The Republic of Burundi. - Domestic Tourism Safaris

Domestic Tourism Safaris | Burundi

• OFFICIAL NAME: The Republic of Burundi.
• HEAD OF STATE: President Pierre Nkurunzinza.
• CAPITAL: Bujumbura.
• NATIONALITY: Burundian. images

• NATIONAL ANTHEM: Burundi Bwacu (Hymn of independence).
• FORM OF GOVERNMENT: Republic with presidential Democracy, senate and National Assembly.
• OFFICIAL LANGUAGE: Kirundi and French.
• CURRENCY: Burundian Franc
• POPULATION: 9.85 Million (2012) World Bank.
• ANNUAL POPULATION GROWTH: 3%
• INFANT MORTALITY RATE: 114/1000

• LIFE EXPECTANCY: 47 years
• AREA: 22,834 sq. km 20,747sq.mile
• LOCATION: East- Central Africa.
• BORDER COUNTRIES: Rwanda to the North , Tanzania to the east and
South, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the West.
• FLAG COLORS: White for peace, Green for hope, Red for Love of the homeland.
• MOTTO: Unity- work – progress.

• FOREIGN EXCHANGE BUREAU: – Chase forex, Etalon Dollar, Sunforex
• TEMPERATURE: 23o Celsius (73o Fahrenheit)
• MINERAL RESOURCES: Kaolin, bastneasite, tin and Colombo – tantalite, gold, uranium, cobalt, nickel deposits
• AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS: Coffee, cotton, tea, beans, banana, sweet potatoes, manioc(tapioca), corn, sorghum, beans, and rice.
• INDEPENDENCE: 1st July 1962

BURUNDI PROFILE

FAST FACTS:

Historically, Burundi had the same colonial master as Rwanda, with Germany as first colonizers and Belgium as the second, till independence on july 1,1962.

GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION

Burundi is centrally located in the heart of Africa, and that is why is nicknamed ——-the little gem in the Africa Heartland. Geographically, Burundi is bordered to the north by Rwanda, to the east and south by Tanzania and to the west by the Democratic republic of Congo (DRC). Briefly, Burundi is a landlocked country.

SIZE; 27,834 sq.km.
CAPITAL: Bujumbura.
FAST FACTS;

Bujumbura was once a small village after it became a military post in German East Africa in 1889. The citys name changed from “usumbura” to Bujumbura when Burundi became independent on July 1, 1962. The area of Bujumbura city is 87 sq.km and its population is over 1 million people. Bujumbura is the biggest city and hub on lake Tanganyika basin; the country/s provinces of Buganza, Bururi, Bujumbura and Makamba hug the north eastern shores of the lake.

POPULATION ;Approximately 10 million people.
GDP; per capita / purchasing power parity; USD 252.
LOWEST POINT; Lake Tanganyika 772m.
MAIN LANGUAGES; Kiswahili, French , English and Kirundi.
MOTTO; unity, work and progress.

BURUNDI TOURIST ATTRACTIONS;

Monuments & Museums;

Source of the Nile.
Livingstone Rock.
Vugizo Historical Monument.
Gitega National Museum.
Bujumbura national museum.

CULTURAL TOURISM;
Agasimbo Acrobatic dancers.
The intore warriors Kirundo.
Gishora sacred drum.
Rubumba Tourist and cultural village.

PARKS & GAME RESERVES;
Rumonge natural reserve.
Bururi natural reserve.
Vyanda natural reserve.
Kigwena natural reserve.
Rusizi national Park.
Ruvubu national Park.
Kibira national park.

GEOGRAPHICAL FEATURES ATTRACTIONS;
Teza Tea Plantation.
Unexplored cave of kayove.
German Faults.
Karera waterfalls.
Lake Tanganyika.

What to do in Burundi;
Tours of visiting Rusizi national Park which is only 15 minutes from the center of Bunjumbura.
Walking tours of bird watching , lake Rwihinda watersports , lake Tanganyika .
Tours of exploring the Bujumbura’s museum, monuments and crafts centers, then sample the exciting night- life with live entertainment in lake side clubs, bars and restaurants which offer a wealth of international cuisine.
Tour of visiting Burundi’s capital Bujumbura.

PIERRE NKURUNZIZA PROFILE
Pierre Nkurunziza is from the province of Ngozi in northern Burundi, where he was born on 19 December 1964. He attended elementary school in his home town and continued his secondary education in Gitega- Province. In 2005, Nkurunziza was elected President. President Nkurunzizawas re-elected june 28,2010 for a second term as president of the republic of Burundi, unprecedented in the history of the country, where it was used in elections followed by killings, displacement and exile of hundrends of thousands as people. Pierre Nkurunziza is known as a man of dialogue. He spared no effort to reach a peace agreement with the last rebel group, the palipe-hutu FNL, later FNL political party. The final cease- fire was signed in December 2008.