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Republic of Burundi |
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| Capital: |
Gitega |
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| Region: |
Africa |
| Subregion: |
Eastern Africa |
| Area: |
27834 |
| Population size: (2025-06-19 23:50) |
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RU |
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| CallingCode: |
+257 |
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| International organizations: |
| WTO |
world Trade organisation |
| CEMAC |
Economic Community of Central African Countries |
| ACP-EU |
Countries in Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific |
| COMESA |
Economic Community of Eastern and Southern Africa |
| EAC |
East African Community |
| AFTA |
African Free Trade Area |
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 A country, state, region... (2769) |
| First-order administrative division (ADM1)
(A primary administrative division of a country, such as a state in the United States) | 18 | | Second-order administrative division (ADM2)
(A subdivision of a first-order administrative division) | 119 | | Historical first-order administrative division (ADM1H)
(A former first-order administrative division) | 1 | | Independent political entity (PCLI)
| 1 | | Historical second-order administrative division (ADM2H)
(A former second-order administrative division) | 13 | | Fourth-order administrative division (ADM4)
(A subdivision of a third-order administrative division) | 2 | | Third-order administrative division (ADM3)
(A subdivision of a second-order administrative division) | 2615 | |
 Stream, lake... (2364) |
| Lake (LK)
(A large inland body of standing water) | 11 | | Stream (STM)
(A body of running water moving to a lower level in a channel on land) | 1275 | | Intermittent stream (STMI)
| 968 | | Section of intermittent stream (STMIX)
| 7 | | Wetland (WTLD)
(An area subject to inundation, usually characterized by bog, marsh, or swamp vegetation) | 71 | | Canalized stream (STMC)
(A stream that has been substantially ditched, diked, or straightened) | 2 | | Marsh(es) (MRSH)
(A wetland dominated by grass-like vegetation) | 7 | | Spring(s) (SPNG)
(A place where ground water flows naturally out of the ground) | 10 | | Waterfall(s) (FLLS)
(A perpendicular or very steep descent of the water of a stream) | 1 | | Section of stream (STMX)
| 4 | | Harbor(s) (HBR)
(A haven or space of deep water so sheltered by the adjacent land as to afford a safe anchorage for ships) | 1 | | Waterhole(s) (WTRH)
(A natural hole, hollow, or small depression that contains water, used by man and animals, especially in arid areas) | 1 | | Water tank (RSVT)
(A contained pool or tank of water at, below, or above ground level) | 1 | | Rapids (RPDS)
(A turbulent section of a stream associated with a steep, irregular stream bed) | 2 | | Irrigation system (SYSI)
(A network of ditches and one or more of the following elements: water supply, reservoir, canal, pump, well, drain, etc.) | 2 | | Canal (CNL)
(An artificial watercourse) | 1 | |
 Parks, area ... (402) |
| Locality (LCTY)
(A minor area or place of unspecified or mixed character and indefinite boundaries) | 361 | | Area (AREA)
(A tract of land without homogeneous character or boundaries) | 11 | | Forest reserve (RESF)
(A forested area set aside for preservation or controlled use) | 24 | | Palm tree reserve (RESP)
(An area of palm trees where use is controlled) | 1 | | Nature reserve (RESN)
(An area reserved for the maintenance of a natural habitat) | 3 | | Park (PRK)
(An area, often of forested land, maintained as a place of beauty, or for recreation) | 2 | |
 City, village... (6967) |
| Populated place (PPL)
(A city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work) | 1201 | | Populated locality (PPLL)
(An area similar to a locality but with a small group of dwellings or other buildings) | 5734 | | Seat of a first-order administrative division (PPLA)
(Seat of a first-order administrative division (PPLC takes precedence over PPLA)) | 17 | | Seat of a third-order administrative division (PPLA3)
| 1 | | Section of populated place (PPLX)
| 12 | | Capital of a political entity (PPLC)
| 1 | | Seat of a second-order administrative division (PPLA2)
| 1 | |
 Road, railroad (17) |
| Trail (TRL)
(A path, track, or route used by pedestrians, animals, or off-road vehicles) | 16 | | Street (ST)
(A paved urban thoroughfare) | 1 | |
 Spot, building, farm (772) |
| Market (MKT)
(A place where goods are bought and sold at regular intervals) | 91 | | Hospital (HSP)
(A building in which sick or injured, especially those confined to bed, are medically treated) | 124 | | Triangulation station (TRIG)
(A point on the earth whose position has been determined by triangulation) | 19 | | School (SCH)
(Building(s) where instruction in one or more branches of knowledge takes place) | 280 | | Courthouse (CTHSE)
(A building in which courts of law are held) | 5 | | Mission (MSSN)
(A place characterized by dwellings, school, church, hospital and other facilities operated by a religious group for the purpose of providing charitable services and to propagate religion) | 68 | | Post office (PO)
(A public building in which mail is received, sorted and distributed) | 3 | | Huts (HUTS)
(Small primitive houses) | 1 | | Church (CH)
