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Burundi

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BURUNDI
BURUNDI

For supplementary information, see links to post office home pages here External, to postal code pages here External and to other personal name and addressing issues pages here External.

Table of Contents

Burundi - Country information

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Local short name form

Official name

Area

Population

8 053 574 (2008) [1]

Capital

Currency

International telephone access code

257

ISO 3166 country codes

Car nationality plate code

RU

Internet country code

BI

GRC Country Code

BUU

Burundi - Number format 

   Note: This section last updated 3rd April 2021

In Rundi: 

   1.234,45

(where , indicates the decimal separator and . the thousands separator)

In French: 

   1 234,45

(where , indicates the decimal separator and a space the thousands separator)

Burundi - Date and time formats

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   Note: This section last updated 3rd April 2021

   dd/mm/yyyy

   14:32

Burundi - Languages

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The national languages are French External, and Rundi External (spoken by some 4 600 000 speakers). Hima is also spoken by a small number of people.

Burundi - Example address format

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Any address written in a non-native language will be written in French. Deliveries are made only to post office boxes (Boîte Postale, or BP).

Though postal deliveries are only to mailing addresses, street addresses will be found for the use of couriers, visitors etc. As not all streets are named, these may often be descriptive and unstructured. Examples:

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   A table containing information about the relevant position of elements within address blocks can be acquired External

Burundi - Post office box

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This is written as Boîte Postale, or BP.

Burundi - Postal codes

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Burundi has no postal code system.

Burundi - Postal code format graphic

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Burundi - Postal code format

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Burundi - Postal code specifics

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Burundi - Postal code regular expression

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Burundi - Postal code level of coverage

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Burundi - Postal code map

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Place names in Burundi

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   Note: This section last updated 26th July 2014

Refer to Exonyms in Burundi for full lists of place names in Burundi in other languages.

Burundi - Administrative districts

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   Note: This section last updated 30th March 2015

Burundi has 18 provinces External, not used in addresses: 

    Bubanza External
    Bujumbura Mairie External
    Bujumbura Rurale External
    Bururi External
    Cankuzo External
    Cibitoke External
    Gitega External
    Karuzi External
    Kayanza External
    Kirundo External
    Makamba External
    Muramvya External
    Muyinga External
    Mwaro External
    Ngozi External
    Rumonge External
    Rutana External
    Ruyigi External

Administrative districts graphic

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Telephone numbers in Burundi

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   Note: This section last updated 2nd January 2024

Burundian subscriber numbers have 8 digits and no area codes. Mobile numbers commence 29, 31, 61, 66, 68-69 or 7.

Properties with value Burundi

References

  1. ^ citypopulation.de/en/burundi/admin/ External 20230102

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