Flag of Burundi
What the flag means
- Red — the independence struggle
- Green — hope
- White saltire and disc — peace; three red stars = unity, work, progress
Design set by: Constitution de la République du Burundi (2018), Article 8 · Adopted 1967
Highlights
- 🥁 Thundering Karyenda drums
- 🏞️ Blue Lake Tanganyika shores
- ⛰️ Green rolling hill country
- ☕ Aromatic Burundian coffee
- 🤝 Warm community culture
Quick facts
- Region
- Africa · Eastern Africa
- Population
- 14,390,003 people (2025)
- Area
- 27,834 km²
- Capital
- Gitega (political capital), Bujumbura (economic capital)
- Languages
- Rundi, French
- Currency
- Burundian franc (BIF)
- Organizations
- United Nations, African Union
Neighboring countries
Land neighbors, approximated from simplified map outlines.
Data Sources
- What the flag means: Constitution de la République du Burundi (2018), Article 8
- Population: Population, total (SP.POP.TOTL), latest available value
- Area: World countries in JSON, CSV, XML and YAML
- Capital: Gitega, capitale politique du Burundi
- Organizations: Membership of Principal UN Organs
- Organizations: Member States