Burundi - Tourism and Travel

The Republic of Burundi is located in East Africa, northeast of Lake Tanganyika.

It has an area of 10,747 square miles (27,835 square kilometers).

Burundi is a mountainous country, largely covered in tropical rainforest.

Lake Tanganyika, which also also borders Tanzania, Zambia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, is 820 feet (2,500 meters) above sea level and almost 4,700 feet (1,435 meters) deep. It traces the valley floor of the western arm of Africa's Great Rift Valley for about 400 miles (644 kilometers).

Bujumbura is the capital of Burundi.

17,757,000 people live in Burundi.

85% are Hutu, 14% are Tutu and 1% are Twa.

Kirundi and French are official languages. Kiswahili is also spoken.

60% of the people are Christian, 39% practice traditional religions and 1% are Muslim.

The people of Burundi depend on subsistence farming.

Coffee is Burundi's primary export.

Burundi has suffered from internal conflict since the 1990s. This has severely hindered economic development.

The official currency of Burundi is the Burundian franc, which equals 100 centimes.

Burundi has a presidential system of government.