nationality
Burundian
Ethnic Group
85% Hutu, 14% Tutsi, 1% Twa, ~3,000 Europeans, ~2,000 South Asians
Area
27,834 km2
Neighbor Countries
DR Congo, Rwanda, Tanzania
Time Zone
CAT (UTC+2)
Geo Location
Latitude -3.50, Longitude 30.00
Dialing Code
+257
ISO 9166 alpha 2 code
BI
ISO 9166 alpha 3 code
BDI
ISO 9166 numeric 3 code
108
Code for International Olympic Committee
BDI
Country Domain (ccTLD)
.bi