AFRICA: ONE CONTINENT. MANY WORLDS. | ATLAS

Burundi
Republika y'u Burundi


  • Capital: Bujumbura
  • Population: 5,943,057
  • Population Density: 553 per square mile
  • Ethnic Makeup: Hutu 85%, Tutsi 14%, Twa 1%
  • Official Language(s): Kirundi and French
  • Religious Beliefs: Roman Catholic 62%, indigenous beliefs 32%, protestant 5%
  • Area: 10,740 square miles
  • Topography: Mostly grassy highland with some mountains.

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