Burundi

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Republic of Burundi

Capital
Gitega
Population
13.7M (2023)78th/241
Area
26k km²145th/241
Density
533.1/km²
Nominal GDP
$7B (2025)159th/195
GDP per capita
$994 (2025)193rd/193
HDI
0.439188th/194
Life expectancy
63.7 years193rd/216
Fertility rate
4.798th/216
Unemployment rate
1%183rd/187
CO₂ emissions
0.9 Mt CO₂166th/200
Forest area
10.9%151st/199
Internet users
8.6%181st/181
Currency
Burundian Franc (BIF)

Land borders — Tanzania, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda