Land area

26,338 sq km

Population

8.3m (2009 IMF estimate)

Population density

315 people/sq km

Main town

Bujumbura (capital), population 800,000 (2008 estimate)

Climate

Tropical

Weather in Bujumbura

Average annual temperature, 24°C; driest months, June-September; wettest months, February-May; average monthly rainfall 65 mm

Languages

Kirundi and French

Currency

Burundi franc (Bufr) = 100 centimes

Time

2 hours ahead of GMT

Public holidays

January 1st (New Year's Day), February 5th (Unity Day), April 6th (President Ntaryamira Day), May 1st (Labour Day), June 2nd (Ascension), July 1st (Independence Day), August 15th (Assumption), October 13th (Rwagasore Day), October 21st (Ndadaye Day), November 1st (All Saints Day), December 25th (Christmas Day)