Officially the Republic of Burundi, is a landlocked country in the Great Lakes region of Eastern Africa, bordered by Rwanda to the north, Tanzania to the east and 
south and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west.
President: H.E Pierre Nkurunziza
Capital: Bujumbura
Currency: Burundian franc
Population: 9.85 million (WB 2012)
Population density: last reported at 326.43 in 2010, (WB report 2012).
Official languages: French Language, Kirundi language
GDP: 2.472 billion USD (2012)
GDP per capita: 250.97 USD (2012)
Electricity access rate: 10 per cent (10%)
Main economic activity: The economy is predominantly agricultural; agriculture accounts for over 30% of GDP and employs more than 90% of the population.