Burundi: flag, capital & map
Get to know Burundi, then put your memory to work.
Country facts
- Capital
- Gitega
- Region
- Africa
- Subregion
- Eastern Africa
- Population (2025, World Bank)
- 14,390,003
- Area
- 27,834 km²
- Languages (REST Countries)
- French, Kirundi
- Currency (CLDR, October 2026)
- Burundian Franc (BIF)
- Land neighbours
- Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Tanzania
Burundi is a landlocked country in Eastern Africa. Its capital is Gitega.
Dated population: World Bank; geographic facts: REST Countries; currencies: Unicode CLDR. Sources and dates →
Flag of Burundi
The flag of Burundi is divided by a white diagonal cross into four alternating triangular areas of red at the top and bottom, and green on the hoist and fly sides. A white circle, with three green-edged red six-pointed stars arranged to form a triangle, is superimposed at the center of the cross.
Where it is
Burundi is grouped in Eastern Africa, within Roam’s Africa region. Its land-border list includes 3 countries in this atlas: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Tanzania. It is landlocked.
Burundi has a recorded area of 27,834 square kilometres. Among the 16 countries assigned to Eastern Africa in this dataset, it ranks 11 by area, from largest to smallest. Eritrea is immediately above it in that ordering, at 117,600 km². Rwanda is immediately below it, at 26,338 km². This comparison uses the source’s area figures and subregions, not a ranking of all territories.
The marker shows the atlas location. Small countries may be too small for an outline at this scale. Map boundaries are illustrative.
People, languages and currency
The World Bank records 14,390,003 people for Burundi in 2025. This is the latest non-empty annual observation in Roam’s committed 2020–2025 download, rather than a live population counter. Dividing that population by the source area gives approximately 517 people per square kilometre. This calculated average does not describe how evenly people are distributed.
The language entries in the source are French and Kirundi. They describe the dataset’s listed languages, not every language spoken by residents. The currency listed for this date is Burundian Franc (BIF). Currency assignments are selected from Unicode CLDR’s date ranges for 23 October 2026; the three-letter codes identify currencies, not countries.
Test yourself
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What is the capital of Burundi?
Reveal answer
Gitega. Burundi is a landlocked country in Eastern Africa. Its capital is Gitega.
Without looking at the image, how would you describe the flag of Burundi?
Reveal answer
The flag of Burundi is divided by a white diagonal cross into four alternating triangular areas of red at the top and bottom, and green on the hoist and fly sides. A white circle, with three green-edged red six-pointed stars arranged to form a triangle, is superimposed at the center of the cross.
Which land neighbours of Burundi are included in this atlas?
Reveal answer
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, and Tanzania. Burundi is landlocked.
Which languages does the source list for Burundi?
Reveal answer
French and Kirundi. These are the source’s language entries, not a complete inventory of every language spoken in Burundi.
Which currency codes are listed for Burundi?
Reveal answer
Burundian Franc (BIF). These assignments use Unicode CLDR’s legal-tender date ranges for 23 October 2026.
Try it from memory
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