Africa · Eastern Africa
Burundi
Photo: NIHEREWENIMANA Richard · CC0 1.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Capital
- Gitega
- Currency
- BIF
- Burundian Franc
- Local time
- Central Africa TimeUTC+02:00
- Calling code
- +257
- Driving
- On the right
- Plugs
- Type C and E
Facts
Burundi in figures
- Capital
- Gitega
- Currency
- Burundian Franc BIFToday's indicative rate: BIF 1,000 ≈ USD 0.333Indicative, from the day's reference rates; a bank or card will charge its own.
- Languages
- Official: Rundi, French and EnglishSpoken: French and Rundi
- Time zones
- Central Africa TimeUTC+02:00
- Calling code
- +257
- Driving
- On the right
- Plugs
- Type C and E220 V · 50 HzAs recorded in Wikidata.
- Emergency numbers
- 112police113fire117ambulanceAs recorded in Wikidata. Check them locally on arrival; they are not the only safety information you need.
- Population
- 14,390,003 (2025, World Bank)
- Area
- 27,830 km²
- Internet domain
- .bi
- Land borders
- Democratic Republic of the CongoRwandaTanzania
When to go
Climate across Burundi
- Mild to warm and dry
- Mild to warm, humid or showery
- Hot
- Cool
- Wet
- Cold
Mean daily highs, modelled for an area about 50 km across: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020. A cell's swatch says what the month is like (key above).
On the map
Where Burundi is
The dashed box is the extent of the country's main landmass, from Natural Earth; outlying islands fall outside it. The dots are the cities with pages of their own.
Land borders
Cities
Cities in Burundi
Airports
Airports in Burundi
Large airports
Medium airports · 1
Visas and entry
Visas and entry
Entry rules depend on your passport and change often, so this page does not state them. Check the destination government's official immigration website, or ask our visa desk to check your case for you.
Plan it
Plan a trip to Burundi
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