IBurundi, igama elipheleleyo leRiphabhlikhi yaseBurundi, ligubungela indawo engama-27,800 eekhilomitha. Ifumaneka kwicala elingasezantsi kweikhweyitha empuma kumbindi weAfrika. Umda weRwanda ngasemantla, iTanzania ukuya empuma nasemazantsi, iCongo (iGolide) ngasentshona, kunye neLake Tanganyika kumazantsi mpuma. Zininzi iindawo ezinamathafa kunye neentaba kulo mmandla, uninzi lwazo lwenziwe ngamathafa akwicala lasempuma yeGreat Rift Valley.Ukuphakama komndilili welizwe ziimitha ezili-1,600, ezibizwa ngokuba "lilizwe lentaba". IiNtaba zeNayile zeNtshona yeCongo zihamba zisiya emantla nasemazantsi, zenze ithafa elisembindini, ubukhulu becala lingaphezulu kweemitha ezingama-2000 ngaphezulu komphakamo wolwandle, elingumjelo wamanzi phakathi koMlambo iNayile noMlambo iCongo (iZaire); Uthungelwano lomlambo kule ndawo luxinene.Imilambo emikhulu ibandakanya uMlambo iRuzizi kunye noMalagalasi.UMlambo iRuvuwu ngumthombo weNile. Iindawo ezisezantsi zeLake Tanganyika, intlambo yasentshona kunye nenxalenye esempuma zonke zinemozulu yetropiki; indawo ezisembindini nasentshona zinemozulu eshushu yeentaba.

Ubukumkani bobukumkani obasekwa ngenkulungwane ye-16. Kwi-1890, yaba yindawo "ekhuselekileyo yeJamani eMpuma Afrika." Ihlala umkhosi waseBelgium kwi1916. Kwi-1922, yaba ligunya laseBelgium. NgoDisemba wowe-1946, i-UN General Assembly yanika iBurundi iBelgium ukuba ibe lilungu lezopolitiko. Ngomhla wamashumi amabini anesixhenxe ku-Juni, ngo-1962, i-UN General Assembly yapasisa isigqibo ngenkululeko yaseBurundi.Ngomhla woku-1 kuJulayi, iBurundi yabhengeza inkululeko yaza yaphumeza ubukhosi bomgaqo-siseko, obubizwa ngokuba bubukumkani baseBurundi. IRiphabhlikhi yaseBurundi yasekwa ngonyaka we-1966. IRiphabhlikhi yesiBini yasekwa ngo-1976.

Iflegi yesizwe: Yixande kunye nomyinge wobude kububanzi be-3: 2. Imigca emibini emhlophe ebanzi ewela iflegi yahlula umphezulu weflegi koonxantathu abane.Imibini ephezulu neyasezantsi ziyalingana kwaye zibomvu; ekhohlo nasekunene ziyalingana kwaye ziluhlaza. Embindini weflegi kukho umhlaba omhlophe osisazinge kunye neenkwenkwezi ezintathu ezibomvu ezibomvu ezinamacala amathandathu anemiphetho eluhlaza alungiselelwe ngobume bomphetho. Ubomvu ubonakalisa igazi lamaxhoba alwela inkululeko, uluhlaza ufuzisela inkqubela enqwenelekayo, kwaye umhlophe umela uxolo phakathi koluntu. Iinkwenkwezi ezintathu zifanekisela "ubunye, umsebenzi, inkqubela", kwaye zimele izizwe ezintathu zaseBurundi-amaHutu, amaTutsi, namaTwa, kunye nobunye.

IRiphabhlikhi yaseBurundi inabemi abamalunga ne-7.4 yezigidi (2005), enezizwe ezintathu: amaHutu (85%), amaTutsi (13%) kunye namaTwa (2%). IsiKirundi nesiFrentshi zezona lwimi zisemthethweni. I-57% yabahlali bakholelwa kubuKatolika, i-10% bakholelwa kubuKrestu bamaProtestanti, kwaye abanye bakholelwa kwinkolo yamandulo nakwi-Islam. Iindawo ezinomdla eBurundi zibandakanya iNtaba iHaiha, iPaki yaseBujumbura, iMyuziyam yaseBujumbura kunye neLake Tanganyika, ichibi lesibini ngobukhulu e-Afrika.

