Burundi

Republic of Burundi · Uburundi

Burundi (BI, BDI) is a country in Eastern Africa, with Gitega as its capital. The currency is the Burundian Franc (BIF, BIF). The international dialling code is +257; mobile numbers are written like 79 56 12 34. The time zone is Africa/Bujumbura. Official languages: Rundi, French, and English.

CurrencyBIFBIF

Dial code+257e.g. 79 56 12 34

Time zoneBujumburaUTC+02:00

LanguageRundi+2 more

CapitalGitega

Population13.6M27.8K km²

Overview

Official name: Republic of Burundi
Native name: Burundi · Uburundi
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2: BI
ISO 3166-1 alpha-3: BDI
ISO 3166-1 numeric: 108
IOC code: BDI
Demonym: Burundian
Capital: Gitega
Region: Africa › Eastern Africa
Status: Independent, UN member
Groups: Eastern Africa
United Nations
Internet domain: .bi
Coordinates: -3.5, 30
Area: 27,834 km²
Population: 13,590,100
GDP: $11.4B ($835.2 per person)
Literacy: 67.2%
Landlocked: Yes
Land borders: 🇨🇩 Congo - Kinshasa
🇷🇼 Rwanda
🇹🇿 Tanzania

Currency

Burundian Franc BIF

Symbol: BIF
Minor units: None (0 decimals)
Example: 1.235 FBu

Languages

Language	Status	Share of population
Rundi rn	Official	63% (8.6M)
French fr	Official	59% (8M)
English en	Official	0.046% (6.3K)
Swahili sw		0.047% (6.4K)

Time zones

Time zone	Local time	Standard	Daylight saving	Name
Africa/Bujumbura		UTC+02:00	none	Central Africa Time

Phone numbers

Calling code: +257
Dial-out prefix: 00
Trunk prefix: none
National number length: 8 digits
Emergency number: 112 pattern 11[237]

Number types

Type	National format	International format	Layout	Digits
Fixed line	22 20 12 34	+257 22 20 12 34	XX XX XX XX	8
Mobile	79 56 12 34	+257 79 56 12 34	XX XX XX XX	8

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Show the 1 formatting rules

Digits pattern	Leading digits	Format	International
`(\d{2})(\d{2})(\d{2})(\d{2})`	`[2367]`	`$1 $2 $3 $4`	`$1 $2 $3 $4`

Address and postal code

No address data.

Calendar, units and conventions

First day of the week: Monday
Weekend: Saturday to Sunday
First week of the year: Contains at least 1 day of the new year
Hour cycle: 24-hour (0–23), also h
Calendars: gregorian
Measurement system: Metric
Temperature: Celsius
Paper size: A4
Locales: en-BI
fr-BI
rn-BI

Number and date formats

As written by the Rundi (Burundi) locale (rn-BI), amounts in BIF.

Number: 1.234.567,891
Percent: 45,7 %
Currency (BIF): 1.234.568 FBu
Accounting: -1.234.568 FBu
Currency, name: 1.234.568 Ifaranga ry’Uburundi
Compact short: 1,2M
Compact long: 1,2M
Scientific: 1,235E6
Speed: 88 km/h
Temperature: 21,5°C
Date, full: Ku wa gatanu 27 Ntwarante 2026
Date, long: 27 Ntwarante 2026
Date, medium: 27 Wer. 2026
Date, short: 27/3/2026
Time, medium: 15:04:05
Time, short: 15:04
Date and time: 27 Wer. 2026 15:04
Month and year: 2026 Ntwarante
Weekday: Ku wa gatanu
Relative time: Ejo (haheze) · +3 d · -2 h
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