The Republic of Burundi is a small sovereign country located in the Great Lakes region of Africa

Africa

Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...

. Burundi is bordered by Rwanda

Rwanda

Rwanda or , officially the Republic of Rwanda , is a country in central and eastern Africa with a population of approximately 11.4 million . Rwanda is located a few degrees south of the Equator, and is bordered by Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo...

 on the north, Tanzania

Tanzania

The United Republic of Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north, Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, and Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique to the south. The country's eastern borders lie on the Indian Ocean.Tanzania is a state...

 on the south and east, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Democratic Republic of the Congo

The Democratic Republic of the Congo is a state located in Central Africa. It is the second largest country in Africa by area and the eleventh largest in the world...

 on the west. Although the country is landlocked

Landlocked

A landlocked country is a country entirely enclosed by land, or whose only coastlines lie on closed seas. There are 48 landlocked countries in the world, including partially recognized states...

, much of its western border is adjacent to Lake Tanganyika

Lake Tanganyika

Lake Tanganyika is an African Great Lake. It is estimated to be the second largest freshwater lake in the world by volume, and the second deepest, after Lake Baikal in Siberia; it is also the world's longest freshwater lake...

. The country's modern name is derived from its Bantu

Bantu languages

The Bantu languages constitute a traditional sub-branch of the Niger–Congo languages. There are about 250 Bantu languages by the criterion of mutual intelligibility, though the distinction between language and dialect is often unclear, and Ethnologue counts 535 languages...

 language, Kirundi

Kirundi

Kirundi, also known as Rundi, is a dialect of the Rwanda-Rundi language spoken by some 8.7 million people in Burundi and adjacent parts of Tanzania and Congo-Kinshasa, as well as in Uganda. It is the official language of Burundi...

.

Geographically isolated, facing population pressures and having sparse resources, Burundi has the lowest GDP per capita in the world, arguably making it the poorest country on the planet. One scientific study of 178 nations rated Burundi's population as having the lowest satisfaction with life

Satisfaction with Life Index

The Satisfaction with Life Index was created by Adrian G. White, an Analytic Social Psychologist at the University of Leicester, using data from a metastudy. It is an attempt to show life satisfaction in different nations....

 of all.

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Burundi:

General reference

• Pronunciation
  International Phonetic Alphabet
  The International Phonetic Alphabet "The acronym 'IPA' strictly refers [...] to the 'International Phonetic Association'. But it is now such a common practice to use the acronym also to refer to the alphabet itself that resistance seems pedantic...
  
  :
• Common English country name: Burundi
  Burundi
  Burundi , officially the Republic of Burundi , is a landlocked country in the Great Lakes region of Eastern Africa bordered by Rwanda to the north, Tanzania to the east and south, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west. Its capital is Bujumbura...
  
  
• Official English country name: The Republic of Burundi
• Common endonym(s):
• Official endonym(s):
• Adjectival(s): Burundian
• Demonym(s):
• Etymology
  Etymology
  Etymology is the study of the history of words, their origins, and how their form and meaning have changed over time.For languages with a long written history, etymologists make use of texts in these languages and texts about the languages to gather knowledge about how words were used during...
  
  : Name of Burundi
• ISO country codes: BI, BDI, 108
• ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:BI
  ISO 3166-2:BI
  ISO 3166-2:BI is the entry for Burundi in ISO 3166-2, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization , which defines codes for the names of the principal subdivisions of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1.Currently for Burundi, ISO 3166-2 codes are...
  
  
• Internet
  Internet
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   country code top-level domain
  Country code top-level domain
  A country code top-level domain is an Internet top-level domain generally used or reserved for a country, a sovereign state, or a dependent territory....
  
  : .bi
  .bi
  .bi is the Internet country code top-level domain for Burundi. It is administered by the Burundi National Center of Information Technology....
  
  

Geography of Burundi

Main article: Geography of Burundi

Geography of Burundi

Burundi is located in central Africa, to the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, at the co-ordinates .-Physical geography:Burundi occupies an area equal to 27,830 square kilometres in size, of which 25,650 km² is land...

• Burundi is: a landlocked country
• Location: Africa
  • Southern Hemisphere
    Southern Hemisphere
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     and Eastern Hemisphere
    Eastern Hemisphere
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  • Africa
    Africa
    Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
    
    
    • Central Africa
      Central Africa
      Central Africa is a core region of the African continent which includes Burundi, the Central African Republic, Chad, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Rwanda....
      
      
    • East Africa
      East Africa
      East Africa or Eastern Africa is the easterly region of the African continent, variably defined by geography or geopolitics. In the UN scheme of geographic regions, 19 territories constitute Eastern Africa:...
      
      
  • Time zone
    Time zone
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    : Central Africa Time
    Central Africa Time
    Central Africa Time, or CAT, is a time zone used in central and southern Africa. The zone is two hours ahead of UTC , which is the same as the adjacent South Africa Standard Time and also the same as Eastern European Time....
    
     (UTC+02)
  • Extreme points of Burundi
    • High: Mount Heha
      Mount Heha
      Mount Heha is the highest mountain in Burundi and the highest point in the Burundi Highlands mountain range. It is located in the Bujumbura Rural province of Burundi and it lies approximately 20 km to the east of Lake Tanganyika and about 30 km to the southeast of Bujumbura, the capital of Burundi....
      
       2684 m (8,806 ft)
    • Low: Lake Tanganyika
      Lake Tanganyika
      Lake Tanganyika is an African Great Lake. It is estimated to be the second largest freshwater lake in the world by volume, and the second deepest, after Lake Baikal in Siberia; it is also the world's longest freshwater lake...
      
       772 m (2,533 ft)
  • Land boundaries: 974 km

 Tanzania 451 km

 Rwanda 290 km

 Democratic Republic of the Congo 233 km

• Coastline: none
• Population: 3,589,434(1978)
• Size: 27830 square kilometres (10,745.2 sq mi) - 145th largest country
• Atlas of Burundi

Environment of Burundi

• Climate of Burundi
• Environmental issues in Burundi
• Ecoregions in Burundi
• Renewable energy in Burundi
• Geology of Burundi
• Protected areas of Burundi
  • Biosphere reserves in Burundi
  • National parks of Burundi
• Wildlife of Burundi
  Wildlife of Burundi
  The wildlife of Burundi is composed of its flora and fauna. Burundi was home to 2,500 species of plants, 597 birds, 26 amphibians, 80 mammals, and 116 reptiles.-Environment:...
  
  
  • Flora of Burundi
  • Fauna of Burundi
    • Birds of Burundi
    • Mammals of Burundi

Natural geographic features of Burundi

• Glaciers in Burundi: none
• Islands of Burundi
• Lakes of Burundi
  • Lake Tanganyika
    Lake Tanganyika
    Lake Tanganyika is an African Great Lake. It is estimated to be the second largest freshwater lake in the world by volume, and the second deepest, after Lake Baikal in Siberia; it is also the world's longest freshwater lake...
    
    
  • Lake Cohoha
    Lake Cohoha
    Lake Cohoha is a small lake in central Africa. It straddles the border between Burundi and Rwanda.-References:Fitzpatrick, M., Parkinson, T., & Ray, N. East Africa. Footscray, VIC: Lonely Planet....
    
    
  • Lake Rweru
    Lake Rweru
    Lake Rweru is a lake close to the northernmost point of Burundi in central Africa. The northern shore of the lake forms part of Burundi's border with Rwanda.-References:...
    
    
  • Lake Rwihinda
• Mountains of Burundi
  • Mitumba Mountains
    Mitumba Mountains
    The Mitumba Mountain range stretches along the Western Rift Valley in Burundi and Eastern Congo , west of lake Tanganyika. The two main peaks, Mount Kahuzi and Mount Biéga are extinct volcanoes.-References:...
    
    
  • Volcanoes in Burundi
• Rivers of Burundi
  • Kagera River
    Kagera River
    The Kagera River, also Akagera River, is an East African river, forming part of the upper headwaters of the Nile and carrying water from its most distant source....
    
    
  • Ruvyironza River
    Ruvyironza River
    The Ruvyironza River is a river in Africa which is the most remote source of the Nile, the world's longest river. It rises in Burundi, and flows into the Kagera River in Tanzania, and from there into Lake Victoria.- References :...
    
    
  • Rurubu River
    Rurubu River
    The Ruvubu River is a river in central Africa whose waters gather from the most distant portion of the Nile basin. It is about 300 km long. It rises in the north of Burundi, near the town of Kayanza and then does a southward arc through Burundi, being joined by the Ruvyironza River near Gitega...
    
    
  • Ruzizi River
    Ruzizi River
    The Ruzizi , is a river which flows from Lake Kivu to Lake Tanganyika in Central Africa, descending rapidly from about 1,500 metres above sea level to about 770 metres above sea level over its length...
    
    
  • Waterfalls of Burundi
• Valleys of Burundi
• World Heritage Sites in Burundi: none

Ecoregions of Burundi

Main article: Ecoregions in Burundi

Administrative divisions of Burundi

Main article: Administrative divisions of Burundi

• Provinces of Burundi
  Provinces of Burundi
  ||Burundi is divided into seventeen provinces, each named after their respective capital.-See also:*Communes of Burundi*Collines of Burundi*Geography of Burundi*List of Burundian provinces by area*List of Burundian provinces by population...
  
  
  • Communes of Burundi
    Communes of Burundi
    ||The provinces of Burundi are subdivided into 117 communes. The communes are further subdivided into collines. The communes are listed below, by province:- Bubanza :* Commune of Bubanza* Commune of Gihanga* Commune of Musigati* Commune of Mpanda...
    
    
    • Collines of Burundi
      Collines of Burundi
      The Communes of Burundi are divided into 2,639 collines. Colline means "hill" in French, one of the two official languages of the country. The collines are listed below, by commune:-Bisoro:* Buburu* Buhabwa* Gitaramuka* Kanka* Kariba* Kiganda* Kirika...
      
      

Provinces of Burundi

Bubanza Bubanza Province -Communes:It is divided administratively into 5 communes:* Commune of Bubanza * Commune of Gihanga * Commune of Musigati * Commune of Mpanda * Commune of Rugazi... Bujumbura Mairie Bujumbura Rural Bujumbura Rural Province Bujumbura Rural is one of the 17 provinces of Burundi. Former President of Burundi Cyprien Ntaryamira was born here.Bujumbura Rural Province is made up of the following communes: Mugongo-Manga, Isale, Mutimbuzi, Kanyosha, Kabezi, Muhuta, Nyabiraba, Mukike, and Mubimbi.The province surrounds the... Bururi Bururi Province Bururi is one of the seventeen provinces of Burundi. It is also the largest. It includes the city of Bururi, the provincial capital, and the city of Rumonge which sits on the shores of Lake Tanganyika... Cankuzo Cankuzo Province Cankuzo is one of the 17 provinces of Burundi. Located in the eastern part of the country, the province covers an area of 1,965 km². The provincial capital is Cankuzo.-Communes:... Cibitoke Cibitoke Province Cibitoke is one of the 17 provinces of Republic of Burundi.... Gitega Gitega Province Gitega is one of the 17 provinces of Burundi. Its capital is Gitega. It has a population of about 675,000 and an area of 1,979 km².... Karuzi Karuzi Province Karuzi is one of the 17 provinces of Burundi....

Kayanza Kayanza Province Kayanza is one of the 17 provinces of Burundi. Its capital city is also called Kayanza.... Kirundo Kirundo Province Kirundo is one of the seventeen provinces of Burundi with seven communes . Kirundo has three big lakes: Cohoha, Rweru, and Rwihinda. Lakes Cohoha and Rweru are located in commune Busone, and Lake Rwihinda is in commune Kirundo... Makamba Makamba Province Makamba is the southernmost province of Burundi. The province has a population of 357,492 and covers an area of 1,960 km². The provincial capital is Makamba.makamba has six communes. Many refugees have returned from Tanzania to this province, especially to the communes of Kayogoro, Nyanza lac,... Muramvya Muramvya Province Muramvya is one of the 17 provinces of Burundi. The capital is Muramvya.It is also known as "Iwabo W'Imana". It has a unique cultural landscape .- Culture :... Muyinga Muyinga Province Muyinga is one of the 17 provinces of Burundi.... Mwaro Mwaro Province Mwaro is one of the 17 provinces of Burundi. Its capital is Mwaro.Mwaro one of two provinces that were created in 2002 as a result of splitting the Muramvya province; the other province retained the name of Muramvya.... Ngozi Ngozi Province Ngozi is one of the 17 provinces of Burundi.The name Ngozi stands for blessing.... Rutana Rutana Province Rutana is one of the 17 provinces of Burundi.The communes of Rutana are:* Bukemba* Giharo* Gitanga* Mpinga-Kavoye* Musongati* Rutana... Ruyigi Ruyigi Province Ruyigi is one of the 17 provinces of Burundi....

Communes of Burundi

The provinces of Burundi are divided into 117 communes, which are further divided into 2,637 collines

Collines of Burundi

The Communes of Burundi are divided into 2,639 collines. Colline means "hill" in French, one of the two official languages of the country. The collines are listed below, by commune:-Bisoro:* Buburu* Buhabwa* Gitaramuka* Kanka* Kariba* Kiganda* Kirika...

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Municipalities of Burundi

• Capital of Burundi: Bujumbura
• Cities of Burundi
• List of cities in Burundi
  • Bubanza
    Bubanza
    Bubanza is a city located in northwestern Burundi. It is the capital city of Bubanza Province. It is also the seat of the Commune of Bubanza....
    
    
  • Bujumbura
    Bujumbura
    -Education:The University of Burundi is located in Bujumbura.Hope Africa University is located in BujumburaUniversité du Lac Tanganyika is located in Bujumbura-External links:**...
    
    
  • Bururi
    Bururi
    Bururi is a city located in southern Burundi. It is the capital city of Bururi Province and has around 20.000 inhabitants in 2007.In 1972, local Hutu gendarmes in Bururi drove out military and civil government control of the Tutsi military regime of Micombero. A republic was declared, and a week...
    
    
  • Cankuzo
    Cankuzo
    Cankuzo is a city located in eastern Burundi. It is the capital city of Cankuzo Province....
    
    
  • Cibitoke
    Cibitoke
    Cibitoke is a city located in northwestern Burundi. It is the capital city of Cibitoke Province....
    
    
  • Gitega
    Gitega
    Gitega is the second largest city in Burundi, lying east of Bujumbura. It is the capital of Gitega Province, one of the 17 provinces of Burundi. It is the home of the Burundi National Museum and the Archdiocese of Gitega...
    
    
  • Karuzi
    Karuzi
    Karuzi is a city located in eastern Burundi. It is the capital city of Karuzi Province....
    
    
  • Kayanza
    Kayanza
    Kayanza is a city located in northern Burundi. It is the capital city of Kayanza Province. The city is known for its tea production....
    
    
  • Kibumbu
    Kibumbu
    Kibumbu is a town in central Muramvya, Burundi, Africa. It lies on the latitude : 3° 32' 3 S, and the longitude 29° 44' 29 E....
    
