World Number Plates

Number Plates of Burundi

Continent: Africa

Capital: Bujumbura

Population: 6.4 million

Country ISO code: BI

Country OVAL code: RU

Driving Side: Right

First license issued in 1962

Number of vehicles:
cars 11,791 (1989), trucks and buses 9,798 (1989)

Road information:
total: 14,480 km; paved: 1,028 km; unpaved: 13,452 km (1999 est.)

Located in the centre of Africa, Burundi is a landlocked country surrounded by Rwanda, Tanzania and Congo. This country forms part of the Great African Plateau.

The first series of number plates was launched in 1973, which shows the country identifier, ‘BD’ as the first two characters. Red number plates are used as temporary plates until an official car registration is assigned to the vehicle.