Country Profile
The Republic of Burundi is 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.
www.burundi.gov.bi- Head of State: H.E Gen. Evariste Ndayishimiye
- Capital City: Bujumbura
- Independence Day: 1962-07-01
- Area/Size of country (km²): 27.834 square kilometers
- Time Zone: GMT +2
- Languages: Kirundi, French, English
- Currency: Burundi franc (FBu)(BIF)
- GDP: USD 3.0 Billion
- Government Website link: www.burundi.gov.bi
- Natural Resources: gold, copper, uranium, tungsten, nickel, tin, peat
Ministry Responsible for COMESA Affairs
Ministre du Commerce,
de l’Industrie et du Tourisme
B.P. 492
BUJUMBURA
République du Burundi
National COMESA Focal Point
- Monsieur Chrysologue Mutwa
- Directeur général
- du Commerce
- Ministère du
- commerce, de l’Industrie,
- et du Tourisme
- B.P. 492
- BUJUMBURA
- République du
- Burundi
- Tél (Bureau) : +257 22 242833
- Mobile : +257 75 741671 / +257 61 039 101 / +257 79 239 019
- Courriel: mutchryso@yahoo.fr
Permanent Representative in Lusaka
- Son Excellence
- Monsieur Pascal Ruhomvyumworo
- Ambassadeur de la
- République du Burundi
- et
- Représentant permanent près le COMESA
- Ambassadeur de la
- République du Burundi
- 6 United Nations
- Avenue, Longacres
- LUSAKA
- Zambie
- Tél:+260 211 258810 / 258811
- Courriel: ambabulskabi@gmail.com or pasruho@gmail.com