    
  • Kirundo
    Kirundo
    Kirundo is a city located in northern Burundi. It is the capital city of Kirundo Province....
    
    
  • Makamba
    Makamba
    Makamba is a city located in southern Burundi. It is the capital city of Makamba Province....
    
    
  • Muramvya
    Muramvya
    Muramvya is a city located in central Burundi. It is the capital city of Muramvya Province....
    
    
  • Muyinga
    Muyinga
    Muyinga is a city located in northern Burundi. It is the capital city of Muyinga Province. It lies at an altitude of 1731 m and has a population of 48,997....
    
    
  • Mwaro
    Mwaro
    Mwaro is a city located in central Burundi. It is the capital city of Mwaro Province....
    
    
  • Ngozi
    Ngozi, Burundi
    Ngozi is a city located in northern Burundi. It is the capital city of Ngozi Province....
    
    
  • Rutana
    Rutana
    Rutana is a town in southern Burundi. It lies west of Mount Kikizi, one of the highest mountains in the nation. The Kagera Falls lie near the town. It is the capital of Rutana Province, one of the 17 provinces of Burundi....
    
    
  • Ruyigi
    Ruyigi
    Ruyigi is a city located in eastern Burundi. It is the capital city of Ruyigi Province....
    
    

Government and politics of Burundi

Main article: Government of Burundi and Politics of Burundi

Politics of Burundi

Politics of Burundi takes place in a framework of a transitional presidential representative democratic republic, whereby the President of Burundi is both head of state and head of government, and of a multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the government...

• Form of government
  Form of government
  A form of government, or form of state governance, refers to the set of political institutions by which a government of a state is organized. Synonyms include "regime type" and "system of government".-Empirical and conceptual problems:...
  
  : presidential
  Presidential system
  A presidential system is a system of government where an executive branch exists and presides separately from the legislature, to which it is not responsible and which cannot, in normal circumstances, dismiss it....
  
   representative democratic
  Representative democracy
  Representative democracy is a form of government founded on the principle of elected individuals representing the people, as opposed to autocracy and direct democracy...
  
   republic
  Republic
  A republic is a form of government in which the people, or some significant portion of them, have supreme control over the government and where offices of state are elected or chosen by elected people. In modern times, a common simplified definition of a republic is a government where the head of...
  
  
• Capital of Burundi: Bujumbura

• Elections in Burundi
  Elections in Burundi
  Elections in Burundi gives information on election and election results in Burundi.Burundi elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature. The National Assembly has 118 members, elected for a five year term by proportional representation with a 2% barrier...
  
  
  • (specific elections)
• Political parties in Burundi
• Rulers of Burundi
• Political scandals of Burundi
• Taxation in Burundi
• United Nations Integrated Office in Burundi
  United Nations Integrated Office in Burundi
  The United Nations Integrated Office in Burundi was established by the United Nations Security Council to support the government of Burundi in its efforts towards long-term peace and stability and to replace the work of United Nations Operation in Burundi...
  
  

Executive branch of the government of Burundi

• Head of state
  Head of State
  A head of state is the individual that serves as the chief public representative of a monarchy, republic, federation, commonwealth or other kind of state. His or her role generally includes legitimizing the state and exercising the political powers, functions, and duties granted to the head of...
  
  : President of Burundi,
  • Vice-President of Burundi
    Vice-President of Burundi
    The position of Vice-President of the Republic of Burundi was created in June 1998, when a transitional constitution went into effect. It replaced the post of Prime Minister.- Interim Period :...
    
    
• Head of government
  Head of government
  Head of government is the chief officer of the executive branch of a government, often presiding over a cabinet. In a parliamentary system, the head of government is often styled prime minister, chief minister, premier, etc...
  
  : Prime Minister of Burundi,
  • List of heads of government of Burundi
• Cabinet of Burundi
  • Ministers of the Burundian Government
    Ministers of the Burundian Government
    The Government of Burundi consists of a 20-member Council of Ministers appointed by the President. The Council of Ministers, together with the President and Vice-Presidents, forms the executive branch of government in the country....
    
    

Legislative branch of the government of Burundi

• Parliament of Burundi
  Parliament of Burundi
  The Parliament of Burundi consists of two chambers:*The Senate *The National Assembly...
  
   (bicameral)
  • Upper house
    Upper house
    An upper house, often called a senate, is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the lower house; a legislature composed of only one house is described as unicameral.- Possible specific characteristics :...
    
    : Senate of Burundi
    Senate of Burundi
    The Senate is the upper chamber of Parliament in Burundi. It consists of no fewer than 37 and no more than 54 members who serve 5-year terms....
    
     (upper chamber)
  • Lower house
    Lower house
    A lower house is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the upper house.Despite its official position "below" the upper house, in many legislatures worldwide the lower house has come to wield more power...
    
    : National Assembly of Burundi
    National Assembly of Burundi
    The National Assembly is the lower chamber of Parliament in Burundi. It consists of 100 directly elected members and between 18 to 21 co-opted members who serve five-year terms....
    
     (lower chamber)

Judicial branch of the government of Burundi

• Supreme Court of Burundi
  Supreme Court of Burundi
  The Supreme Court of Burundi is the highest court in Burundi. It has nine members including the President.-External links:* http://www.iasaj.org/juridic/fiches/membre/burundi.htm...
  
  

Foreign relations of Burundi

• Diplomatic missions in Burundi
• Diplomatic missions of Burundi
  Diplomatic missions of Burundi
  This is a list of diplomatic missions of Burundi, excluding honorary consulates. Burundi's relations with its neighbours have often been affected by security concerns. Hundreds of thousands of Burundian refugees have at various times crossed to neighboring Rwanda, Tanzania, and the Democratic...
  
  
• United States-Burundi relations

International organization membership

The Republic of Burundi is a member of:

• Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean (OPANAL)
• Asian Development Bank
  Asian Development Bank
  The Asian Development Bank is a regional development bank established on 22 August 1966 to facilitate economic development of countries in Asia...
  
   (ADB)
• Association of Southeast Asian Nations
  Association of Southeast Asian Nations
  The Association of Southeast Asian Nations, commonly abbreviated ASEAN rarely ), is a geo-political and economic organization of ten countries located in Southeast Asia, which was formed on 8 August 1967 by Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand. Since then, membership has...
  
   (ASEAN)
• Central African Customs and Economic Union (UDEAC)
• Coordinating Committee on Export Controls (COCOM)
• Developing Eight (D8)
• Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (CEMAC)
• European Union
  European Union
  The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 independent member states which are located primarily in Europe. The EU traces its origins from the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Economic Community , formed by six countries in 1958...
  
   (EU)
• Group of 24 (G24)
• Indian Ocean Commission
  Indian Ocean Commission
  The Indian Ocean Commission , known as the Commission de l'Océan Indien in French, is an intergovernmental organization that joins Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, France , and the Seychelles together to encourage cooperation. It was started in January 1984 under the General Victoria Agreement...
  
   (InOC)
• International Atomic Energy Agency
  International Atomic Energy Agency
  The International Atomic Energy Agency is an international organization that seeks to promote the peaceful use of nuclear energy, and to inhibit its use for any military purpose, including nuclear weapons. The IAEA was established as an autonomous organization on 29 July 1957...
  
   (IAEA)
• International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
  International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
  The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development is one of five institutions that compose the World Bank Group. The IBRD is an international organization whose original mission was to finance the reconstruction of nations devastated by World War II. Now, its mission has expanded to fight...
  
   (IBRD)
• International Chamber of Commerce
  International Chamber of Commerce
  The International Chamber of Commerce is the largest, most representative business organization in the world. Its hundreds of thousands of member companies in over 130 countries have interests spanning every sector of private enterprise....
  
