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Burundi, [a] officially the Republic of Burundi, [b] is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley at the junction between the African Great Lakes region and Southeast Africa, with population of over 14 million people. [14]
Burundi, country in east-central Africa, south of the Equator. The landlocked country, a historic kingdom, is one of the few countries in Africa whose borders were not determined by colonial rulers. Burundi. The vast majority of Burundi’s population is Hutu, traditionally a farming people.
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31 July 2023. Burundi, one of the world's poorest nations, is struggling to emerge from a 12-year, ethnic-based civil war. The country's early history and role of the...
Burundi, a small but geographically diverse country, nestles in East Africa's Great Lakes region. With an area of approximately 10,745 square miles (27,830 square kilometers), it shares its borders with three countries: Rwanda to the north, Tanzania to the east and south, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west.
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history of Burundi, a survey of notable events and people in the history of Burundi. The landlocked country is located in east-central Africa , south of the Equator . Gitega , a town rich with cultural and historical significance, was designated the country’s political capital in 2019.
Burundi, officially Republic of Burundi, Country, east-central Africa. Area: 10,747 sq mi (27,834 sq km). Population: (2024 est.) 13,439,000. Capitals: Gitega (political), Bujumbura (economic).
Burundi gained its independence from Belgium in 1962 as the Kingdom of Burundi. Revolution in neighboring Rwanda stoked ethnic polarization as the Tutsi increasingly feared violence and loss of political power.
One of the poorest countries in the world, Burundi is a small, francophone, densely populated central African nation bordering Lake Tanganyika, Rwanda, Tanzania, and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Burundi was plagued by a civil war from 1993 to 2006 that often involved non-governmental and non-combatant targets.