Uburundi n´igihugu kiri muri Afrika y´ubuseruko. Ikikujwe nu Rwanda m´uburaruko; Tanzania m´ubuseruko hamwe na Republika iharanira democratie ya kongo.
La République du Burundi est un pays d'Afrique de l'est, dans la région des Grands Lacs, entouré de la République démocratique du Congo à l'ouest, du Rwanda au nord, et de la Tanzanie au sud-est.
The Republic of Burundi is a small country in the Great Lakes region of Africa. It is bordered by ► Rwanda on the north, ► Tanzania on the south and east, and the ► Democratic Republic of the Congo on the west. Although the country is landlocked, much of its western border is adjacent to Lake Tanganyika. The country's modern name is derived from its Bantu language, Kirundi. Geographically isolated, facing population pressures and having sparse resources, Burundi is one of the poorest and most conflict-ridden countries in Africa and in the world. Its small size belies the magnitude of the problems it faces in reconciling the claims of the Tutsi minority with the Hutu majority.
This section holds a short summary of the history of the area of present-day Burundi, illustrated with maps, including historical maps of former countries and empires that included present-day Burundi.
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