Burundi

**Burundi** (/bəˈrʊndi/ (listen), /-ˈrʌn-/), alias **Republic of Burundi** (Kirundi: *Repuburika y’Uburundi* [u.βu.ɾǔː.ndi]; Swahili: *Jamuhuri ya Burundi*; French: *République du Burundi* [buʁundi, byʁyndi]), be sam landlocked country for Great Rift Valley insyd wey dey de junction between de African Great Lakes region den East Africa. Ebe border by Rwanda to de north, Tanzania to de east den southeast, den de Democratic Republic of the Congo to de west; Lake Tanganyika dey lie along ein southwestern border. De capital cities be Gitega den Bujumbura, de latter be de country ein largest city.

Burundi remain primarily rural society, plus just 13.4% of de population dey live insyd urban areas for 2019 insyd. Burundi be densely populated, den chaw young people emigrate dey search of opportunities elsewhere. Roughly 85% of de population be of Hutu ethnic origin, 15% be Tutsi, den fewer dan 1% be Twa. De official languages of Burundi be Kirundi, French, den English—Kirundi be officially dem recognise as de sole national language. Na dem make English official language for 2014 insyd.

One of de smallest countries insyd Africa, dem dey use Burundi ein land mostly for subsistence agriculture den grazing, wey edey lead to deforestation, soil erosion, den habitat loss. As of 2005, na de country be almost completely deforested. Na less dan 6% of ein land be cover by trees, den ova half of dat be for commercial plantations. Burundi be de poorest country for de world insyd by nominal GDP per capita, wey ebe one of de least developed countries. Edey face widespread poverty, corruption, instability, authoritarianism, den illiteracy. De 2018 World Happiness Report rank de country as de world ein least happy plus rank of 156. Burundi be member of de African Union, Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa, United Nations, East African Community (EAC), den de Non-Aligned Movement.

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## Bibliography

* Eggers, Ellen K. (2006). *Historical Dictionary of Burundi* (3rd ed.). Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0-8108-5302-7.
* Lemarchand, Rene (1996). *[https://books.google.com/books?id=3d_r13a3IgMC&pg=PR17 Burundi: Ethnic Conflict and Genocide]*. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-56623-0.

## You fi read further

* Abdallah, Ahmedou Ould *Burundi on the Brink, 1993–95: A UN Special Envoy Reflects on Preventive Diplomacy*
* Allen, J. A.; et al. (2003). *Africa South of the Sahara 2004: South of the Sahara*. New York, New York: Taylor and Francis Group.  ISBN <bdi>1-85743-183-9</bdi>.
* Bentley, Kristina and Southall, Roger *An African Peace Process: Mandela, South Africa, and Burundi*
* Chrétien, Jean-Pierre *The Great Lakes of Africa: Two Thousand Years of History*
* Daley, Patricia *Gender and Genocide in Burundi: The Search for Spaces of Peace in the Great Lakes Region*
* Gates, Henry Lewis; Anthony Appiah (1999). *.* New York, New York: Basic Civitas Books. ISBN 0-465-00071-1.
* Ewusi, Kale and Akwanga, Ebenezer *Burundi's Negative Peace: The Shadow of a Broken Continent in the Era of Nepad*
* Jennings, Christian *Across the Red River: Rwanda, Burundi and the Heart of Darkness*
* Kayoya, Michel *My Father's Footsteps* (*Sur les traces de mon père*) East African Publishing House, 1973
* Kayoya, Michel *Entre deux mondes* (Between two worlds) Lavigerie Éditeurs, Bujumbura: 1971. Kayoya was murdered during the 1972 genocide.
* Kidder, Tracy, *Strength in What Remains* (A biography of a Burundian immigrant to the US)
* Krueger, Robert; Kathleen Tobin Krueger (2007). *From Bloodshed to Hope in Burundi: Our Embassy Years during Genocide*. Austin, Texas: University of Texas Press. ISBN 978-0-292-71486-1.
* Melady, Thomas Patrick *Burundi: The Tragic Years*
* Nivonzima, David and Fendell, Len *Unlocking Horns: Forgiveness and Reconciliation in Burundi*
* Uvin, Peter *Life After Violence: A People's Story of Burundi*
* Watt, Nigel *Burundi: The Biography of a Small African Country*
* Weinstein, Warren (2006). *Historical Dictionary of Burundi*. Metuchen, New Jersey: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0-8108-0962-1.1st. edition.

## External links

* Records of the United Nations International Commission of Inquiry for Burundi (UNICIB) (1995–1996)  at the United Nations Archives
* Official Burundi government website 
* Official Website of the Ministry of Justice of Burundi
* Chief of State and Cabinet Members
* Burundi. *[[:en:The_World_Factbook|The World Factbook]]*. Central Intelligence Agency.
* Burundi from *UCB Libraries GovPubs*
* Burundi from the BBC News
* Key Development Forecasts for Burundi from International Futures