Area:
total: 27,830 sq km
land: 25,650 sq km
water: 2,180 sq km Climate:
equatorial; high plateau with considerable altitude variation (772 m to 2,670 m above sea level); average annual temperature varies with altitude from 23 to 17 degrees centigrade but is generally moderate as the average altitude is about 1,700 m; average Terrain:
hilly and mountainous, dropping to a plateau in east, some plains Population:
6,231,221
Languages:
Kirundi (official), French (official), Swahili (along Lake Tanganyika and in the Bujumbura area) Capital:
Bujumbura
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