Burundi Republika y'u Burundi

Capital Bujumbura Area 10,745 sq mi 27,830 sq km Population 6,096,156 est 2003 Largest city Bujumbura pop. 331,700 Languages Kirundi (official), French (official), Swahili (along Lake Tanganyika and in the Bujumbura area) Peoples 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%, Islam 10% Life Expectancy total population: 43.36 years male: 42.73 years female: 44 years (2004 est.) Literacy total population: 51.6% male: 58.5% female: 45.2% (2003 est.) Suffrage NA years of age; universal adult Government Republic back to Africa Map