Where is Burundi located?
in the African Great Lakes region
What is to the north of it?
Rwanda
To its west?
Democratic Republic of the Congo
and east?
Tanzania
What is Burundi's capital?
Bujumbura.
Is it considered part of central Africa
yes
What lake is adjacent to its border?
Lake Tanganyika.
What type of people have been living in Burundi?
The Twa, Hutu and Tutsi
How many years?
at least 500 years.
Was Burundi an independent kingdom?
yes
When did Germany colonise the region?
the beginning of the 20th century
What did the territory become then?
Ruanda-Urundi.
After the first world war, who did it cede it territory to?
to Belgium
Until when did Burundi and Rwanda come under a common rule?
Burundi gained independence in 1962
did it have a monarchy?
initially, yes