Burundi
Burundi has been a State Party to the World Heritage Convention since 1982. The country currently has no inscribed World Heritage Sites but participates in the international framework for heritage protection.
Burundi as a State Party to the World Heritage Convention
State Party since: May 19, 1982
Status: Ratification
Mandates to the World Heritage Committee: None
Total of Mandate Years: 0
Total of Mandates: 0
WHC Electoral Group: V(a) (Africa)
World Heritage Sites
No sites inscribed yet.
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Tentative World Heritage Sites (10)
- Résidence Royale de Gishora · submitted: February 3, 2026
- Le lac Tanganyika · submitted: February 3, 2026
- La faille de Nyakazu · submitted: February 3, 2026
- Le Parc National de la Ruvubu · submitted: February 3, 2026
- Les Chutes de Karera · submitted: February 3, 2026
- Le Parc National de la Kibira · submitted: February 3, 2026
- Les Lacs du Nord du Burundi · submitted: February 3, 2026
- Les paysages naturels sacrés de Muramvya, de Mpotsa et de Nkiko-Mugamba · submitted: May 9, 2007
- Gasumo, la source la plus méridionale du Nil · submitted: May 9, 2007
- La réserve naturelle de la Rusizi · submitted: May 9, 2007
Country Profile Burundi
Official Name: Republic of Burundi
Continent: Africa
Subregion: Eastern Africa
UNESCO Region: Africa
Capital: Gitega
Population (2024): 14,047,786
Land Area: 25,680 km²
Currency: Burundian franc (BIF)