Population: 8,390,505
Capital: Bujumbura
Time Zone: UTC+2
Currency Name: Burundi franc (BIF)
Government Type: Republic
Languages: Kirundi (official), French (official), Swahili (along Lake Tanganyika and in the Bujumbura area)
Ethnic Breakdown: Hutu (Bantu) 85%, Tutsi (Hamitic) 14%, Twa (Pygmy) 1%, Europeans 3,000, South Asians 2,000
Religion: Christian 67% (Roman Catholic 62%, Protestant 5%), indigenous beliefs 23%, Muslim 10%
Major Cities: Ouagadougou, Bobo-Dioulasso
Phone Country Code: 257
Health Concerns: very high risk of food, waterborne and vectorborne diseases (diarrhea, Hepatitis A, typhoid fever, malaria)
Official Tourism Website:
High Travel Season: June - September
Voltage: 220 V - 50 Hz
Electrical Plug Type: c, e
Major Holidays:
Misc Fact / Good to Know: Venuste Niyongabo became the first Burundi runner to win a gold medal in the Olympics
