🌍 Geography
Location: Central Africa, east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, west of Tanzania
Area & Boundaries
Total Area
27,830 km²
Land Area
25,680 km²
Water Area
2,150 km²
World Rank by Area
#null
Land Boundaries
1,140 km
Coastline
N/A km
Bordering Countries
Democratic Republic of the Congo (236 km)
Terrain & Climate
Terrain: hilly and mountainous, dropping to a plateau in east, some plains
Climate: 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 Celsius but is generally moderate; average annual rainfall is about 150 cm with two wet seasons (February to May and September to November) and two dry seasons (June to August and December to January)
Elevation
Highest Point
: N/Am
Lowest Point
: nullm
Mean Elevation
1,504m
Natural Resources
nickel, uranium, rare earth oxides, peat, cobalt, copper, platinum, vanadium, arable land, hydropower, niobium, tantalum, gold, tin, tungsten, kaolin, limestone
👥 Demographics
Population Overview
Total Population (2024)
13,590,102
World Rank
#null
Growth Rate
2.81%
Urbanization
null%
Age & Life Expectancy
Median Age
18.4 years
Life Expectancy
null years
Birth Rate
34.6 per 1,000
Death Rate
5.7 per 1,000
Major Urban Areas
- BUJUMBURA: 1,207,000 people
Education
Literacy Rate: null% (Male: 78.2%, Female: 66.2%)
💼 Economy
highly agrarian, low-income Sub-Saharan economy; declining foreign assistance; increasing fiscal insolvencies; dense and still growing population; COVID-19 weakened economic recovery and flipped two years of deflation
GDP & Economic Indicators
GDP (PPP)
$11.74 billion
GDP (Official Rate)
$2.16 billion
GDP per Capita (PPP)
$800
World GDP Rank
#null
GDP Growth Rate
3.5%
Unemployment Rate
null%
Inflation Rate
20.2%
Public Debt (% of GDP)
null%
GDP Composition by Sector
Agriculture
25.3%
Industry
9.6%
Services
49%
Major Industries
light consumer goods (sugar, shoes, soap, beer); cement, assembly of imported components; public works construction; food processing (fruits)
Trade
Exports
N/A
Imports
N/A
Foreign Exchange Reserves
N/A
Currency
(null)
🏛️ Government
Government Type
presidential republic
Suffrage
18 years of age; universal
Executive Branch
Chief of State:
Head of Government:
Legislative Branch
National Holiday
Independence Day, 1 July (1962)
📈 Social Indicators
Physicians
0.08 per 1,000
Health Expenditure
9.1% of GDP
Education Expenditure
4.9% of GDP