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Burundi (

Kirundi: Repubulika y’Uburundi,^[1] [u.βu.ɾǔː.ndi]; Swahili: Jamuhuri ya Burundi; French: République du Burundi}}, [buʁundi] or [byʁyndi]), is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley where the African Great Lakes region and East Africa converge. It is bordered by Rwanda to the north, Tanzania to the east and southeast, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west; Lake Tanganyika lies along its southwestern border. The capital cities are Gitega and Bujumbura, which is also the largest city.^[2]

One of the smallest countries in Africa, Burundi's land is used mostly for subsistence agriculture and grazing, which has led to

habitat loss.^[3] As of 2005 the country was almost completely deforested, with less than 6% of its land covered by trees and over half of that being commercial plantations.^[4] In addition to poverty, Burundi often suffers from corruption, weak infrastructure, poor access to health and education services, and hunger.^[5] Burundi is densely populated and many young people emigrate in search of opportunities elsewhere. The World Happiness Report 2018 ranked the nation as the world's least happy with a rank of 156.^[6] Burundi is a member of the African Union, Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa, United Nations and the Non-Aligned Movement

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The franc (ISO 4217 code is BIF) is the currency of Burundi. It is nominally subdivided into 100 centimes, although coins have never been issued in centimes since Burundi began issuing its own currency. Only during the period when Burundi used the Belgian Congo franc were centime coins issued. (Full article...)

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The following are images from various Burundi-related articles on Wikipedia.

Image 1Football in Burundi (from Culture of Burundi)
Image 2Burundian Drummers (from Culture of Burundi)
Image 3Central Bujumbura, capital of Burundi (from Culture of Burundi)
Image 4Men in colourful clothing with drums (from Burundi)
Image 5Independence Square and monument in Bujumbura. (from History of Burundi)
Image 6Children in Bujumbura, Burundi (from Burundi)
Image 7Belligerents of the Second Congo War. Burundi backed the rebels. (from Burundi)
Image 8Drums from Gitega (from Burundi)
Image 9View of the capital city Bujumbura in 2006. (from Burundi)
Image 10Flag of the Kingdom of Burundi (1962–1966). (from Burundi)
Image 11Carolus Magnus School in Burundi (from Burundi)
Image 12Football in Burundi (from Burundi)
Image 13The flag of the Kingdom of Burundi (1962–1966). (from History of Burundi)
Image 14Pierre Nkurunziza, President of Burundi from 2005 to 2020. (from Burundi)
Image 15Independence Square and monument in Bujumbura. (from Burundi)
Image 16Bicycles are a popular means of transport in Burundi (from Burundi)
Image 17Historical development of GDP per capita (from Burundi)
Image 18Fishermen on Lake Tanganyika. (from Burundi)
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Bujumbura International Airport terminal in Bujumbura (from Burundi
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Image 20People fleeing during 1993 Burundian genocide (from History of Burundi)
Image 21Map of Burundi (from Burundi)
Image 22Embassy of Burundi in Brussels (from Burundi)

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