Burundi (), officially the Republic of Burundi, is a country in the Great Lakes region of Africa. The former name was Urundi. Urundi is the shortened form of "Urundi Rwanda" ("The other Rwanda"), as the Belgian colonial powers formerly referred to the territory. It is bordered by Rwanda on the north, Tanzania on the south and east, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the west. Although the country is landlocked, much of its western border is adjacent to Lake Tanganyika. The country's modern name is derived from its Bantu language, Kirundi.

Geographically isolated, facing population pressures and having sparse resources, Burundi is one of the poorest and most conflict-ridden countries in Africa and in the world. Its small size belies the magnitude of the problems it faces in reconciling the claims of the Tutsi minority with the Hutu majority.

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Some family in Burundi's sent me a goat. What's all that about?
jeremylimb (Jeremy Limb) Fri, 25 Dec 2009 10:10:01 -0000
Some family in Burundi's sent me a goat. What's all that about?
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HubnBridge (StevenHeo) Fri, 25 Dec 2009 08:53:29 -0000
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@BuRuNDi WOW Buru muchas felicidades!
sergio_avila (Sergio Avila) Fri, 25 Dec 2009 08:10:57 -0000
@BuRuNDi WOW Buru muchas felicidades!
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Así es… por acá hubo lágrimas y toda la cosa de los futuros abues
BuRuNDi (Armando Aguilar) Fri, 25 Dec 2009 05:57:18 -0000
Así es… por acá hubo lágrimas y toda la cosa de los futuros abues

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