Embassy of the Republic of Burundi in Beijing

Ambassador: H.E. Mr. Gabriel Sabushimike
Chancery: No.25, Guang Hua Road, Chaoyang District
Postal Code: 100600
Tel: (+86)10 6532 1801, 6532 2328
Fax: (+86)10 6532 2381
E-mail: ambbubei@yahoo.fr

 People: By the end of 2005, the population of Burundi has reached 7.9 million with an annual increase of about 3.8 percent. The Hutu (Buntu) people comprise 85 per cent of the total population, while Tutsi (Hamitic) and Twa (Pygmy) occupy 14 percent and 1 percent respectively.

 Language: The mother tongue is Kirundi and the official languages are French and Kirundi. Swahili is also widely used in the country.

 Religion: About three quarters of the people embrace Catholicism. Apart from this, 15 percent of the total population is Protestant, 2 percent of the people believe in Islam and the other conforms to the primitive religion.

 Geography: Located in the east central Africa, Burundi is a landlocked country south from the equator. To the north, there is Rwanda; it is bounded on the east and south by Tanzania. The country covers an area of about 27, 834 square kilometers (10,747 square miles). Having an average elevation of 1,600 meters (5,250 feet), the country is regarded as a country of mountain.

 Capital: Bujumbura

 Important Festival: July 01 (National Day)

 Time Zone: The time of Burundi is two hours earlier than the GMT, six hours later than Beijing Time.

 Landmark Building: Capital University of Economics and Business, Winterless Hotel Beijing

 Transportation: Bus No. 207, 639 to Guanghua Zhonglu
Bus No. 30, 31, 502, 608, 639, 640, 976 to Guanghualu Dongkou.

 Please contact China Embassy in Burundi if this country's citizens will go to China.