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Country name Burundi, in 35 editions.
The entry for Burundi published Country name in 35 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 16 editions. Each is shown as published. Country name in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 16
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Long-form name” (1990 to 1992), “Names” (1993 to 1995), “Name of country” (1996) and “Country name” (1997 to 2025).
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2025 edition
Changed since 2024The same text in 3 editions, 1990 to 1992.
Published as “Long-form name”
Republic of Burundi
Republic of Burundi
Published as “Names”
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Burundi
- conventional short form:
- Burundi
- local long form:
- Republika y'u Burundi
- local short form:
- Burundi
conventional long form:
Republic of Burundi
conventional short form:
Burundi
local long form:
Republika y'u Burundi
local short form:
Burundi
The entry for Burundi did not include Country name.
Published as “Names”
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Burundi
- conventional short form:
- Burundi
- local long form:
- Republika y'u Burundi
- local short form:
- Burundi
conventional long form:
conventional short form:
local long form:
local short form:
Published as “Name of country”
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Burundi
- conventional short form:
- Burundi
- local long form:
- Republika y'u Burundi
- local short form:
- Burundi
conventional long form: Republic of Burundi
conventional short form: Burundi
local long form: Republika y'u Burundi
local short form: Burundi
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Burundi
- conventional short form:
- Burundi
- local long form:
- Republika y'u Burundi
- local short form :
- Burundi
conventional long form: Republic of Burundi
conventional short form: Burundi
local long form: Republika y'u Burundi
local short form: form : Burundi
The same text in 3 editions, 1998 to 2000.
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Burundi
- conventional short form:
- Burundi
- local long form:
- Republika y'u Burundi
- local short form:
- Burundi
conventional long form: Republic of Burundi
conventional short form: Burundi
local long form: Republika y'u Burundi
local short form : form: Burundi
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Burundi conventional short form: Burundi local long form: Republika y'u Burundi local short form: Burundi former: Urundi
conventional long form: Republic of Burundi
The same text in 2002 and 2003.
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Burundi
- conventional short form:
- Burundi
- local short form:
- Burundi
- local long form:
- Republika y'u Burundi
- former:
- Urundi
conventional long form: Republic of Burundi
conventional short form: Burundi
local long short form: Republika y'u Burundi
local short long form: Republika y'u Burundi
former: Urundi
The same text in 2004 and 2005.
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Burundi
- conventional short form:
- Burundi
- local long form:
- Republika y'u Burundi
- local short form:
- Burundi
- former:
- Urundi
conventional long form: Republic of Burundi
conventional short form: Burundi
local short long form: Republika y'u Burundi
local long short form: Republika y'u Burundi
former: Urundi
The same text in 3 editions, 2006 to 2008.
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Burundi
- conventional short form:
- Burundi
- local long form:
- Republique du Burundi/Republika y'u Burundi
- local short form:
- Burundi
- former:
- Urundi
conventional long form: Republic of Burundi
conventional short form: Burundi
local long form: Republika Republique du Burundi/Republika y'u Burundi
local short form: Burundi
former: Urundi
The same text in 6 editions, 2009 to 2014.
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Burundi
- conventional short form:
- Burundi
- local long form:
- Republique du Burundi/Republika y'u Burundi
- local short form:
- Burundi
- former:
- Urundi
conventional long form:
Republic of Burundi
conventional short form:
Burundi
local long form:
Republique du Burundi/Republika y'u Burundi
local short form:
Burundi
former:
Urundi
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Burundi
- conventional short form:
- Burundi
- local long form:
- Republique du Burundi/Republika y'u Burundi
- local short form:
- Burundi
- former:
- Urundi
conventional long form:
conventional short form:
local long form:
local short form:
former:
The same text in 2016 and 2017.
