Burundi ( or ), officially the Republic of Burundi (, ; , or ), is a landlocked country in the African Great Lakes region of East Africa, bordered by Rwanda to the north, Tanzania to the east and south, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west. It is also considered part of Central Africa. Burundi's capital is Bujumbura. The southwestern border is adjacent to Lake Tanganyika.

The Twa, Hutu and Tutsi peoples have lived in Burundi for at least 500 years. For more than 200 of those years, Burundi was an independent kingdom, until the beginning of the 20th century, when Germany colonised the region. After the First World War and Germany's defeat, it ceded the territory to Belgium. Both Germans and Belgians ruled Burundi and Rwanda as a European colony known as Ruanda-Urundi. Despite common misconceptions, Burundi and Rwanda had never been under common rule until the time of European colonisation.

Burundi gained independence in 1962 and initially had a monarchy, but a series of assassinations, coups and a general climate of regional instability culminated in the establishment of a republic and one-party state in 1966. Bouts of ethnic cleansing and ultimately two civil wars and genocides during the 1970s and again in the 1990s left the country undeveloped and its population as one of the world's poorest. 2015 witnessed large-scale political strife as President Pierre Nkurunziza opted to run for a third term in office, a coup attempt failed and the country's parliamentary and presidential elections were broadly criticised by members of the international community.

1. Where is Burundi located?
2. What is to the north of it?
3. To its west?
4. and east?
5. What is Burundi's capital?
6. Is it considered part of central Africa
7. What lake is adjacent to its border?
8. What type of people have been living in Burundi?
9. How many years?
10. Was Burundi an independent kingdom?
11. When did Germany colonise the region?
12. What did the territory become then?
13. After the first world war, who did it cede it territory to?
14. Until when did Burundi and Rwanda come under a common rule?
15. did it have a monarchy?

Provide a numbered list of answers.
1. in the African Great Lakes region
2. Rwanda
3. Democratic Republic of the Congo
4. Tanzania
5. Bujumbura.
6. yes
7. Lake Tanganyika.
8. The Twa, Hutu and Tutsi
9. at least 500 years.
10. yes
11. the beginning of the 20th century
12. Ruanda-Urundi.
13. to Belgium
14. Burundi gained independence in 1962
15. initially, yes