Time zone: GMT + 2 hours
Location: central Africa, east of Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Capital: Bujumbura
Currency: Burundi franc (currency code BIF)
Language: Kirundi (official), French (official), Swahili (along Lake Tanganyika and in the Bujumbura area).
Airport authority contact information: Regie des Services Aeronautiques, Bujumbura Airport, BP 694, Bujumbura, Burundi. Telephone: +257 2 23428
Airports: In 2005 Burundi had 8 airports, only 1 of which have a paved runway, the most significant of which are:
Bujumbura Airport
Gitega Airport
Kirundo Airport