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Burundi
- conventional short form:
- Burundi
- local long form:
- Republique du Burundi/Republika y'u Burundi
- local short form:
- Burundi
- former:
- Urundi
- etymology:
- name derived from the pre-colonial Kingdom of Burundi (17th-19th century)
conventional long form: Republic of Burundi
conventional short form: Burundi
local long form: Republique du Burundi/Republika y'u Burundi
local short form: Burundi
former: Urundi
etymology: name derived from the pre-colonial Kingdom of Burundi (17th-19th century)
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Burundi
- conventional short form:
- Burundi
- local long form:
- Republique du Burundi/Republika y'u Burundi
- local short form:
- Burundi
- former:
- Urundi,
- German East Africa,
- Kingdom of Burundi
- etymology:
- name derived from the pre-colonial Kingdom of Burundi (17th-19th century)
conventional long form: Republic of Burundi
conventional short form: Burundi
local long form: Republique du Burundi/Republika y'u Burundi
local short form: Burundi
former: Urundi Urundi, German East Africa, Kingdom of Burundi
etymology: name derived from the pre-colonial Kingdom of Burundi (17th-19th century)
The same text in 3 editions, 2019 to 2021.
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Burundi
- conventional short form:
- Burundi
- local long form:
- Republique du Burundi/Republika y'u Burundi
- local short form:
- Burundi
- former:
- Urundi,
- German East Africa,
- Ruanda-Urundi,
- Kingdom of Burundi
- etymology:
- name derived from the pre-colonial Kingdom of Burundi (17th-19th century)
conventional long form: Republic of Burundi
conventional short form: Burundi
local long form: Republique du Burundi/Republika y'u Burundi
local short form: Burundi
former: Urundi, German East Africa, Ruanda-Urundi, Kingdom of Burundi
etymology: name derived from the pre-colonial Kingdom of Burundi (17th-19th century)
The same text in 2022 and 2023.
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Burundi
- conventional short form:
- Burundi
- local long form:
- Republique du Burundi (French)/ Republika y'u Burundi (Kirundi)
- local short form:
- Burundi
- former:
- Urundi,
- German East Africa,
- Ruanda-Urundi,
- Kingdom of Burundi
- etymology:
- name derived from the pre-colonial Kingdom of Burundi (17th-19th century)
conventional long form: Republic of Burundi
conventional short form: Burundi
local long form: Republique du Burundi/Republika Burundi (French)/ Republika y'u Burundi (Kirundi)
local short form: Burundi
former: Urundi, German East Africa, Ruanda-Urundi, Kingdom of Burundi
etymology: name derived from the pre-colonial Kingdom of Burundi (17th-19th century)
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Burundi
- conventional short form:
- Burundi
- local long form:
- République du Burundi (French)/ Republika y'u Burundi (Kirundi)
- local short form:
- Burundi
- former:
- Urundi,
- German East Africa,
- Ruanda-Urundi,
- Kingdom of Burundi
- etymology:
- name derived from the pre-colonial Kingdom of Burundi (17th-19th century)
conventional long form: Republic of Burundi
conventional short form: Burundi
local long form: Republique République du Burundi (French)/ Republika y'u Burundi (Kirundi)
local short form: Burundi
former: Urundi, German East Africa, Ruanda-Urundi, Kingdom of Burundi
etymology: name derived from the pre-colonial Kingdom of Burundi (17th-19th century)
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Burundi
- conventional short form:
- Burundi
- local long form:
- République du Burundi (French)/ Republika y'u Burundi (Kirundi)
- local short form:
- Burundi
- former:
- Urundi,
- German East Africa,
- Ruanda-Urundi,
- Kingdom of Burundi
- etymology:
- name dates from 1966 and is derived from the name of the local Bantu people, the Rundi or Barundi;
- ba - is the prefix for the people, and bu - is the prefix for the country;
- the former name, Urundi, is the Swahili version
conventional long form: Republic of Burundi
conventional short form: Burundi
local long form: République du Burundi (French)/ Republika y'u Burundi (Kirundi)
local short form: Burundi
former: Urundi, German East Africa, Ruanda-Urundi, Kingdom of Burundi
etymology: name dates from 1966 and is derived from the pre-colonial Kingdom name of Burundi (17th-19th century) the local Bantu people, the Rundi or Barundi; ba - is the prefix for the people, and bu - is the prefix for the country; the former name, Urundi, is the Swahili version
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Burundi: Country name.” The World Factbook, 1990–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/burundi/country-name.