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Burundi

Burundi is a small, landlocked country in the hills of East Africa's Great Lakes region, bordered by Rwanda, Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Independent from Belgium since 1962, it is among the world's poorest countries.

Cars and people at the yellow market gateway on a street in Gitega, Burundi, under a bright sky

Gitega

Photo: Edouard mhg, CC0

Red for the struggle for independence, green for hope, white for peace. The three stars stand for the national motto: unity, work and progress. Adopted in 1967.

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