   (ICC)
• International Committee of the Red Cross
  International Committee of the Red Cross
  The International Committee of the Red Cross is a private humanitarian institution based in Geneva, Switzerland. States parties to the four Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their Additional Protocols of 1977 and 2005, have given the ICRC a mandate to protect the victims of international and...
  
   (ICRC)
• International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)
• International Energy Agency
  International Energy Agency
  The International Energy Agency is a Paris-based autonomous intergovernmental organization established in the framework of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development in 1974 in the wake of the 1973 oil crisis...
  
   (IEA)
• International Finance Corporation
  International Finance Corporation
  The International Finance Corporation promotes sustainable private sector investment in developing countries.IFC is a member of the World Bank Group and is headquartered in Washington, D.C., United States....
  
   (IFC)
• International Fund for Agricultural Development
  International Fund for Agricultural Development
  The International Fund for Agricultural Development , a specialized agency of the United Nations, was established as an international financial institution in 1977 as one of the major outcomes of the 1974 World Food Conference. IFAD is dedicated to eradicating rural poverty in developing countries...
  
   (IFAD)
• International Hydrographic Organization
  International Hydrographic Organization
  The International Hydrographic Organization is the inter-governmental organisation representing the hydrographic community. It enjoys observer status at the UN and is the recognised competent authority on hydrographic surveying and nautical charting...
  
   (IHO)
• International Labour Organization
  International Labour Organization
  The International Labour Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations that deals with labour issues pertaining to international labour standards. Its headquarters are in Geneva, Switzerland. Its secretariat — the people who are employed by it throughout the world — is known as the...
  
   (ILO)
• International Olympic Committee
  International Olympic Committee
  The International Olympic Committee is an international corporation based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin on 23 June 1894 with Demetrios Vikelas as its first president...
  
   (IOC)

• International Organization for Migration
  International Organization for Migration
  The International Organization for Migration is an intergovernmental organization. It was initially established in 1951 as the Intergovernmental Committee for European Migration to help resettle people displaced by World War II....
  
   (IOM)
• International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
  International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
  The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is an international humanitarian movement with approximately 97 million volunteers, members and staff worldwide which was founded to protect human life and health, to ensure respect for all human beings, and to prevent and alleviate human...
  
   (ICRM)
• International Telecommunication Union
  International Telecommunication Union
  The International Telecommunication Union is the specialized agency of the United Nations which is responsible for information and communication technologies...
  
   (ITU)
• International Telecommunications Satellite Organization
  International Telecommunications Satellite Organization
  The International Telecommunications Satellite Organization is an intergovernmental organisation charged with overseeing the public service obligations of Intelsat.-External links:*...
  
   (ITSO)
• Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
• North American Free Trade Agreement
  North American Free Trade Agreement
  The North American Free Trade Agreement or NAFTA is an agreement signed by the governments of Canada, Mexico, and the United States, creating a trilateral trade bloc in North America. The agreement came into force on January 1, 1994. It superseded the Canada – United States Free Trade Agreement...
  
   (NAFTA)
• Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF)
• Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)
• Southern Cone Common Market (Mercosur)
• Union of South American Nations (UNASUR)
• United Nations
  United Nations
  The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
  
   (UN)
• United Nations Environment Program (UNEP)
• United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
  United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
  The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees , also known as The UN Refugee Agency is a United Nations agency mandated to protect and support refugees at the request of a government or the UN itself and assists in their voluntary repatriation, local integration or resettlement to...
  
   (UNHCR)
• United Nations University
  United Nations University
  The United Nations University is an academic arm of the United Nations established in 1973, which serves purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations. The UNU undertakes research into the pressing global problems of human survival, development and welfare that are the concern of...
  
   (UNU)
• Warsaw Pact
  Warsaw Pact
  The Warsaw Treaty Organization of Friendship, Cooperation, and Mutual Assistance , or more commonly referred to as the Warsaw Pact, was a mutual defense treaty subscribed to by eight communist states in Eastern Europe...
  
   (WP)
• World Confederation of Labour
  World Confederation of Labour
  The World Confederation of Labour was an international labour organization founded in 1920 and based in Europe. Totalitarian governments of the 1930s repressed the federation and imprisoned many of its leaders, limiting operations until the end of World War II...
  
   (WCL)
• World Federation of Trade Unions
  World Federation of Trade Unions
  The World Federation of Trade Unions was established in 1945 to replace the International Federation of Trade Unions. Its mission was to bring together trade unions across the world in a single international organization, much like the United Nations...
  
   (WFTU)
• World Food Program (WFP)
• World Health Organization
  World Health Organization
  The World Health Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations that acts as a coordinating authority on international public health. Established on 7 April 1948, with headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, the agency inherited the mandate and resources of its predecessor, the Health...
  
   (WHO)
• World Intellectual Property Organization
  World Intellectual Property Organization
  The World Intellectual Property Organization is one of the 17 specialized agencies of the United Nations. WIPO was created in 1967 "to encourage creative activity, to promote the protection of intellectual property throughout the world"....
  
   (WIPO)
• World Tourism Organization
  World Tourism Organization
  The World Tourism Organization , based in Madrid, Spain, is a United Nations agency dealing with questions relating to tourism. It compiles the World Tourism rankings. The World Tourism Organization is a significant global body, concerned with the collection and collation of statistical information...
  
   (UNWTO)

Law and order in Burundi

Main article: Law of Burundi

• Capital punishment in Burundi
• Constitution of Burundi
• Crime in Burundi
• Human rights in Burundi
  Human rights in Burundi
  Human rights in Burundi are addressed in the constitution. However, the 2009 Human Rights Report by the United States Department of State noted that in general the human rights record remained poor, with concerns regarding government security forces, impunity and prison conditions...
  
  
  • LGBT rights in Burundi
    LGBT rights in Burundi
    Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender persons in Burundi face legal issues not experienced by non-LGBT citizens. The lower house of Burundi's parliament passed legislation criminalizing homosexual acts in November 2008...
    
    
  • Freedom of religion in Burundi
    Freedom of religion in Burundi
    The Constitution of Burundi provides for freedom of religion, and the Government generally respects this right in practice. Government policy contributes to the generally free practice of religion...
    
    
  • Polygamy in Burundi
    Polygamy in Burundi
    Polygamy is illegal in the African nation of Burundi and the nation does not recognize polygamous marriages under civil law nor customary law. A 1993 amendment to the Code of Person and Family officially abolished polygamy in the country...
    
    
• Law enforcement in Burundi
  Law enforcement in Burundi
  -Sources: Le Tribunal face au Terrain, by Dominik Kohlhagen, RCN Justice & Démocratie, 2008 . World Encyclopedia of Police Forces and Correctional Systems, second edition, Gale, 2006. Sullivan, Larry E. Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement. Thousand Oaks, Sage Publications, 2005. World Police...
  
  
  • Ministry of Public Security of Burundi
    Ministry of Public Security of Burundi
    Ministry of Public Security of Burundi is the ministry of the interior of Burundi. The minister since 2007 is Venant Kamana. Within the armed conflict, illegal killings by security forces happen . This conflict is particularly severe in Bujumbura Rural Province. The clearing of land mines is among...
    
    

Military of Burundi

Main article: Military of Burundi

Military of Burundi

The Military of Burundi consists of the Army and the Gendarmerie. The naval and air units are incorporated within the Army.Army equipment includes BTR-40, Panhard AML, Shorland armoured car, and Walid armoured vehicles, ZPUair defence guns, and Heckler & Koch G3 and FN MAG small arms.- Small Arms...

