Country Profile

Formal Name: Republic of Burundi
Local Name: Republika y’u Burundi
Government: Republic
Structure: Burundi is divided into 17 provinces, 117 communes, and 2,638 collines (hills)
Formation: 1962 (independence from Belgium)
Motto: Ubumwe, Ibikorwa, Iterambere (Unity, Work, Progress)
Flag: Flag of Burundi
Anthem: Burundi bwacu (Our Burundi)
Languages: Kirundi, French, Swahili
Population: 9 million
Area: 27,834 km2 (145th)
Currency: Burundi franc (BIF)
Capital: Bujumbura (250,000)
Codes: .bi (internet), +257 (phone)