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Burundi

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Entering Burundi

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Openness rank

#9

Entry openness

198

Visa free

6

Visa required

0

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Country profile

Capital

Gitega

Population

12.3 million

Area

27,830 km²

Currency

Burundian franc BIF

Languages

French, Kirundi

Time zone

UTC+02:00

Foreign-born

387,101 · 2024

Migrant share

2.8%

Ethnic groups

Hutu, Tutsi, Twa, South Asian

Foreign-born counts are UN international migrant stock via the World Bank (mostly 2024). Ethnic groups follow each country's published categories — most do not census by skin colour. Indicative only.

Travel notes

Plug

—

Mains

230 V · 50 Hz

Driving

Right

Emergency

Police 112 · Ambulance 112

Dialing code

+257

Airports

BJM · GID · KRE

Highlights

  • Kibira National Park
  • Lake Tanganyika
  • Gitega

Burundi Passport

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