• Command
  • Commander-in-chief
    Commander-in-Chief
    A commander-in-chief is the commander of a nation's military forces or significant element of those forces. In the latter case, the force element may be defined as those forces within a particular region or those forces which are associated by function. As a practical term it refers to the military...
    
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    • Ministry of Defence of Burundi
• Forces
  • Army of Burundi
  • Navy
    Navy
    A navy is the branch of a nation's armed forces principally designated for naval and amphibious warfare; namely, lake- or ocean-borne combat operations and related functions...
    
     of Burundi: None
  • Air Force of Burundi
  • Special forces of Burundi
• Military history of Burundi
• Military ranks of Burundi

Local government in Burundi

• List of Burundian provincial governors

History of Burundi

Main article: History of Burundi

History of Burundi

Burundi is one of the few countries in Africa, along with its closely linked neighbour Rwanda among others, to be a direct territorial continuation of a pre-colonial era African state.-Kingdom of Burundi:...

, Timeline of the history of Burundi, and Current events of Burundi

By period

• Kingdom of Burundi
  • Burundian monarchy
    Burundian monarchy
    The Burundian monarchy existed according to the traditional account from the 16th century until 1966, but it is now thought that the first king began to reign in 1680. Like the monarchy in neighbouring Rwanda it was led by Tutsi kings...
    
    
  • List of kings of Burundi
    • Karyenda
      Karyenda
      The karyenda is a traditional African drum. It was the main symbol of Burundi and its mwami and had semidivine status. The mwami was said to interpret the beatings of the karyenda into rules for the kingdom.- History :...
      
      
    • Mutaga IV Mbikije of Burundi
      Mutaga IV Mbikije of Burundi
      Mutaga IV Mbikije was the king of Burundi from August 21, 1908 until November 30, 1915. He was the son of king Mwami Mwezi IV. He had two sons:* Mwambutsa IV Bangiriceng of Burundi* Prince Ignace Kamatari -External links:**...
      
      
    • Mwambutsa I Mbariza
      Mwambutsa I Mbariza
      Mwambutsa I Mbariza was the king of Burundi from 1767 to 1796. His only son was Ntare IV Rutaganzwa Rugamba. He succeeded Mwami Mutaga III Senyamwiza Mutamo....
      
      
    • Mwambutsa IV Bangiriceng of Burundi
      Mwambutsa IV Bangiriceng of Burundi
      King Mwambutsa IV Bangiricenge was the king of Burundi from December 16, 1915 to July 8, 1966. He was given the title of Mwami,King. He succeeded Mutaga IV Mbikije. Like other Burundian kings, he was an ethnic Ganwa. During the early part of his reign, Burundi was transferred from Germany to...
      
      
    • Mwami
      Mwami
      Mwami is the chiefly title in Kirundi and Kinyarwanda, the Congolese Nande and Bashi languages, Luhya in Kenya and various other Bantu languages, such as the Tonga language . The word is usually translated as king...
      
      
    • Mwami Mutaga III Senyamwiza Mutamo
      Mwami Mutaga III Senyamwiza Mutamo
      Mwami Mutaga III Senyamwiza Mutamo was the king of Burundi from 1739 to 1767. He died in Butare. He succeeded king Ntare I Kivimira Savuyimba Semunganzashamba Rushatsi Cambarantama....
      
      
    • Mwezi III Ndagushimiye of Burundi
      Mwezi III Ndagushimiye of Burundi
      Mwami Mwezi III Ndagushimiye was the king of Burundi from 1709 to 1739....
      
      
    • Mwezi IV Gisabo of Burundi
      Mwezi IV Gisabo of Burundi
      Mwami Mwezi IV Gisabo Bikata-Bijoga was the king of Burundi from 1852 to 1908. He was the son of king Ntare IV Rutaganzwa Rugamba....
      
      
    • Ntare I Kivimira Savuyimba Semunganzashamba Rushatsi Cambarantama
      Ntare I Kivimira Savuyimba Semunganzashamba Rushatsi Cambarantama
      Ntare I Kivimira Savuyimba Semunganzashamba Rushatsi Cambarantama was the king of Burundi from 1680 to 1709. He was a legendary descendant of the Ntwero family, and was probably the first king of Burundi....
      
      
    • Ntare IV Rutaganzwa Rugamba
      Ntare IV Rutaganzwa Rugamba
      Ntare IV Rutaganzwa Rugamba was the king of Burundi from 1796 to 1850. He was the son of king Mwambutsa I Mbariza....
      
      
    • Ntare V
      Ntare V
      Ntare V of Burundi was the king of Burundi from june to November 1966. Until his accession, he was known as Crown Prince Charles Ndizeye. He deposed his father, Mwambutsa IV in 1966...
      
      
• Burundi Colonial Period
  • German East Africa
    German East Africa
    German East Africa was a German colony in East Africa, which included what are now :Burundi, :Rwanda and Tanganyika . Its area was , nearly three times the size of Germany today....
    
    
    • German East African rupie
      German East African rupie
      The Rupie was the currency of German East Africa between 1890 and 1916, continuing to circulate in the Tanganyika Territory until 1920.-History:...
      
      
    • Colonial heads of Burundi
      Colonial heads of Burundi
      -List of Colonial Heads of Burundi :...
      
      
  • Ruanda-Urundi
    Ruanda-Urundi
    Ruanda-Urundi was a Belgian suzerainty from 1916 to 1924, a League of Nations Class B Mandate from 1924 to 1945 and then a United Nations trust territory until 1962, when it became the independent states of Rwanda and Burundi.- Overview :...
    
    
    • Colonial heads of Burundi (Ruanda-Urundi)
      Colonial heads of Burundi (Ruanda-Urundi)
      -List of Colonial Heads of Burundi :-Military District of Ujiji:-Military District of Usumbura in German East Africa:...
      
      
    • Colonial heads of Burundi (Urundi)
• League of Nations Class B Mandate
• United Nations Trust Territory#Former German Schutzgebiete
• Burundi independence
  • Martyazo
    Martyazo
    The Republic of Martyazo was a secessionist state proclaimed by Hutu rebels in Burundi on 1 May 1972. The state was located inside the mountainous Vuzigo commune, between the Makamba and Lake Nyanza...
    
    
    • Heads of state of Martyazo
      Heads of state of Martyazo
      List of Heads of State of Martyazo Secessionist state Republic of Martyazo declared by Hutu rebels. Located inside the mountainous Vuzigo commune, between the Makamba and Lake Nyanza....
      
      
  • Burundi Civil War
    Burundi Civil War
    The Burundi Civil War was an armed conflict lasting from 1993 to 2005. The civil war was the result of long standing ethnic divisions between the Hutu and the Tutsi tribes in Burundi...
    
    
    • Itaba massacre
      Itaba massacre
      The Itaba massacre was according to Amnesty International the "massacre of between 173 and 267 unarmed civilians, many of them women, children and the elderly, who were deliberately and unlawfully killed in Itaba commune, Gitega province on 9 September 2002"...
      
      
    • United Nations Security Council Resolution 1375
      United Nations Security Council Resolution 1375
      United Nations Security Council Resolution 1375, adopted unanimously on October 29, 2001, after reaffirming all resolutions and statements by the President of the Security Council on the civil war in Burundi, endorsed efforts by South Africa and other states to implement the Arusha Agreement and...
      
      
    • United Nations Security Council Resolution 1286
      United Nations Security Council Resolution 1286
      United Nations Security Council Resolution 1286, adopted unanimously on January 19, 2000, after reaffirming all resolutions and statements by the President of the Security Council on the civil war in Burundi, the Council supported the efforts of former South African President Nelson Mandela in...
      
