Burundi

Burundi (pronounced [buˈɾundi]), offeecially the Republic o Burundi, is a landlocked kintra in the Great Lochs region o Eastren Africae mairchin wi Rwanda tae the north, Tanzanie tae the east an sooth, an the Democratic Republic o the Congo tae the wast. Its size is juist unner 28,000 km² wi an estimatit population bein amaist 8,700,000. Its caipital is Bujumbura. Awtho the kintra is landlocked, a muckle o the soothwastren border is nixt tae Loch Tanganyika.

Republic o Burundi Republika y'Uburundi  (Kirundi) République du Burundi  (French)
Banner Coat o airms
Motto:  "Ubumwe, Ibikorwa, Amajambere" (Kirundi) "Unité, Travail, Progrès" (French)
Anthem: Burundi Bwacu  (Kirundi) Our Burundi
Location o  Burundi  (dark blue) – in Africae  (light blue & dark grey) – in the African Union  (light blue)
Caipital and largest city	Bujumbura 3°30′S 30°00′E / 3.500°S 30.000°E / -3.500; 30.000
Offeecial leids	French Kirundi
Ethnic groups	85% Hutu 14% Tutsi   1% Twa ~3,000 Europeans ~2,000 Sooth Asies
Demonym(s)	Burundian
Govrenment	Presidential republic
• President	Évariste Ndayishimiye
• 1st Vice-Preses	Prosper Bazombanza
• 2nt Vice-Preses	Joseph Butore
Legislatur	Pairlament
• Upper house	Senate
• Lower house	Naitional Assemmly
Status
• Pairt o Ruanda-Urundi (UN trust territory)	1945–1962
• Unthirldom frae Belgium	1 Julie 1962
• Republic	1 Julie 1966
• Constitution o Burundi	28 Februar 2005
Aurie
• Total	27,834 km2 (10,747 sq mi) (142nt)
• Water (%)	10
Population
• 2016 estimate	10,524,117 (86t)
• 2008 census	8,053,574
• Density	401.6/km2 (1,040.1/sq mi)
GDP (PPP)	2017 estimate
• Total	$7.985 billion
• Per capita	$808
GDP (nominal)	2017 estimate
• Tot	$3.393 billion
• Per capita	$343
Gini (2006)	33 medium
HDI (2015)	0.404 law · 184th
Currency	Burundian franc (FBu) (BIF)
Time zone	UTC+2 (CAT)
Date format	dd/mm/yyyy
Drivin side	right
Cawin code	+257
ISO 3166 code	BI
Internet TLD	.bi

The Twa, Tutsi, an Hutu fowks bed in Burundi fae whan the kintra's formation five yearhunner ago. Burundi wis ruled like a kinrick bi the Tutsi fur ower twa hunner years. Housomivver, at the stairt o the 20t yearhunner, Germany an Belgium teuk ower the region, an Burundi an Rwanda turnt intae a European colony kent as Ruanda-Urundi.

Poleetical unrest happent oothrou the region acause o social differences atween the Tutsi an Hutu, garrin a civil war in Burundi oothrou the mids o the 20t yearhunner. The nou, Burundi is governed as a presidential representative democratic republic. 62% o Burundians are Roman Catholic, 8-10% percent are Muslims an the lave follae indigenous beliefs an ither Christian denominations.

Burundi is ane o the ten poorest kintras in the warld. Burundi haes a law gross domestic product lairgely acause o ceevil wars, corruption, puir access tae education, an the effects o HIV/AIDS. Burundi is densely populatit, wi substantial emigration. Cobalt an copper are amang Burundi's naitural resources.