The country at a glance
Discover Burundi
A small country of hills on the shores of Lake Tanganyika, Burundi remains off the beaten track. It wins people over with its gentle landscapes, its tea plantations, its lakeside beaches and the power of its drums, a national symbol whose ritual dance is inscribed on UNESCO's heritage list.
- Capital
- Gitega (Bujumbura is the economic capital)
- Languages
- Kirundi, French, English
- Currency
- Burundian franc
- When to go
- June to August
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