      
    • Titanic Express massacre
      Titanic Express massacre
      The Titanic Express massacre was an event which took place on 28 December 2000, in which 21 people were killed in an attack on a bus, the “Titanic Express”, close to the Burundi capital Bujumbura....
      
      
    • Gatumba massacre
  • United Nations Operation in Burundi
    United Nations Operation in Burundi
    The United Nations Operation in Burundi was established by United Nations Security Council in May 2004 to ensure the continuation of the Arusha Peace and Reconciliation Agreement signed on 28 August 2000....
    
    
    • United Nations Security Council Resolution 1545
      United Nations Security Council Resolution 1545
      United Nations Security Council Resolution 1545, adopted unanimously on May 21, 2004, after recalling all resolutions on the situation in Burundi, particularly Resolution 1375 , the Council established the United Nations Operation in Burundi to bring about peace and national reconciliation in the...
      
      
    • United Nations Security Council Resolution 1577
      United Nations Security Council Resolution 1577
      United Nations Security Council Resolution 1577, adopted unanimously on December 1, 2004, after recalling Resolution 1545 on the situation in Burundi, the Council extended the mandate of the United Nations Operation in Burundi for a period of six months until June 1, 2005.The resolution was...
      
      
    • United Nations Security Council Resolution 1602
      United Nations Security Council Resolution 1602
      United Nations Security Council Resolution 1602, adopted unanimously on May 31, 2005, after recalling resolutions 1545 , 1565 , 1577 and 1596 on the situation in Burundi, the Council extended the mandate of the United Nations Operation in Burundi for a period of six months until December 1,...
      
      
    • United Nations Security Council Resolution 1606
      United Nations Security Council Resolution 1606
      United Nations Security Council Resolution 1606, adopted unanimously on June 20, 2005, after reaffirming its support for the Arusha Peace Agreement regarding the situation in Burundi, the Council requested the Secretary-General Kofi Annan to begin negotiations on a truth commission and special...
      
      
  • Burundian constitutional referendum, 2005
    Burundian constitutional referendum, 2005
    The Republic of Burundi held a constitutional referendum on 28 February 2005.The new constitution guarantees representation for both ethnic groups by setting out the share of posts they will have in parliament and government and the army, which had been dominated by Tutsis since independence...
    
    

By subject

• Burundi genocide
  Burundi genocide
  Since Burundi's independence in 1962, there have been two events called genocides in the country. The 1972 mass killings of Hutus by the Tutsi-dominated army, and the 1993 mass killings of Tutsis by the Hutu populace are both described as genocide in the final report of the International...
  
  
• National Council for the Defense of Democracy-Forces for the Defense of Democracy
  National Council for the Defense of Democracy-Forces for the Defense of Democracy
  The National Council for the Defense of Democracy–Forces for the Defense of Democracy was the most significant rebel group active in the Burundi Civil War and became a major political party in Burundi...
  
  
• Second Congo War
  Second Congo War
  The Second Congo War, also known as Coltan War and the Great War of Africa, began in August 1998 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo , and officially ended in July 2003 when the Transitional Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo took power; however, hostilities continue to this...
  
  

Culture of Burundi

Main article: Culture of Burundi

Culture of Burundi

The culture of Burundi is based on local tradition and the influence of its neighbors, though its prominence has been hindered by civil unrest.-Music:...

• Architecture of Burundi
• Cuisine of Burundi
  Cuisine of Burundi
  Burundi is situated in Central Africa and has a territory full of mountains, savannas and agricultural fields, with forests in the surrounding of rivers and waters. Agriculture is spread on 80% of the country’s surface and it especially includes coffee, tea, corn, beans and manioc...
  
  
• Ethnic minorities in Burundi
• Festivals in Burundi
• Humor in Burundi
• Languages of Burundi
  Languages of Burundi
  The official languages of Burundi are Kirundi and French. Swahili is also spoken. No other languages are spoken natively in any significant numbers.-External links:*...
  
  
  • Rundi language
• Media of Burundi
  Media of Burundi
  -Telephone:In 2003 in Burundi, there were an estimated three mainline telephones for every 1,000 people; about 4,700 people were on a waiting list for telephone service installation...
  
  
• National symbols of Burundi
  • Coat of arms of Burundi
    Coat of arms of Burundi
    The coat of arms of Burundi, adopted in 1966, consists of a shield surrounded by three spears. On the shield is the motto of the nation, as well as the head of a lion. Behind the shield there are three crossed traditional African spears...
    
    
  • Flag of Burundi
    Flag of Burundi
    The national flag of Burundi was adopted on March 28, 1967. It consists of a white saltire which divides the field into alternating red and green areas. The center of the saltire merges into a white disk, on which there are three red solid six-pointed stars outlined in green...
    
    
  • National anthem of Burundi: Burundi Bwacu
    Burundi Bwacu
    Burundi Bwacu is the national anthem of Burundi. Written by a group of writers led by Jean-Baptiste Ntahokaja, a Catholic priest, and composed by Marc Barengayabo, it was adopted upon independence in 1962.-Kirundi Lyrics:...
    
    
    • Karyenda
      Karyenda
      The karyenda is a traditional African drum. It was the main symbol of Burundi and its mwami and had semidivine status. The mwami was said to interpret the beatings of the karyenda into rules for the kingdom.- History :...
      
      
• Prostitution in Burundi
• Public holidays in Burundi
• Records of Burundi
• Scouting and Guiding in Burundi
• World Heritage Sites in Burundi: none

Art in Burundi

• Art in Burundi
• Cinema of Burundi
• Literature of Burundi
• Music of Burundi
  Music of Burundi
  Burundi is a Central African nation that is closely linked with Rwanda, geographically, historically and culturally. The drum such as the karyenda is one of central importance...
  
  
  • Karyenda
    Karyenda
    The karyenda is a traditional African drum. It was the main symbol of Burundi and its mwami and had semidivine status. The mwami was said to interpret the beatings of the karyenda into rules for the kingdom.- History :...
    
    
  • Master Drummers of Burundi
    Master Drummers of Burundi
    The Royal Drummers of Burundi is a percussion ensemble from Burundi. Their performances are a part of ceremonies such as births, funerals, and coronations of mwami . Drums are sacred in Burundi, and represent the mwami, fertility and regeneration. The Royal Drummers use drums made from hollowed...
    
    
  • Royal Drummers of Burundi
• Television in Burundi
  Television in Burundi
  Television in Burundi was introduced in 1984.The following is a list of television channels broadcast in Burundi.- Main channels :-See also:* Lists of television channels...
  
  
• Theatre in Burundi

Ethnic groups in Burundi

• Ethnic groups in Burundi
  Ethnic groups in Burundi
  The population of Burundi is made up mainly of Hutu, a Bantu people, traditionally farmers, who constitute about 85 percent of the inhabitants. A tall, Bantu-speaking people, the Tutsi , constitute about 14 percent of the population but dominate the government and military.The earliest known...
  
  
  • Hutu
    Hutu
    The Hutu , or Abahutu, are a Central African people, living mainly in Rwanda, Burundi, and eastern DR Congo.-Population statistics:The Hutu are the largest of the three peoples in Burundi and Rwanda; according to the United States Central Intelligence Agency, 84% of Rwandans and 85% of Burundians...
    
    
    • List of Hutus
  • Tutsi
    Tutsi
    The Tutsi , or Abatutsi, are an ethnic group in Central Africa. Historically they were often referred to as the Watussi or Watusi. They are the second largest caste in Rwanda and Burundi, the other two being the Hutu and the Twa ....
    
