Africa > Eastern Africa > Burundi | |
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 | |