Countries where ASL or a derivative of ASL is the national or a widespread language include Barbados, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Botswana ( with BSL ), Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, the Central African Republic, Chad, Côte d ' Ivoire, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Kenya ( minority use ), Liberia, Madagascar ( minority use ), Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Philippines ( L2 use ), Puerto Rico, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Trinidad and Tobago, Togo, and Zimbabwe ( with ZSL ).

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.

Burundi is a net food importer, with food accounting for 17 % of imports in 1997.

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.

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.

Following the coup, the United States also suspended all but humanitarian aid to Burundi.

Furthermore, there are also some airports in Burundi.

Another project was launched in the same year, which aims to link Burundi and Rwanda ( which also has no railways ) to the DRC and Zambia, and therefore to the rest of Southern Africa.

Mozambique has also been involved in many peacekeeping operations in Burundi, Comoros, The Democratic Republic of Congo, East Timor and Sudan.

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

The smaller kingdoms along the western shore of Lake Victoria were also attached to Burundi.

Ferries sail from Bujumbura to Kigoma in Tanzania, while the city is also home to the Bujumbura International Airport and the University of Burundi.

Uganda's vital link to the port of Mombasa is now mainly by road, which serves its transport needs and also those of its neighbors-Rwanda, Burundi, and parts of Congo and South Sudan.

Burundi is also currently governed by a former rebel group, the Hutu CNDD-FDD.

In October 1966, for example, a Royal Air Burundi DC-4M Argonaut, flown by mercenary Heinrich Wartski, also known as Henry Wharton, crashlanded in Cameroon with military supplies destined for Biafra.

On April 6, 1994, he was killed when his airplane, also carrying the President of Burundi, Cyprien Ntaryamira, was shot down close to Kigali International Airport.

Cyprien Ntaryamira, the President of Burundi, the Chief of Staff of the Rwandan military, and numerous others also died in the attack.

Kirundi, also known as Rundi, is a dialect of the Rwanda-Rundi language spoken by some 8. 7 million people in Burundi and adjacent parts of Tanzania and Congo-Kinshasa, as well as in Uganda.

The three stars stand for the three major ethnic groups of Burundi: the Hutu, the Twa and the Tutsi The three stars also stand for the three elements of the national motto: Unité, Travail, Progrès (" Unity, Work, Progress "), which can be seen on the Coat of arms of Burundi.

See also:: Category: Referendums in Burundi

A Tutsi born in Vugizo, in southern Burundi, Niyongabo won a silver medal in the 1500 m at the 1992 World Junior Championships and also came fourth over 800 metres.

The Tutsi-led Rwandan government allied with Uganda, and Burundi also retaliated, occupying a portion of northeastern Congo.

From that time until 1965, the party also had some Hutu support, and three of its Hutu members, including Pierre Ngendandumwe, became Prime Minister of Burundi.

JRS also works with young people who may be vulnerable to recruitment into armed groups in a number of countries including Colombia and Venezuela and with former child soldiers in places such as Sri Lanka, Burundi and Thailand.

From 1916, the Congolese franc also circulated in Rwanda and Burundi.

In 1960, Rwanda and Burundi adopted their own franc, whilst, between 1960 and 1963, Katanga also issued its own franc.

Burundi, Angola, the rebels of southern Sudan, and the security forces of the province of Katanga, all of which had long standing grievances with the Mobutu government, especially his sponsoring of foreign rebel groups to destabilize neighboring countries, also proved to be important backers of the ADFL.

" At this time he also worked closely with Tanzanian President Julius Nyerere to end the Burundi Civil War.