Burundi

Burundi capital is Bujumbura has a lovely location on the shores of Lake. Burundi Languages is Kirundi , French. Burundi is a small, densely populated central African nation bordering Lake Tanganyika, Rwanda, Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Gitega is the only other major town.

Burundi is landlocked and has an equatorial climate. Burundi is a part of the Albertine Rift, the western extension of the Great Rift Valley. The country lies on a rolling plateau in the center of Africa. The Nile is a major river in Burundi. Lake Victoria is also an important water source, which serves as a fork to the Kagera River.

Burundi's population lives in poverty. Food shortages have occurred throughout Burundi. Burundi's natural resources include uranium, nickel, cobalt, copper and platinum. Coffee, cotton, tea, maize, sorghum, sweet potatoes, bananas, manioc (tapioca); beef and milk. Burundi's currency is the Burundian franc.

Medical facilities is not good. Hospital care in Burundi should be considered in only the most serious cases and when no reasonable alternatives are available. There are no traffic signals in Bujumbura, and virtually nothing of the kind elsewhere in the country. Roadways are not marked, and the lack of streetlights or shoulders makes driving in the countryside at night especially dangerous. Burundi is Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Tanzania.

Football is a popular game in Burundi. Crafts are an important art form in Burundi. Other crafts such as masks, shields, statues, pottery are made in Burundi. Drumming is an important part of Burundian cultural heritage. The world-famous Royal Drummers of Burundi, who have performed for over forty years. Burundi religion is Christian. Burundi population is 8,691,005.