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Burundi is Strategically located\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>on\u00a0<\/span>the North end of Lake Tanganyika, the World\u2019s Longest Lake<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>(676 KMs) holding\u00a0<\/span>16% of the Worlds Fresh Water<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>(190 Billion litres).\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>Burundi<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>is\u00a0<\/span>Member<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>of the\u00a0<\/span>East African Community<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>and<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>a part of the\u00a0<\/span>African Free Trade Area<\/strong>. Bordering on the Democratic Republic of\u00a0<\/span>Congo<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>it has\u00a0<\/span>access to<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>Very Large and Rapidly Growing Consumer Market<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>of nearly\u00a0<\/span>50 million people<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>accessible by road, lake and air.\u00a0<\/span>This market has a Purchasing Power<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>of\u00a0<\/span>US$1-2 Billion<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>in basic\u00a0<\/span>fast-moving goods<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>and Another US$1.5 Billion<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>in consumer durables.<\/p>\n \u00a0Burundi<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>has a total area of about\u00a0<\/span>27,834 square kilometres<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>and a\u00a0<\/span>Population of 11.6 Million<\/strong>, of which 50.7% are women.\u00a0<\/span>Burundi\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>is one of the\u00a0<\/span>most densely populated countries<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>in the\u00a0<\/span>African Trade Region.<\/strong><\/p>\n Burundi\u2019s Highlands<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>produce relatively\u00a0<\/span>cool temperatures<\/strong>, which average only about\u00a0<\/span>21 \u00b0C throughout the year\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>and usually\u00a0<\/span>drops below 15 \u00b0C at night<\/strong>. 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There are four seasons; the long dry season (June\u2013August), the short wet season (September\u2013November), the short dry season (December\u2013January), and the long wet season (February\u2013May).<\/p>\n Burundi\u2019s official languages<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>are\u00a0<\/span>Kirundi<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>a Bantu language that is the standard medium of communication throughout the country,\u00a0<\/span>French<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>English<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/span>Swahili<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>is also spoken in areas close to the\u00a0<\/span>Lake and border of Congo<\/strong>.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”http:\/\/www.zes-burundi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/good-good-signe.jpg” title_text=”good good sign\u00e9” _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.9.4″ text_font=”Habibi||||||||” text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”1.8em” animation_style=”fold” animation_direction=”bottom” animation_intensity_fold=”20%” animation_starting_opacity=”100%”]<\/p>\n Burundi\u2019s Economic capital, Bujumbura<\/strong>,\u00a0<\/span>lies at<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>the north-eastern\u00a0<\/span>end of Lake Tanganyika<\/strong>. The\u00a0<\/span>Old section of the city comprises buildings from the German and Belgian colonial periods and a central market<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>filled with hundreds of vendors\u2019 booths.\u00a0<\/span>Burundi\u2019s Second City,<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>Gitega, is also its political capital<\/strong>. Gitega lies\u00a0<\/span>near the southernmost source of the Nile River and a spectacular waterfall<\/strong>, Chutes de la Kagera.<\/p>\n Burundian Museums Celebrate Heritage<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>include the\u00a0<\/span>National Museum in Gitega\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>and the\u00a0<\/span>Living Museum in Bujumbura<\/strong>, with botanical gardens and animal exhibits.\u00a0<\/span>Throughout history, Burundians have enjoyed<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>a tradition of\u00a0<\/span>expression in the visual arts\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>with decorated papyrus panels, which feature geometric patterns and\u00a0<\/span>illustration of Burundian legend<\/strong>. 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