Burundi

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Capital: Bujumbura

Total Area (Sq. Miles): 10,745

Land Covered by Water: 7.8%

Time Zone: CAT (UTC+2)

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 annual rainfall is about 150 cm; two wet seasons (February to May and September to November), and two dry seasons (June to August and December to January)

Approximate Population: 7,548,000

Official Language: Kirundi, French

Religion: Christianity, Islam, Indigenous Religions

Currency: Burundi Franc

Most prevalent illnesses or diseases:

Traveler's Diarrhea, Cholera, Malaria, E. coli (Escherichia coli), Hepatitis A, Schistosomiasis - found in fresh water, Typhoid Fever, Yellow fever, Dengue Fever, Filariasis, Leishmaniasis (Leishmania Infection), Onchocerciasis (River Blindness), African Trypanosomiasis (African Sleeping Sickness), Rift Valley Fever, HIV (see AIDS/HIV), Hepatitis B, Diphtheria, Tetanus, and Pertussis - endemic to the region, Tuberculosis (TB), Chikungunya Fever