Burundi

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Country Name	Republic of Burundi
Short Name	Burundi
Capital	Gitega (political) Bujumbura (economic)
Largest city	Bujumbura
Official languages	Kirundi (national and official), French (official), English (official)
National Languages	Kirundi
Religion	91.5% Christianity —65.3% Catholic —26.2% Other Christian, 5.5% Traditional faiths, 2.1% Islam, 0.2% Others/None
Demonym(s)	Burundian
Government	Unitary dominant-party presidential constitutional republic
President	Évariste Ndayishimiye
Vice President	Prosper Bazombanza
House Speaker	Pascal Nyabenda
Chief Justice	François Nkezabahizi
Total Area	27,834 km² (10,747 sq mi)
Water (%)	10
Total Land Area (%)	25,050 km²
Population	11,865,821 (2020 estimate)
GDP (PPP)	$8.380 billion (2019 estimate)
GDP (Nominal)	$3.573 billion (2019 estimate)
Currency	Burundian franc (FBu) (BIF)
Time zone	UTC+2 (CAT)
Date format	dd/mm/yyyy
Mains Electricity	220 V – 50 Hz
Driving side	right
Calling code	+257
ISO 3166 code	BI
Internet TLD	.bi
Political Parties	National Council for the Defense of Democracy National Council for the Defense of Democracy-Forces for the Defense of Democracy Front for Democracy in Burundi Movement for the Rehabilitation of Citizens-Rurenzangemero
Independence Day	1 July 1962
Tallest Building	Le Panoramique Hotel by Celexon Fin Bank Head Office
Richest Persons	Mohammed Dewji
Top Website	Bcb.bi Becaburundi.com Nic.bi Burundi.nu
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