| Country name: |
Burundi |
| Capital: |
Bujumbura |
| Country code: |
216 |
| Continent: |
Africa |
| Currency name: |
Burundian franc |
| Independence: |
1962-07-01 00:00:00 |
| Independent from: |
from UN trusteeship under Belgian administration |
| Total area (km2): |
27,830 |
| Land area (km2): |
25,680 |
| Water area (km2): |
2,150 |
| Population: |
10,888,321 |
| Population note: |
10,888,321 (July 2013 est.) |
| Official language: |
Kirundi French |
| All languages: |
Kirundi (official), French (official), Swahili (along Lake Tanganyika and in the Bujumbura area) |
| Time zone: |
CAT (UTC+2) - Summer (DST) not observed (UTC+2) |
| Date format: |
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| Drive on: |
right |
| Calling code: |
+257 |
| Domain: |
.bi |
