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Burundi international travel guide in 2024

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Burundi ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎ

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Burundi is part of Africa with main city at Bujumbura. It's usually ๐ŸŒค๏ธ 20.62 ยฐC in Burundi with a rainfall of ๐ŸŒง 160.08 mm. Internet speed in Burundi is on average 3.6 Mbps. Its Least Developed country with a population of 10M people. The main currency is Burundi Franc. The languages spoken are French and Kirundi. Automatic teller machines are rare in Burundi. Current travel safety advice is Reconsider your need to travel. Get other useful information like socket plugs, SIM cards and emergency numbers.
๐Ÿ‘ Least Developed ย  ๐ŸŒค๏ธ ~20.62 ยฐC ย  ๐ŸŒง ~160.08 mmย  ๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿ‘ฆโ€๐Ÿ‘ฆ 10M people

Burundi Travel Advice

๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ Travel safety

Reconsider your need to travel
Weโ€™ve reviewed our advice for Burundi. We havenโ€™t changed the overall level of our advice, reconsider your need to travel. We now advise do not travel to Cibitoke and Bubzanza provinces. We advise: Reconsider your need to travel to Burundi overall due to the threats of terrorism and political violence. Higher levels apply in some areas.
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Burundi Weather

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Burundi Essential travel details

๐Ÿ”Œ Plugs

Burundi uses 220V, 50Hz with sockets and plugs Type C and Type E.

๐ŸŒ Languages

The languages that are typically spoken are French and Kirundi

Money in Burundi

๐Ÿ’ฑ Currencies Used

Burundi uses the Burundian franc (symbol: Fr), code BIF.Banknotes come in denominations of 10000, 5000, 2000, 1000, 500 and 100 francs. Franc is subdivided into 100 centimes. Coins come in denominations of 50, 10, 5 and 1 francs.

๐Ÿง ATMs

Automatic teller machines are rare in Burundi. Your best bet is to look for them in large cities and community places.You do not need a chip & PIN card to use an ATM โ€” your standard magnetic card will work fine.

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๐Ÿ“ก Internet

Internet speed in Burundi is on average 3.6 Mbps. WiFi coverage in Burundi is low. It is not as easy to find one.

๐Ÿ“ฑ Phones

You can buy a SIM card for about 57,709.05 BIF, which includes 1 GB of data plan. You can choose from 2 telecoms: Econet or Tempo. Burundi uses GSM mobile networks GSM 900 and GSM 1800. If you don't want to buy SIM card in Burundi upon arrival, make sure to check the roaming charges with your telecom provider before your departure so there are no surprises when you return home.

๐Ÿ“ž Calling

To call Burundi, dial +, then 257 (the country code for Burundi), then the area code and the local number. For local calls within Burundi, start with the area code. In the case above area code is 22 .

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