The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Burundi:
Burundi is a small sovereign country located in the Great Lakes region of Africa.[1] Geographically isolated, facing population pressures and having sparse resources, Burundi has the lowest GDP per capita in the world, arguably making it the poorest country on the planet. One scientific study of 178 nations rated Burundi's population as having the lowest satisfaction with life of all.[2]
General reference
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- Pronunciation: /bəˈrʊndɪ/ or /bəˈrʌndi/
- Common English country name: Burundi
- Official English country name: The Republic of Burundi
- Common endonym(s):
- Official endonym(s):
- Adjectival(s): Burundian
- Demonym(s):
- ISO country codes: BI, BDI, 108
- ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:BI
- Internet country code top-level domain: .bi
Geography of Burundi
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- Burundi is: a landlocked country
- Location: Africa
- Southern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
- Africa
- Time zone: Central Africa Time (UTC 02)
- Extreme points of Burundi
- High: Mount Heha 2,684 m (8,806 ft)
- Low: Lake Tanganyika 772 m (2,533 ft)
- Land boundaries: 974 km
Tanzania 451 km
Rwanda 290 km
Democratic Republic of the Congo 233 km
- Coastline: none
- Population: 3,589,434(1978)
- Size: 27,830 square kilometres (10,750 sq mi) - 145th largest country
- Atlas of Burundi
Environment of Burundi
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- Climate of Burundi
- Ecoregions in Burundi
- Geology of Burundi
- Protected areas of Burundi
- Wildlife of Burundi
- Fauna of Burundi
Natural geographic features of Burundi
edit- Glaciers in Burundi: none[3]
- Lakes of Burundi
- Mountains of Burundi
- Rivers of Burundi
- World Heritage Sites in Burundi: none
Regions of Burundi
editEcoregions of Burundi
editAdministrative divisions of Burundi
editAdministrative divisions of Burundi
Provinces of Burundi
editCommunes of Burundi
editCommunes of Burundi The provinces of Burundi are divided into 117 communes, which are further divided into 2,637 collines.
Municipalities of Burundi
edit- Capital of Burundi: Bujumbura
- Cities of Burundi
- List of cities in Burundi
Demography of Burundi
editGovernment and politics of Burundi
edit- Form of government: presidential representative democratic republic
- Capital of Burundi: Bujumbura
- Elections in Burundi
- Political parties in Burundi
- Rulers of Burundi
- United Nations Integrated Office in Burundi
Branches of government
editExecutive branch of the government of Burundi
edit- Head of state: President of Burundi
- Head of government: President of Burundi
- Cabinet of Burundi: Council of Ministers
Ministries of the Burundian Government
editLegislative branch of the government of Burundi
editJudicial branch of the government of Burundi
editCourt system of Burundi
Foreign relations of Burundi
editInternational organization membership
editThe Republic of Burundi is a member of:[1]
Law and order in Burundi
editLaw of Burundi
Military of Burundi
edit- Command
- Forces
- Army of Burundi
- Navy of Burundi: None
- Air Force of Burundi
Local government in Burundi
editLocal government in Burundi
History of Burundi
edit- Current events of Burundi
By period
edit- Kingdom of Burundi
- Burundi Colonial Period
- League of Nations Class B Mandate
- United Nations Trust Territory#Former German Schutzgebiete
- Burundi independence
By subject
editCulture of Burundi
edit- Cuisine of Burundi
- Languages of Burundi
- Media of Burundi
- National symbols of Burundi
- Coat of arms of Burundi
- Flag of Burundi
- National anthem of Burundi: Burundi Bwacu
- Public holidays in Burundi
- Scouting and Guiding in Burundi
- World Heritage Sites in Burundi: none
Art in Burundi
editPeople of Burundi
editEthnic groups in Burundi
editAfrican Pygmies
editPygmy mythology
editReligion in Burundi
editSports in Burundi
editSports in Burundi
- Football in Burundi
- Burundi national football team
- Burundi Premier League
- Football Federation of Burundi
- List of football clubs in Burundi
- Burundian footballers
- Football venues in Burundi
- Rugby Union in Burundi
- Burundi at the Olympics
Burundian athletes
editOlympic competitors for Burundi
editEconomy and infrastructure of Burundi
edit- Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 168th (one hundred and sixty eighth)
- One of the ten poorest countries in the world.
- Has the lowest per capita GDP of any nation in the world.[4]
- Agriculture in Burundi
- Banking in Burundi
- National bank of Burundi: Bank of the Republic of Burundi
- List of banks in Burundi
- Communications in Burundi
- Media of Burundi
- Internet in Burundi
- Telephone service in Burundi
- Postal service in Burundi
- Media of Burundi
- Companies of Burundi
- Currency of Burundi: Franc
- Energy in Burundi
- Health care in Burundi
- Mining in Burundi
- Tourism in Burundi
- Trade unions in Burundi
- Transportation in Burundi
- Air transport in Burundi
- Rail transport in Burundi
Education in Burundi
editHealth in Burundi
editSee also
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- All pages with titles beginning with Burundi
- All pages with titles containing Burundi
- All pages with titles beginning with Burundian
- All pages with titles containing Burundian
- Index of Burundi-related articles
- List of Burundi-related topics
- List of international rankings
- Member state of the United Nations
- Outline of Africa
- Outline of geography
References
edit- ^ a b "Burundi". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 3, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
- ^ A Global Projection of Subjective Well-being: A Challenge to Positive Psychology? Archived 2007-11-05 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ The only glaciers in Africa are on Mt Kenya (in Kenya), on Kilimanjaro (in Tanzania), and in the Ruwenzori Mountains (which are located in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo). See Proceedings of the Riederalp Workshop, September 1978; Actes de l'Atelier de Riederalp, septembre 1978): IAHS-AISH Publ. no. 126, 1980.
- ^ Eggers, E., Historical Dictionary of Burundi, p. xlix.
External links
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- Official Burundi government website (in French)
- Burundi. The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency.
- Stanford University - Africa South of the Sahara: Burundi directory category
- University of Pennsylvania - African Studies Center: Burundi directory category