    
    • List of Tutsis
  • Great Lakes Twa
    Great Lakes Twa
    The Great Lakes Twa, also known as Abatwa or Ge-Sera, or in English Batwa, are a pygmy people who are generally assumed to be the oldest surviving population of the Great Lakes region of central Africa, though currently they live as a Bantu caste...
    
    

African Pygmies

• Aka people
• Baka people (Cameroon and Gabon)
• Ota Benga
  Ota Benga
  Ota Benga was a Congolese Mbuti pygmy known for being featured in a controversial human zoo exhibit at New York City's Bronx Zoo in 1906. Benga came to the United States through the action of businessman and missionary Samuel Phillips Verner...
  
  
• Efé people
• Pygmy
  Pygmy
  Pygmy is a term used for various ethnic groups worldwide whose average height is unusually short; anthropologists define pygmy as any group whose adult men grow to less than 150 cm in average height. A member of a slightly taller group is termed "pygmoid." The best known pygmies are the Aka,...
  
  
• Pygmy music
  Pygmy music
  The Pygmies are a broad group of people who live in Central Africa, especially in the Congo, the Central African Republic and Cameroon. Music is an important part of Pygmy life, and casual performances take place during many of the day's events...
  
  
• Twa peoples

Religion in Burundi

• Religion in Burundi
  Religion in Burundi
  About 75 percent of the population of Burundi are Christian and about 5 percent are Muslim. The remainder practise indigenous religions, or have no religious affiliation.-Religious freedom:...
  
  
  • Christianity in Burundi
    Christianity in Burundi
    Christianity in Burundi constitutes a majority of the population, with an estimated 75% Christian . Among ethnic groups in Burundi, the Twa and the Gujarati remain the least Christian .-References:...
    
    
    • Anglican Church of Burundi
      Anglican Church of Burundi
      The Anglican Church of Burundi is a member Church in the Anglican Communion, located in East Africa between Tanzania, Rwanda, Kenya, and the Congo...
      
      
    • Roman Catholicism in Burundi
      Roman Catholicism in Burundi
      The Roman Catholic Church in Burundi is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and Curia in Rome.There are about four million Catholics - around two thirds of the total population...
      
      
      • Apostolic Nuncio to Burundi
        Apostolic Nuncio to Burundi
        The Apostolic Nuncio to Brundi is the principal representative of the Pope, to the Government of Burundi.-Apostolic Nuncio to Burundi since 1963:*Vito Roberti *Émile André Jean-Marie Maury...
        
        
      • List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Burundi
  • Islam in Burundi
    Islam in Burundi
    About 5 percent of the population of Burundi are Muslim. Burundi is by constitution a secular state, although Eid ul-Fitr is among several national holidays....
    
    

Sports in Burundi

Main article: Sports in Burundi

• Football in Burundi
  Football in Burundi
  Football in Burundi has been affected by the civil war that broke out in Burundi. Before that, Burundi football had been doing well.The football club Vital'O reached the final of the most prestigious African competition; Inter FC and reached the semifinals....
  
  
  • Burundi national football team
    Burundi national football team
    The Burundi national football team, nicknamed Les Hirondelles , is the national team of Burundi and is controlled by the National Football Association of Burundi...
    
    
  • Burundi Premier League
    Burundi Premier League
    The Burundi Premier League or as it is known Amstel Ligue is the highest division in football in Burundi. The league was formed in 1972. It has 16 teams that plays 30 rounds home and away.In 2009, the league was reduced to 12 teams....
    
    
  • Fédération de Football du Burundi
    Fédération de Football du Burundi
    The Fédération de football du Burundi is the governing body of football in Burundi. It was founded in 1948, affiliated to FIFA in 1972 and to CAF in 1972. It organizes the national football league and the national team.-External links:...
    
    
  • List of football clubs in Burundi
  • Burundian footballers
    • Shabani Nonda
      Shabani Nonda
      Shabani Christophe Nonda is a DR Congolese international footballer who is currently a free agent. His last club Galatasaray released his contract on 28 January 2010.-Club career:...
      
      
    • David Opango
      David Opango
      Ramadhani "David" Opango is a Burundian footballer who last plays as midfielder for Limoges FC in France.-Personal life:Like fellow countryman Shabani Nonda, he is a passport-holder of both Burundi and Democratic Republic of the Congo....
      
      
    • Mohammed Tchité
      Mohammed Tchité
      Mohammed 'Meme' Tchité is a Belgian-Burundian footballer who plays for Standard Liège in the Belgian First Division, as a striker....
      
      
  • Football venues in Burundi
    • Prince Louis Rwagasore Stadium
      Prince Louis Rwagasore Stadium
      Prince Louis Rwagasore Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Bujumbura, Burundi. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 22,000. It is named after former Burundian prime minister and independence hero, Louis Rwagasore....
      
      
• Rugby in Burundi
  • Burundi national rugby union team
    Burundi national rugby union team
    The Burundi national rugby union team represents Burundi in international rugby union. The nation are a member of the International Rugby Board and have yet to play in a Rugby World Cup tournament. The Burundi national rugby team played their first international in 2003 - losing to Uganda. They...
    
    
• Burundi at the Olympics
  • Burundi at the 1996 Summer Olympics
    Burundi at the 1996 Summer Olympics
    Burundi competed in the Olympic Games for the first time at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. The nation won its first Olympic gold medal in this debut appearance at the Games.-Gold:* Venuste Niyongabo — Athletics, Men's 5.000 metres...
    
    
  • Burundi at the 2000 Summer Olympics
    Burundi at the 2000 Summer Olympics
    -Athletics:Men's 800m* Jean Patrick Nduwimana*# Round 1 — 01:46.78*# Semifinal — 01:46.98 * Arthemon Hatungimana*# Round 1 — 01:48.14 Men's 5,000m* Venuste Niyongabo...
    
    
  • Burundi at the 2004 Summer Olympics
    Burundi at the 2004 Summer Olympics
    Burundi competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.-Athletics:Men's 800 metres:* Jean-Patrick Nduwimana — Semifinal, 1:46.2 * Arthémon Hatungimana — Round 1, 1:46.4...
    
    
  • Burundi at the 2008 Summer Olympics
    Burundi at the 2008 Summer Olympics
    - Athletics:MenWomen-Swimming:-References:# http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/beijing/athletes?country_codes=BDI...
    
    

Burundian athletes

• Arthémon Hatungimana
  Arthémon Hatungimana
  Arthémon Hatungimana is a middle distance runner from Burundi. In 1995, he won a silver medal in 800 metres at the World Championships in Athletics.-Personal bests:*400 metres - 46.78 *800 metres - 1:43.38...
  
  
• Dieudonné Kwizera
  Dieudonné Kwizera
  Dieudonné Kwizera is a retired Burundian middle distance runner who specialized in the 800 metres.In 1987 he won a bronze medal at the All-Africa Games in Nairobi, and the next year he finished third at the IAAF Grand Prix Final behind Tom McKean and Sebastian Coe, both of Great...
  
  
• Jean-Patrick Nduwimana
  Jean-Patrick Nduwimana
  Jean-Patrick Nduwimana is a Burundian middle distance runner who specializes in the 800 metres.In 2001 he won a silver medal at the Goodwill Games in Brisbane and a bronze at the IAAF Grand Prix Final. He competed at the Olympic Games in 2000 and 2004 without reaching the final.His personal best...
  
  
• Vénuste Niyongabo
  Vénuste Niyongabo
  Vénuste Niyongabo is a middle distance runner from Burundi. In 1996, he became the first Olympic medalist from Burundi by winning the 5000 metres at the 1996 Summer Olympics...
  
