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EXTRACTED
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Burundi
3.5S 30.0E · 26 EVENTS · 9 DOMAINS
INDEPENDENCE FROM BELGIUM · 1 JULY 1962
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2005 – present · Modern Burundi
4 EVENTS · READ THE BED →
2005 · CNDD-FDD wins power; Nkurunziza president 2 REFS
2015 · Third-term crisis 3 REFS
1992 – 2005 · Democracy, Assassination and Civil War
5 EVENTS · READ THE BED →
1992 · Multiparty constitution 2 REFS
21 Oct 1993 · Assassination of Ndadaye; civil war begins 3 REFS
1972 – 1988 · The Ikiza: The 1972 Mass Killing
5 EVENTS · READ THE BED →
29 Apr 1972 · Insurrection and the killing of Ntare V 3 REFS
1972 · The Ikiza mass killings 3 REFS
1962 – 1972 · The Fall of the Monarchy
4 EVENTS · READ THE BED →
Jan 1965 · Assassination of PM Pierre Ngendandumwe 2 REFS
1966 · Monarchy abolished; republic declared 3 REFS
1890 – 1962 · Ruanda-Urundi: German and Belgian Rule
5 EVENTS · READ THE BED →
13 Oct 1961 · Assassination of Prince Louis Rwagasore 3 REFS
1 July 1962 · Independence under the monarchy 3 REFS
c. 1680 – 1890 · The Kingdom of the Mwami
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c. 1680 · Foundation under Ntare Rushatsi 3 REFS
c. 1796–1850 · Expansion under Ntare IV Rugamba 2 REFS
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Quick facts · atlas reference
- Capital
- Gitega
- Population
- 11 m
- Area
- 27,834 km²
- Region
- Eastern Africa
- Languages
- French, Kirundi
- Currency
- Burundian franc (Fr)
- Demonym
- Burundian
- UN member
- Yes
Dossier · press a specimen — it turns over
Specimen bench
PRESS A SPECIMEN — IT TURNS OVER
Economy
GDP
$3.4 B’25 WB-WDI
GDP per capita
$234’25 WB-WDI
GDP growth
4.2%’25 WB-WDI
Inflation
34.1%’25 WB-WDI
Society
Population
14 m’25 WB-WDI
Life expectancy
63.8 yrs’24 WB-WDI
Urban population
25.7%’25 WB-WDI
Fertility rate
4.8’24 WB-WDI
Literacy rate
71.3%’20 WB-WDI
Governance
Voice & accountability
30.7’24 WB-WGI
Political stability
42.4’24 WB-WGI
Government effectiveness
31.8’24 WB-WGI
Regulatory quality
42.0’24 WB-WGI
Rule of law
34.5’24 WB-WGI
Control of corruption
18.3’24 WB-WGI
Health
Health spending
9.1%’23 WB-WHO
Physicians
0.08’22 WB-WHO
Under-5 mortality
47.1’24 WB-UNICEF-WHO
Measles immunisation
86.0%’24 WB-UNICEF-WHO
Education
Adult literacy
71.3%’20 WB-UNESCO
Education spending
4.5%’25 WB-UNESCO
Primary enrolment
100.6%’25 WB-UNESCO
Secondary enrolment
23.1%’25 WB-UNESCO
Tertiary enrolment
6.4%’25 WB-UNESCO
Technology
R&D spending
0.2%’18 WB-UNESCO
Researchers (per million)
22’18 WB-UNESCO
Internet users
8.6%’24 WB-ITU
Mobile subscriptions
63’23 WB-ITU
High-tech exports
1.3%’23 WB-WDI
Geography
Land area
25,680 km²’23 WB-WDI
Forest area
10.9%’23 WB-WDI
Agricultural land
83.9%’23 WB-WDI
CO₂ per capita (t)
0.1’24 WB-WDI
Renewable energy
83.0%’22 WB-WDI
Resources
Resource rents
14.0%’21 WB-WDI
Oil rents
0.0%’21 WB-WDI
Mineral rents
0.0%’21 WB-WDI
Forest rents
14.0%’21 WB-WDI
Electricity access
20.1%’24 WB-WDI
Military
Military burden
3.8%’24 WB-SIPRI
Defense spending
$172 M’24 WB-SIPRI
Armed forces
31,000’20 WB-SIPRI
A hatched gap has no underside — there is nothing to turn over. Absence is stated, never zeroed.
The record · what changed here
- GDP — 2025 observation published ($3.4 B), superseding 2024 ($3.1 B) → THE SPECIMENLEDGER № 0001 · 2026-08-14
- GDP per capita — 2025 observation published ($234), superseding 2024 ($219) → THE SPECIMENLEDGER № 0001 · 2026-08-14
- GDP growth — 2025 observation published (4.2%), superseding 2024 (4.1%) → THE SPECIMENLEDGER № 0001 · 2026-08-14
- Inflation — 2025 observation published (34.1%), superseding 2024 (20.2%) → THE SPECIMENLEDGER № 0001 · 2026-08-14
- Electricity access — 2024 observation published (20.1%), superseding 2023 (11.6%) → THE SPECIMENLEDGER № 0001 · 2026-08-14
- Population — 2025 observation published (14 m), superseding 2024 (14 m) → THE SPECIMENLEDGER № 0001 · 2026-08-14
- Urban population — 2025 observation published (25.7%), superseding 2024 (24.8%) → THE SPECIMENLEDGER № 0001 · 2026-08-14