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Burundi

MuyingaKirundoNgoziCibitokeKayanzaCankuzoRuyigiRutanaMakambaBubanzaBujumbura RuralBujumbura MairieBururiGitegaMuramvyaMwaroKaruziMuyingaKirundoNgoziCibitokeKayanzaCankuzoRuyigiRutanaMakambaBubanzaBujumbura RuralBujumbura MairieBururiGitegaMuramvyaMwaroKaruziD.R.CongoTanzaniaRwanda
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Background and figures as recorded in the CIA World Factbook.

Established in the 1600s, the Burundi Kingdom has had borders similar to those of modern Burundi since the 1800s. Burundi’s two major ethnic groups, the majority Hutu and minority Tutsi, share a common language and culture and largely lived in peaceful cohabitation under Tutsi monarchs in pre-colonial Burundi. Regional, class, and clan distinctions contributed to social status in the Burundi Kingdom, yielding a complex class structure. German colonial rule in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and Belgian rule after World War I preserved Burundi’s monarchy.

Capital
Gitega (political capital), Bujumbura (commercial capital)
Government
presidential republic
Population
13,590,102
Area
27,830 sq km
Location
Central Africa, east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, west of Tanzania
Climate
equatorial; high plateau with considerable altitude variation (772 m to 2,670 m above sea level);
Natural resources
nickel; uranium; rare earth oxides; peat; cobalt; copper…
Languages
Kirundi (official); French (official); English (official; least spoken)…
Religions
Christian 93.9% (Roman Catholic 58.6%; Protestant 35.3% [includes Adventist 2.7% and other Protestant religions 32.6%]); Muslim 3.4%; other 1.3%…
Independence
1 July 1962 (from UN trusteeship under Belgian administration)
Administrative divisions
5 provinces: Buhumuza, Bujumbura, Burunga, Butanyerera, Gitega
Currency
Burundi francs (BIF)
Export partners
UAE 59%; Uganda 8%; China 5%; Germany 5%…
Import partners
Tanzania 26%; China 15%; Uganda 10%; Kenya 10%…

Source: CIA World Factbook — a work of the US government, in the public domain

Subdivisions

17 on file. Listed because operations, tax and reporting are usually organised at this level rather than nationally.

NameTypeCode
MuyingaProvinceBI-MY
KirundoProvinceBI-KI
NgoziProvinceBI-NG
CibitokeProvinceBI-CI
KayanzaProvinceBI-KY
CankuzoProvinceBI-CA
RuyigiProvinceBI-RY
RutanaProvinceBI-RT
MakambaProvinceBI-MA
BubanzaProvinceBI-BB
Bujumbura RuralProvinceBI-BL
Bujumbura MairieProvinceBI-BM
BururiProvinceBI-BR
GitegaProvinceBI-GI
MuramvyaProvinceBI-MU
MwaroProvinceBI-MW
KaruziProvinceBI-KR

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Currency
Burundi francs (BIF)
Languages
Kirundi (official); French (official); English (official; least spoken)…
Government
presidential republic
Climate
equatorial; high plateau with considerable altitude variation (772 m to 2,670 m above sea level);

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