(A building for public Christian worship) | 15 | | Agricultural facility (AGRF)
(A building and/or tract of land used for improving agriculture) | 8 | | Meteorological station (STNM)
(A station at which weather elements are recorded) | 5 | | Airfield (AIRF)
(A place on land where aircraft land and take off; no facilities provided for the commercial handling of passengers and cargo) | 4 | | Veterinary facility (VETF)
(A building or camp at which veterinary services are available) | 4 | | Monument (MNMT)
(A commemorative structure or statue) | 4 | | Building(s) (BLDG)
(A structure built for permanent use, as a house, factory, etc.) | 72 | | Factory (MFG)
(One or more buildings where goods are manufactured, processed or fabricated) | 2 | | Dam (DAM)
(A barrier constructed across a stream to impound water) | 2 | | Mine(s) (MN)
(A site where mineral ores are extracted from the ground by excavating surface pits and subterranean passages) | 4 | | Shrine (SHRN)
(A structure or place memorializing a person or religious concept) | 5 | | Water pumping station (PMPW)
(A facility for pumping water from a major well or through a pipeline) | 3 | | Airport (AIRP)
(A place where aircraft regularly land and take off, with runways, navigational aids, and major facilities for the commercial handling of passengers and cargo) | 2 | | Barracks (BRKS)
(A building for lodging military personnel) | 1 | | Quarry(-ies) (MNQR)
(A surface mine where building stone or gravel and sand, etc. are extracted) | 2 | | Stadium (STDM)
(A structure with an enclosure for athletic games with tiers of seats for spectators) | 2 | | College (SCHC)
(The grounds and buildings of an institution of higher learning) | 3 | | Tower (TOWR)
(A high conspicuous structure, typically much higher than its diameter) | 1 | | Marina (MAR)
(A harbor facility for small boats, yachts, etc.) | 1 | | Power station (PS)
(A facility for generating electric power) | 3 | | Hotel (HTL)
(A building providing lodging and/or meals for the public) | 3 | | Administrative facility (ADMF)
(A government building) | 14 | | Farm (FRM)
(A tract of land with associated buildings devoted to agriculture) | 5 | | Agricultural school (SCHA)
(A school with a curriculum focused on agriculture) | 1 | | Hut (HUT)
(A small primitive house) | 1 | | Estate(s) (EST)
(A large commercialized agricultural landholding with associated buildings and other facilities) | 1 | | Hydroelectric power station (PSH)
(A building where electricity is generated from water power) | 2 | | Waterworks (WTRW)
(A facility for supplying potable water through a water source and a system of pumps and filtration beds) | 1 | | Convent (CVNT)
(A building where a community of nuns lives in seclusion) | 2 | | Ferry (FY)
(A boat or other floating conveyance and terminal facilities regularly used to transport people and vehicles across a waterbody) | 1 | | Prison (PRN)
(A facility for confining prisoners) | 1 | | Resort (RSRT)
(A specialized facility for vacation, health, or participation sports activities) | 1 | | University (UNIV)
(An institution for higher learning with teaching and research facilities constituting a graduate school and professional schools that award master's degrees and doctorates and an undergraduate division that awards bachelor's degrees.) | 4 | | Museum (MUS)
(A building where objects of permanent interest in one or more of the arts and sciences are preserved and exhibited) | 1 | |
 Mountain, hill, rock... (624) |
| Mountain (MT)
(An elevation standing high above the surrounding area with small summit area, steep slopes and local relief of 300m or more) | 283 | | Slope(s) (SLP)
(A surface with a relatively uniform slope angle) | 14 | | Mountains (MTS)
(A mountain range or a group of mountains or high ridges) | 61 | | Peak (PK)
(A pointed elevation atop a mountain, ridge, or other hypsographic feature) | 206 | | Spur(s) (SPUR)
(A subordinate ridge projecting outward from a hill, mountain or other elevation) | 3 | | Hill (HLL)
(A rounded elevation of limited extent rising above the surrounding land with local relief of less than 300m) | 26 | | Gorge(s) (GRGE)
(A short, narrow, steep-sided section of a stream valley) | 1 | | Hills (HLLS)
(Rounded elevations of limited extent rising above the surrounding land with local relief of less than 300m) | 4 | | Ridge(s) (RDGE)
(A long narrow elevation with steep sides, and a more or less continuous crest) | 11 | | Beach (BCH)
(A shore zone of coarse unconsolidated sediment that extends from the low-water line to the highest reach of storm waves) | 2 | | Pass (PASS)
(A break in a mountain range or other high obstruction, used for transportation from one side to the other [See also gap]) | 1 | | Escarpment (SCRP)
(A long line of cliffs or steep slopes separating level surfaces above and below) | 2 | | Rocks (RKS)
(Conspicuous, isolated rocky masses) | 7 | | Island (ISL)
(A tract of land, smaller than a continent, surrounded by water at high water) | 2 | | Cape (CAPE)
(A land area, more prominent than a point, projecting into the sea and marking a notable change in coastal direction) | 1 | |
 Forest, heath... (202) |
| Grassland (GRSLD)
(An area dominated by grass vegetation) | 110 | | Cultivated area (CULT)
(An area under cultivation) | 20 | | Forest(s) (FRST)
(An area dominated by tree vegetation) | 72 | |
