Burundi

President: Pierre Nkurunziza (2005)

Land area: 9,903 sq mi (25,649 sq km); total area: 10,745 sq mi (27,830 sq km)

Population (2010 est.): 9,863,117 (growth rate: 3.5%); birth rate: 41.4/1000; infant mortality rate: 63.3/1000; life expectancy: 58.3; density per sq km: 338

Capital and largest city (2003 est.): Bujumbura, 331,700

Other large city: Gitega, 45,700

Monetary unit: Burundi franc