Burundi
Republic of Burundi
Burundi sits in Eastern Africa and uses BIF - Burundian franc (Fr). This profile combines identifiers, formats, map links, memberships, and the largest city records in one structured reference.
Capital
Gitega
Population
14.2M
Area
27.8K km2
Population
14.2M
14,151,540 people
Area
27.8K km2
27,834 square kilometers
Density
508/km2
Population divided by land area
Capital
Gitega
-3.43, 29.93
Detailed Country Guide
Overview and identity
Burundi, officially listed here as Republic of Burundi, is structured as a practical country reference guide for users searching country facts, maps, flags, codes, and daily-use data. The page should make Burundi, BI, BDI, the flag, the official name, and the country slug easy to confirm because users often land on country pages while checking identifiers for forms, travel, education, or data products. Burundi is grouped under Africa, more specifically Eastern Africa, with Africa shown as the continent context.
Geography and population scale
The country dataset records a population of 14,151,540 people and a land area of 27,834 square kilometers, which gives an approximate density of 508 people per square kilometer. The main coordinate reference is -3.5, 30, while the capital coordinate reference is -3.43, 29.93. Burundi shares listed land borders with COD, RWA, TZA, and the landlocked value is recorded as yes. These details help the page answer common searches around location, area, borders, map position, and population comparison.
Capital and urban network
The capital information is recorded as Gitega (primary). The largest city entries shown for this country are Bujumbura, Gitega, Gitega, Ruyigi and Ngozi. Including cities alongside country-level facts helps the guide answer searches such as largest cities in Burundi, capital of Burundi, and major urban areas in Burundi. This is useful because many users compare the official capital with the largest business, transport, or population centers.
Government, classification, and memberships
The government type is listed as Unitary dominant-party presidential republic under an authoritarian dictatorship. The classification fields mark sovereignty as yes, United Nations membership as yes, observer status as no, and disputed status as no. International memberships shown for this page include African Union and United Nations. These fields support search intent around political status, country classification, and international organization membership.
Administrative formats and daily-use data
Burundi uses calling code +257, postal format not listed, and time zone data listed as UTC+02:00. The number format uses . as the thousands separator and , as the decimal separator. The week starts on monday; the academic year starts around Sep 1; the government fiscal year starts around Jan 1; and the personal fiscal year starts around Jan 1.
Currency, language, transport, and references
Currency data lists BIF - Burundian franc (Fr), while language records include French and Rundi. Vehicle data records the driving side as right and vehicle sign codes as RU. Reference links should keep official, Wikipedia, Google Maps, and OpenStreetMap sources together when available so users can move from the structured country guide to map or source pages quickly. The latest Gini entry in the dataset is 37.5 for 2020.
How to use this profile
This Burundi profile is designed to be scanned in layers: first the name, official name, flag, capital, population, area, and density; then identity, geography, cities, governance, memberships, formats, connectivity, currency, languages, transport, and references. That structure supports both human readers and product workflows where users need to verify a phone code, compare cities, inspect fiscal dates, check postal formats, review memberships, or open a map reference without searching across multiple pages.
Country Snapshot
ISO codes
BI / BDI
Top-level domains
.bi
Continents
Africa
Border countries
COD, RWA, TZA
Driving side
right
Vehicle signs
RU
Flag And Identity
The flag entry for Burundi is represented by the BI country flag asset.
Largest Cities
#1
Bujumbura
Bujumbura Mairie
1,143,202
primary
#2
Gitega
Gitega
135,467
primary
#3
Gitega
Gitega
135,467
City
#4
Ruyigi
Gitega
44,220
City
#5
Ngozi
Ngozi
39,884
admin
Governance
Government type
Unitary dominant-party presidential republic under an authoritarian dictatorship
Sovereign
Yes
UN member
Yes
Landlocked
Yes
Formats
Week starts
monday
Academic year
Sep 1
Government fiscal year
Jan 1
Number separators
. thousands, , decimal
Connectivity
Calling codes
+257
Postal format
Not listed
Timezones
UTC+02:00
Languages
French, Rundi
International Memberships
Economy And References
Latest Gini entry
37.5
2020