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Burundi is located in central Africa, to the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, at the co-ordinates.

Burundi occupies an area equal to in size, of which is land.

The terrain of Burundi is hilly and mountainous, dropping to a plateau in the east.

Burundi has of land that is irrigated.

This article is about the demographic features of the population of Burundi, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.

Politics of Burundi takes place in a framework of a transitional presidential representative democratic republic, whereby the President of Burundi is both head of state and head of government, and of a multi-party system.

The current President of Burundi is Pierre Nkurunziza, a former rebel leader of the Hutu National Council for the Defense of Democracy-Forces for the Defense of Democracy who was elected unopposed as the new President of Burundi by the parliament on 19 August 2005.

Burundi is a landlocked, resource-poor country with an underdeveloped manufacturing sector.

Although Burundi is potentially self-sufficient in food production, the ongoing civil war, overpopulation, and soil erosion have contributed to the contraction of the subsistence economy by 25 % in recent years.

The main cash crop of Burundi is coffee, which accounted for 78. 5 % of exports in 1997.

Burundi is one of the largest banana market in Africa.

Burundi is heavily dependent on bilateral and multilateral aid, with external debt totalling $ 1. 247 billion ( 1. 247 G $) in 1997.

The increase in IPv4 address space allocated to Burundi is sign of greater internet use

Régie Nationale des Postes is the company responsible for postal service in Burundi.

A great hindrance to Burundi ’ s economic development is lack of adequate transportation.

The country is landlocked, and there are currently no railways in Burundi.

Air service is maintained by Air Burundi, which operates domestic service and flies to Rwanda, Tanzania, and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

The National Defence Force is the state military organisation responsible for the defence of Burundi.

Burundi is a member of various international and regional organizations, including the United Nations, the African Union, the African Development Bank and the Francophonie.

Burundi is also a member of the International Criminal Court with a Bilateral Immunity Agreement of protection for the US-military ( as covered under Article 98 ).

Mainly or partially francophone or francosphere countries include France, Belgium ( Wallonia is almost entirely francophone, and there is a large French-speaking community in the Brussels-Capital Region and a few bordering municipalities ), Canada ( the province of Quebec is francophone, and there are large French-speaking communities in Manitoba, Ontario, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and other Canadian provinces ), United States ( South / Central Louisiana and parts of Maine ), Switzerland, Haiti, the French West Indies and several countries in Africa, including Congo, Burundi, Madagascar and Rwanda, that are former French or Belgian colonies.

Angola celebrated WFD in 2005 through the 4th Forum on Rural Women, while in Burundi the second Vice-President planted potatoes to provide a symbolic example about food production.

Burundi in general has a tropical highland climate, with a considerable daily temperature range in many areas.

Although the embargo was never officially ratified by the United Nations Security Council, most countries refrained from official trade with Burundi.

In 2008, there were 30, 400 main telephone lines in use, making Burundi 178th in the world in terms of countries with the most main telephone lines in use.

In 2008, there were 480, 600 cellular phones in use, making Burundi 156th in the world in terms of countries with the most cell phones in use.

At a meeting in August 2006 with members of the Rwanda Patriotic Front, Wu Guanzheng, of the Communist Party of China, confirmed the intention of the People's Republic of China to fund a study into the feasibility of constructing a railway connecting at Isaka with the existing Tanzanian railway network, and running via Kigali in Rwanda through to Burundi.

The 1993 embargo placed on Burundi by regional states hurt diplomatic relations with its neighbors ; relations have improved since the 1999 suspension of these sanctions.

Rwanda is exploiting these natural resources through joint hydroelectric projects with Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Retail trade, devastated by the war, has revived quickly, with many new small businesses established by Rwandan returnees from Uganda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Small ferries link communities along the Tanzanian shore ( some with no road access ), and commercial traffic runs between Kigoma and Bujumbura, Burundi and Mpulungu, Zambia, including the MV Liemba.

Nyerere was also involved with peace negotiations in Burundi until his death.

** Massacres of Hutus by Tutsis in Burundi take place, with more than 450 killed in a few days.

Burundi is one of the few countries in Africa, along with its closely linked neighbour Rwanda among others, to be a direct territorial continuation of a pre-colonial era African state.

European explorers and missionaries made brief visits to the area as early as 1856, and they compared the organisation of the kingdom of Burundi with that of the old Greek empire.

Since independence, Bujumbura has been the scene of frequent fighting between the country's two main ethnic groups, with Hutu militias opposing the Tutsi-dominated Burundi army.

Then, a localized Hutu uprising in 1972 was fiercely answered by the Tutsi-dominated Burundi army in the largest Burundi genocide of Hutus, with a death toll nearing 200, 000.

According to the Central Intelligence Agency, 84 % of Rwandans and 85 % of Burundians are Hutu, with Tutsis the next largest ethnic group at 15 % and 14 % of residents in Rwanda and Burundi, respectively.

Later, exiled Tutsis from Burundi invaded Rwanda, prompting Rwanda to close its border with Burundi.

In November 1995, the presidents of Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda, and Zaire ( currently Democratic Republic of Congo ) announced a regional initiative for a negotiated peace in Burundi facilitated by former Tanzanian President Julius Nyerere.

Goat rearing has been promoted as a source of income for rural-dwelling Burundians. IMF structural adjustment programs in Burundi were suspended following the outbreak of the crisis in 1993.

The Swedish Minister for Integration and Gender Equality, Nyamko Sabuni, was born in Burundi.

The post – World War I accords and the League of Nations charter designated the area a British Mandate, except for a small area in the northwest, which was ceded to Belgium and later became Rwanda and Burundi, as well as a small area in the southeast ( Kionga Triangle ), incorporated to Portuguese East Africa ( later Mozambique ).

He headed the formation of both the New Partnership for Africa's Development ( NEPAD ) and the African Union ( AU ) and has played influential roles in brokering peace deals in Rwanda, Burundi, Ivory Coast and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

** Burundian presidential election, 1993: The first multiparty elections in Burundi since the country's independence lead to the election of Melchior Ndadaye, leader of the Front for Democracy in Burundi.

There are two main founding legends for Burundi.

School uniforms are compulsory for school children in Burundi.

Rwanda borders Burundi for 290 km, the Democratic Republic of the Congo for 217 km, Tanzania for 217 km, and Uganda for 169 km.

This gave Rwanda and Burundi to the German Empire as colonial spheres of interest in exchange for its renouncing all claims on Uganda.

Both countries had a Hutu majority, yet an army-controlled Tutsi government in Burundi persisted for decades.