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title: "Burundi — capital, area, population and currency"
description: "Burundi: capital Gitega, area 27,830 km², population 14,390,003 (2025), currency Burundian franc. Languages, time zones and calling code."
url: https://atoneplace.net/country/burundi/
site: "At One Place"
---

# Burundi

**Burundi: Capital Gitega**

27,830 km² · 14,390,003 people (2025) · Burundian franc

One of the most densely populated countries in Africa, at well over 400 people per km². It sits on the north-east shore of Lake Tanganyika, and one of the headstreams of the Nile rises in its southern hills.

## The facts

- **Capital:** Gitega
- **Largest city:** Bujumbura
- **Area:** 27,830 km² — 10,745 sq mi
- **Population:** 14,390,003 (2025)
- **Density:** 517.1 people per km²
- **Currency:** Burundian franc (BIF, Fr)
- **Official languages:** French, Kirundi
- **Time zone:** UTC+02:00
- **Calling code:** +257
- **Drives on the:** right
- **ISO codes:** BI · BDI
- **Continent:** Africa

## How it compares

- **By area:** 144 of 200
- **By population:** 78 of 200

> Population is the only figure on this page that dates — it is a 2025 estimate and will drift. Area, capital, currency, languages, calling code and driving side change rarely or never.

## Countries of a similar size

| Country | Area (km²) | Population |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Albania | 28,748 | 2,349,580 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 28,051 | 1,938,431 |
| Burundi ← | 27,830 | 14,390,003 |
| Haiti | 27,750 | 11,906,095 |
| Rwanda | 26,338 | 14,569,341 |

## Common questions

### What is the capital of Burundi?

Gitega

### What currency does Burundi use?

The Burundian franc (BIF).

### How big is Burundi?

27,830 km², or 10,745 square miles — 144 of 200 by area.

### Which side of the road does Burundi drive on?

The right.

## Related pages

- [Albania](https://atoneplace.net/country/albania/)
- [Equatorial Guinea](https://atoneplace.net/country/equatorial-guinea/)
- [Haiti](https://atoneplace.net/country/haiti/)
- [Rwanda](https://atoneplace.net/country/rwanda/)
- [Nigeria](https://atoneplace.net/country/nigeria/)
- [Ethiopia](https://atoneplace.net/country/ethiopia/)
- [Egypt](https://atoneplace.net/country/egypt/)
- [Democratic Republic of the Congo](https://atoneplace.net/country/democratic-republic-of-the-congo/)
- [Tanzania](https://atoneplace.net/country/tanzania/)
- [South Africa](https://atoneplace.net/country/south-africa/)
- [Kenya](https://atoneplace.net/country/kenya/)
- [Sudan](https://atoneplace.net/country/sudan/)

## Sources

- The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency (https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/) [Public domain (US Government)]
- World Bank Open Data — The World Bank (https://data.worldbank.org/) [CC BY 4.0]