Area: 27,830 sq Km
Capital: Bujumbura
Principal cities: Bujumbura, Gitega, Ngozi
Official language: French, Kirundi
Independence day: 1st July
Population: 10,557,539 (July 2012 est.)
Demographic growth: 3.104% (CIA 2012 est.)
Life expectancy: 59.24 years (CIA 2012 est)
Literacy rate: 67.2% (CIA 2010 est.)
Religion(s): Christian 67% (Roman Catholic 62%, Protestant 5%), Indigenous beliefs 23%, Muslim 10%
Human development index: 0.316 HDI
Currency: Burundi franc (BIF)
GDP: $ 5.184 Billion (CIA 2011 est.)
GDP per capital: $ 600 (CIA 2011 est.)
Growth rate: 4.2% (CIA 2011 est.)
Rate of unemployment: 14,4%
Rate of inflation: 24.5% (2012 est.)
Net budgetary position: N/A
Balance of payment: Deficit of 2.9% of GDP
Export partners: Germany (15.6%), China (10.5%), Sweden (9.5%), Belgium (9%), Pakistan (7.4%),USA (7.4%), France (4.3%) (CIA 2011 est.)
Import partners: Saudi Arabia (17.1%), Belgium (8.3%), China (7.6%), Uganda (7.5%), Kenya (6.6%), Zambia (6.5%), USA (6.3%), France (5.1%), India (4.1%) (CIA 2011 est.)
Contribution of various sectors to GDP: Agriculture: 31%; Industry: 21.4%; Services: 47.7% (CIA 2011 est.)