  
• Charles Nkazamyampi
  Charles Nkazamyampi
  Charles Nkazamyampi is a retired middle distance runner from Burundi. The 1992 African champion, he was unable to compete at the 1992 Summer Olympics because Burundi did not participate. In 1993 he won a silver medal in 800 metres at the World Indoor Championships, finishing behind Tom McKean...
  
  

Olympic competitors for Burundi

• Arthémon Hatungimana
  Arthémon Hatungimana
  Arthémon Hatungimana is a middle distance runner from Burundi. In 1995, he won a silver medal in 800 metres at the World Championships in Athletics.-Personal bests:*400 metres - 46.78 *800 metres - 1:43.38...
  
  
• Jean-Patrick Nduwimana
  Jean-Patrick Nduwimana
  Jean-Patrick Nduwimana is a Burundian middle distance runner who specializes in the 800 metres.In 2001 he won a silver medal at the Goodwill Games in Brisbane and a bronze at the IAAF Grand Prix Final. He competed at the Olympic Games in 2000 and 2004 without reaching the final.His personal best...
  
  
• Vénuste Niyongabo
  Vénuste Niyongabo
  Vénuste Niyongabo is a middle distance runner from Burundi. In 1996, he became the first Olympic medalist from Burundi by winning the 5000 metres at the 1996 Summer Olympics...
  
  
• Charles Nkazamyampi
  Charles Nkazamyampi
  Charles Nkazamyampi is a retired middle distance runner from Burundi. The 1992 African champion, he was unable to compete at the 1992 Summer Olympics because Burundi did not participate. In 1993 he won a silver medal in 800 metres at the World Indoor Championships, finishing behind Tom McKean...
  
  

Economy and infrastructure of Burundi

Main article: Economy of Burundi

Economy of Burundi

Burundi is a landlocked, resource-poor country with an underdeveloped manufacturing sector. The mainstay of the Burundian economy is agriculture, accounting for 54%of GDP in 1997. Agriculture supports more than 70% of the labour force, the majority of whom are subsistence farmers...

• Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 168th (one hundred and sixty eighth)
  • One of the ten poorest countries in the world.
  • Has the lowest per capita GDP of any nation in the world.

• Agriculture in Burundi
  Agriculture in Burundi
  About 90 percent of the population of Burundi depends on agriculture for a living. Most agriculture consists of subsistence farming, with only about 15 percent of the total production marketed. An estimated 1,351,000 hectares , or about 52.6 percent of the total land area, is arable or under...
  
  
• Banking in Burundi
  • National bank of Burundi: Bank of the Republic of Burundi
    Bank of the Republic of Burundi
    The Bank of the Republic of Burundi is the central bank of Burundi. The bank was established in 1966 and its offices are in Bujumbura.-History:The central bank evolved step by step:...
    
    
  • List of banks in Burundi
• Communications in Burundi
  Communications in Burundi
  Communications in Burundi refers to the telephony, internet, postal, radio, and television systems of Burundi.-Telephony:As of April 2010, the CIA factbook described the telephone system as “primitive” with “one of the lowest” telephone densities in the world and “increasing. . . .but meager” use...
  
  
  • Media of Burundi
    Media of Burundi
    -Telephone:In 2003 in Burundi, there were an estimated three mainline telephones for every 1,000 people; about 4,700 people were on a waiting list for telephone service installation...
    
    
    • Internet in Burundi
      • .bi
        .bi
        .bi is the Internet country code top-level domain for Burundi. It is administered by the Burundi National Center of Information Technology....
        
        
    • Telephone service in Burundi
      • AfricaPhonebook/Annulaires Afrique
      • Telephone numbers in Burundi
        Telephone numbers in Burundi
        Country Code: +257International Call Prefix: 00Trunk Prefix: -Calling formats:To call in Burundi, the following format is used:yy yy xxxx Calls inside Burundi+257 yy yy xxxx Calls from outside Burundi...
        
        
  • Postal service in Burundi
    • List of fish on stamps of Burundi
    • List of people on stamps of Burundi

• Companies of Burundi

• Currency of Burundi
  Currency
  In economics, currency refers to a generally accepted medium of exchange. These are usually the coins and banknotes of a particular government, which comprise the physical aspects of a nation's money supply...
  
  : Franc
  Burundian franc
  The franc is the currency of Burundi. It is nominally subdivided into 100 centimes, although coins have never been issued in centimes since Burundi began issuing its own currency...
  
  
  • ISO 4217
    ISO 4217
    ISO 4217 is a standard published by the International Standards Organization, which delineates currency designators, country codes , and references to minor units in three tables:* Table A.1 – Current currency & funds code list...
    
    : BIF
    Burundian franc
    The franc is the currency of Burundi. It is nominally subdivided into 100 centimes, although coins have never been issued in centimes since Burundi began issuing its own currency...
    
    

• Economic history of Burundi
• Energy in Burundi
  Energy in Burundi
  Energy in Burundi is a growing industry with tremendous potential.-Electricity:Bujumbura and Gitega are the only two cities in Burundi that have municipal electricity service. Burundi's total installed capacity was 49 MW in 2001. Two dams completed since 1984 have increased the amount of power...
  
  
  • Energy policy of Burundi
  • Oil industry in Burundi
• Health care in Burundi
• Mining in Burundi
  Mining in Burundi
  Burundi is a producer of columbium and tantalum ore, tin ore, and tungsten ore, and some deposits of gold which are designated for export. Burundi has resources of copper, cobalt, nickel, feldspar, phosphate rock, quartzite, and rare reserves of uranium, and vanadium...
  
  
• Burundi Stock Exchange
• Tourism in Burundi
  Tourism in Burundi
  Tourism is a relatively small industry in Burundi, with it accounting for 3% of the country's GDP.. Many of the tourist attractions in the country are in Bujumbura, which is the capital city. This includes the beach, which is popular with the tourists who visit the city. In addition to this, Lake...
  
  
• Trade unions of Burundi
  • Confederation of Burundi Unions
• Transportation in Burundi
  • Air transport in Burundi
    • Air Burundi
      Air Burundi
      Air Burundi is the state owned national airline of Burundi. It maintains its headquarters in Bujumbura.-Overview:The airline operated scheduled regional passenger services to Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda. Its main base was Bujumbura International Airport. It ceased operations in the spring of 2007....
      
      
    • Airports in Burundi
      • Bujumbura International Airport
        Bujumbura International Airport
        Bujumbura International Airport is an airport in Bujumbura, the capital of Burundi.In 2008, the airport served 120,000 passengers.-Airlines and destinations:-Cargo airlines:...
        
        
  • Rail transport in Burundi
    • Railway stations in Burundi
  • Roads in Burundi

• Water supply and sanitation in Burundi

See also

• Index of Burundi-related articles
  Index of Burundi-related articles
  -A:*Abahuza*Africa*Agathon Rwasa*Albertine Rift*Alphonse-Marie Kadege*African Great Lakes*Arusha Accord*Assassination of Habyarimana and Ntaryamira-B:*Bantu*Belgian colonial empire*Bisoro*Bubanza*Bubanza Province*Bujumbura*Bujumbura Mairie Province...
  
  
• List of Burundi-related topics
• List of international rankings
• Member state of the United Nations
• Outline of Africa
  Outline of Africa
  The following outline provides an overview of and topical guide to the continent Africa:Africa – world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia.-Geography of Africa:* Atlas of Africa* List of cities in Africa...
  
  
• Outline of geography
  Outline of geography
  The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to geography:Geography – science that studies the lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena of Earth.- Geography is :...
  
  

External links

• Official Burundi government website (in French)
• Stanford University - Africa South of the Sahara: Burundi directory category
• University of Pennsylvania - African Studies Center: Burundi directory category