Burundi

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Burundi

Burundi, officially the Republic of Burundi, is a country in the Great Lakes region of Eastern Africa bordered by Rwanda to the north, Tanzania to the east and south, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west.

It has an estimated population of almost 8.7 million. Its size is just under 28,000 km²

Its capital is Bujumbura.

Although the country is landlocked, much of the southwestern border is adjacent to Lake Tanganyika.

Presently, Burundi is governed as a presidential representative democratic republic. Sixty-two percent of Burundians are Roman Catholic, eight to ten percent are Muslims and the rest follow indigenous beliefs and other Christian denominations.

Burundi has a low gross domestic product, largely due to civil wars, corruption, poor access to education, and the effects of HIV/AIDS. Burundi is densely populated, with substantial emigration. Cobalt and copper are among Burundi's natural resources. Some of Burundi's main exports include coffee and sugar.

Burundi is one of the ten poorest countries in the world.

Education

Information is limited. Adult literacy is at about half among men and about a quarter among women.

There are several museums in the cities, such as the Burundi Geological Museum in Bujumbura and the Burundi National Museum and the Burundi Museum of Life in Gitega.

Higher Education

The main university is the University of Burundi (Université du Burundi) in the capital Bujumbura. It has a web site at http://www.ub.edu.bi but internal evidence suggests that it is very out of date (e.g. the page http://www.ub.edu.bi/ub-calendrier.php displays a calendar for 2005).

However there are also:

1. Université Espoir d’Afrique, also in Bujumbura
2. Université Lumière de Bujumbura
3. Université de Ngozi, in Ngozi

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