Description flag of Burundi
divided by a white diagonal cross into red panels (top and bottom) and green panels (hoist side and fly side) with a white disk superimposed at the center bearing three red six-pointed stars outlined in green arranged in a triangular design (one star above, two stars below)
Local names
Republique du Burundi/Republika y'u Burundi (long)
Burundi (short)
Nationality
Burundian(s) (noun) Burundi (adjective)
Languages spoken
Kirundi (official), French (official), Swahili (along Lake Tanganyika and in the Bujumbura area)
Population
8,691,005 ranked 92, (data 2008)
Geography
straddles crest of the Nile-Congo watershed; the Kagera, which drains into Lake Victoria, is the most remote headstream of the White Nile. The lowest point is Lake Tanganyika 772 m.
Land borders
974km, Democratic Republic of the Congo 233 km, Rwanda 290 km, Tanzania 451 km.
Administrative divisions
17 provinces; Bubanza, Bujumbura Mairie, Bujumbura Rurale, Bururi, Cankuzo, Cibitoke, Gitega, Karuzi, Kayanza, Kirundo, Makamba, Muramvya, Muyinga, Mwaro, Ngozi, Rutana, Ruyigi
Independence
1 July 1962 (from UN trusteeship under Belgian administration)