Iidolophu eziphambili

I-Bujumbura: Idolophu elikomkhulu iBujumbura sesona sixeko sikhulu elizweni, ngaphambili esasibizwa ngokuba yi-Uzumbra. Ime kwi-bank esemantla empuma yeLake Tanganyika, iimitha ezingama-756 ngaphezulu komphakamo wolwandle. Abemi bamalunga nama-270,000. Ekupheleni kwenkulungwane ye-19, yayisisiseko sokuba ama-colonist aseJamani ahlasele i-Afrika ephakathi, kwaye kamva yayiyinqaba yeJamani neBelgium ukulawula uLuanda (namhlanje iRwanda) -Ulundi (i-Burundi yanamhlanje). Namhlanje liziko lesizwe lezopolitiko, ezoqoqosho kunye nenkcubeko. Urhwebo lukaBujumbura kwikofu, umqhaphu kunye neemveliso zezilwanyana luyachuma. Ezokuloba kumanzi amachibi acocekileyo zibalulekile. Kukho ukuveliswa kweemveliso zezolimo, ukutya, impahla eyolukiweyo, isamente, ulusu kunye namanye amashishini amancinci, anika ixabiso lelizwe. Yindawo ebalulekileyo yezothutho lwamanzi nomhlaba kunye nesango lesizwe lokungenisa kunye nokuthumela ngaphandle. Iindlela zikhokelela eRwanda, eZaire, eTanzania nakwiidolophu ezinkulu zasekhaya. Indlela enqumla kwiLake Tanganyika isiya eKigoma Port eTanzania, emva koko idluliselwe kuLwandlekazi lwaseIndiya ngololiwe, yindlela ebalulekileyo yoqhakamshelwano lwangaphandle. Kukho isikhululo seenqwelomoya samazwe ngamazwe. Iindawo eziphambili zenkcubeko yiYunivesithi yaseBurundi kunye neMyuziyam yase-Afrika yempucuko.

Inyani enomdla: IBurundi ikwabizwa ngokuba yintliziyo yeAfrika, ilizwe lezaga, ilizwe leentaba, kunye nelizwe lamagubu. Abantu baseBurundi bayakwazi ukucula nokudanisa, kwaye babesaziwa nguMlambo umNayile kwakudala kwi-Egypt yamandulo. AmaTutsi alungile ekubethweni kwamagubu kwaye ahambisa iindaba ngengxolo yegubu.Babamba imithendeleko yegubu minyaka le. Izakhiwo zasezidolophini ubukhulu becala zenziwe ngamabali amabini okanye amathathu, kwaye uninzi lwezakhiwo ezisemaphandleni zizitena. Ukutya okuphambili kwabantu beli lizwe ziitapile, umbona, amazimba, kunye nokutya okungatyiwa ikakhulu kubandakanya inyama yenkomo kunye nenyama yegusha, intlanzi, imifuno eyahlukeneyo kunye neziqhamo. Abantu baseBurundi bayakwazi ukucula nokudanisa, kwaye babesaziwa nguMlambo umNayile kwakudala kwi-Egypt yamandulo. Abantu abangamaTutsi bakulungele ukubetha amagubu kwaye bahambise iindaba ngesandi segubu, kwaye babamba iminyhadala yokubetha iminyaka ngeminyaka. Izakhiwo zasezidolophini ubukhulu becala zenziwe ngamabali amabini okanye amathathu, kwaye uninzi lwezakhiwo ezisemaphandleni zizitena. Ukutya okuphambili kwabantu beli lizwe ziitapile, umbona, amazimba, kunye nokutya okungatyiwa ikakhulu kubandakanya inyama yenkomo kunye nenyama yegusha, intlanzi, imifuno eyahlukeneyo kunye neziqhamo.