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Burundi (/bəˈrʊndi/ ^ⓘ, /-ˈrʌn-/), officially the Republic of Burundi (Kirundi: Repubulika y’Uburundi,^[1] [u.βu.ɾǔː.ndi]; Swahili: Jamuhuri ya Burundi; French: République du Burundi}}, [buʁundi] or [byʁyndi]), is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley where the African Great Lakes region and East Africa converge. It is bordered by Rwanda to the north, Tanzania to the east and southeast, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west; Lake Tanganyika lies along its southwestern border. The capital cities are Gitega and Bujumbura, which is also the largest city.^[2]

One of the smallest countries in Africa, Burundi's land is used mostly for subsistence agriculture and grazing, which has led to deforestation, soil erosion and habitat loss.^[3] As of 2005 the country was almost completely deforested, with less than 6% of its land covered by trees and over half of that being commercial plantations.^[4] In addition to poverty, Burundi often suffers from corruption, weak infrastructure, poor access to health and education services, and hunger.^[5] Burundi is densely populated and many young people emigrate in search of opportunities elsewhere. The World Happiness Report 2018 ranked the nation as the world's least happy with a rank of 156.^[6] Burundi is a member of the African Union, Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa, United Nations and the Non-Aligned Movement.

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The Great Lakes refugee crisis is the common name for the situation beginning with the exodus in April 1994 of over two million Rwandans to neighboring countries of the Great Lakes region of Africa in the aftermath of the Rwandan genocide. Many of the refugees were Hutu fleeing the predominantly Tutsi Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF), which had gained control of the country at the end of the genocide. However, the humanitarian relief effort was vastly compromised by the presence among the refugees of many of the Interahamwe and government officials who carried out the genocide, who used the refugee camps as bases to launch attacks against the new government led by Paul Kagame. The camps in Zaire became particularly politicized and militarized. The knowledge that humanitarian aid was being diverted to further the aims of the genocidaires led many humanitarian organizations to withdraw their assistance. The conflict escalated until the start of the First Congo War in 1996, when RPF-supported rebels invaded Zaire and sought to repatriate the refugees. (Full article...)

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The following are images from various Burundi-related articles on Wikipedia.

Image 1Bujumbura International Airport terminal in Bujumbura (from Burundi)
Image 2Independence Square and monument in Bujumbura. (from History of Burundi)
Image 3The flag of the Kingdom of Burundi (1962–1966). (from History of Burundi)
Image 4People fleeing during 1993 Burundian genocide (from History of Burundi)
Image 5Embassy of Burundi in Brussels (from Burundi)
Image 6Men in colourful clothing with drums (from Burundi)
Image 7Belligerents of the Second Congo War. Burundi backed the rebels. (from Burundi)
Image 8Children in Bujumbura, Burundi (from Burundi)
Image 9Drums from Gitega (from Burundi)
Image 10Pierre Nkurunziza, President of Burundi from 2005 to 2020 (from Burundi)
Image 11View of the capital city Bujumbura in 2006 (from Burundi)
Image 12Fishermen on Lake Tanganyika. (from Burundi)
Image 13Historical development of GDP per capita (from Burundi)
Image 14Burundian Drummers (from Culture of Burundi)
Image 15Football in Burundi (from Burundi)
Image 16Flag of the Kingdom of Burundi (1962–1966). (from Burundi)
Image 17Map of Burundi (from Burundi)
Image 18Central Bujumbura, capital of Burundi (from Culture of Burundi)
Image 19Independence Square and monument in Bujumbura. (from Burundi)
Image 20Football in Burundi (from Culture of Burundi)
Image 21Carolus Magnus School in Burundi (from Burundi)
Image 22Bicycles are a popular means of transport in Burundi (from Burundi)

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