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• Official Name: Republic of Burundi
  
• Government Type: Republic
  
• Capital: Bujumbura
  
• Other Major Cities/Regions: Bururi, Gitega, Ngozi, Muyinga,  Bubanza, Cibitoke 
  
• Size: 27,830 sq km
  
• Climate: equitorial, two dry and wet seasons
  
• Terrain: Generally hilly and mountainous, plateau on the east and some plains
• Population: 8,390,000
  
• Ethnic Groups: Hutu (Bantu) 85%, Tutsi (Hamitic) 14%, Twa (Pygmy) 1%, Europeans 3,000, South Asians 2,000
  
• Religion: Christian 67% (Roman Catholic 62%, Protestant 5%), indigenous beliefs 23%, Muslim 10%
  
• Language: Kirundi and French are the official languages, Swahili also spoken along lake Tanganyika and in the Bujumbura area