Burundi (
pronounced
buˈɾundi
), officially the Republic of Burundi, is a small country in the
Great Lakes
region of
Africa
. It is bordered by
Rwanda
on the north,
Tanzania
on the south and east, and the
Democratic Republic of the Congo
on the west. Although the country is
landlocked
, much of its western border is adjacent to
Lake Tanganyika
. The country's modern name is derived from its
Bantu
language,
Kirundi
.
Geographically isolated, facing population pressures and having sparse resources, Burundi has the lowest GDP per capita in the world, arguably making it the poorest country on the planet. One scientific study of nations rated Burundi's population as having the lowest
satisfaction with life
of all.
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