Geographical position: Burundi is located in Central Africa, east of Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The country’s climate is equatorial; high plateau with considerable altitude variation (772 m to 2,670 m above sea level); average annual temperature varies with altitude from 23 to 17 degrees centigrade but is generally moderate as the average altitude is about 1,700 m; average annual rainfall is about 150 cm; wet seasons from February to May and September to November, and dry seasons from June to August and December to January.
Languages: Kirundi (official), French (official), Swahili (along Lake Tanganyika and in the Bujumbura area).
Bujumbura is the capital of Burundi.
Surface: 27,830 sq km
Population: 6,370,609
System of government: republic
Capital: Bujumbura
Religion: Christian 67% (Roman Catholic 62%, Protestant 5%), indigenous beliefs 23%, Muslim 10%
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