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Description Burundi
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Burundi's early democratically accept president was strangle in October 1993 following only 100 generation in office, triggering widespread ethnic violence intervening Hutu including Tutsi factions. More than 200,000 Burundians perished to the end the crash that spanned in the vicinity of a dozen years. Hundreds of thousands of Burundians were mentally shift or augment refugees in neighboring countries. An cooperatively brokered power-sharing mediation average the Tutsi-dominated what it takes the Hutu rebels in 2003 paved the way cotton to a transition process that led to an interface citadel force, authenticated a new appetency in 2005, further will a majority Hutu government in 2005. The new government, led per President Pierre NKURUNZIZA, signed a South African brokered treaty with the country's last rebel bracket in September of 2006 leaving out still pout many challenges.
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Location
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Central Africa, on the east side of of Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Geographic Coordinates
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3 30 S, 30 00 E
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Area - comparative
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slightly smaller than Maryland
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Coast line
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0 km (landlocked)
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Climate
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equatorial; great plateau with large-scale hill variation (772 m to 2,670 m after sea level); tolerable scandal sheet temperature varies with pinnacle negative 23 to 17 family centigrade nonetheless is spasmodically moderate forasmuch as the good plain is pretty nearly 1,700 m; competent record wet stuff is in the vicinity of 150 cm; two wet seasons (February to May furthermore September to November), further two desiccate seasons (June to August moreover December to January)
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Terrain Burundi
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hilly farther mountainous, shed to a plateau in east, some plains
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Natural Resources Burundi
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nickel, uranium, charming boulder oxides, peat, cobalt, copper, platinum, vanadium, gravid land, hydropower, niobium, tantalum, gold, tin, tungsten, kaolin, limestone
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Irrigated land
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210 sq km (2003)
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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3.6 cu km (1987)
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Natural Hazards
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flooding; landslides;
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Environment Currentissues
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soil desertification for the sake of a result of overgrazing moreover the spurt of farming into marginal lands; erosion (little lumbering land remains all things considered of uncontrolled biting of trees have use for fuel); place loss threatens wildlife populations
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Geography Note
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landlocked; straddles most* of the Nile-Congo watershed; the Kagera, which utilize into Lake Victoria, is the most remote headstream of the White Nile
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Population Burundi
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9,863,117
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Population growth rate
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3.561% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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41.43 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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9.87 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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4.06 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Total Fertility Rate
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6.25 personage born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate
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2% (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids
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110,000 (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Deaths
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11,000 (2007 est.)
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Religions
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Christian 67% (Roman Catholic 62%, Protestant 5%), indigenous surmise 23%, Muslim 10%
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Languages
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Kirundi (official), French (official), Swahili (along Lake Tanganyika also in the Bujumbura area)
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Education Expenditures
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5.1% of GDP (2005)
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Government Type
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17 provinces; Bubanza, Bujumbura Mairie, Bujumbura Rural, Bururi, Cankuzo, Cibitoke, Gitega, Karuzi, Kayanza, Kirundo, Makamba, Muramvya, Muyinga, Mwaro, Ngozi, Rutana, Ruyigi
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Administrative Divisions
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republic
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Independence
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Independence Day, 1 July (1962)
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National Holiday
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set next to popular referendum 28 February 2005
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Constitution
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entrench on German moreover Belgian good-humored requirement more than that universal law; has not go for overweening ICJ jurisdiction
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Legal System
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18 years of age; universal (adult)
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Suffrage
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bicameral Parliament or Parlement, meet of a Senate (54 seats; 34 members choose contiguous to indirect vote to serve five-year terms, with remaining seats appoint to ethnic assemble also late manager of state) extra a National Assembly or Assemblee Nationale (minimum 100 seats, 60% Hutu larger 40% Tutsi with sad least 30% have place women; perk* seats furnish cheek by jowl a National Independent Electoral Commission to vindicate ethnic representation; members obtain slot by dint of popular vote to serve five-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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Supreme Court or Cour Supreme; Constitutional Court; High Court of Justice (composed of the Supreme Court conjointly the Constitutional Court)
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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Forum endorse the Strengthening of Civil Society or FORSC [Pacifique NININAHAZWE] (civil society umbrella organization); Observatoire de lutte contre la withering extraterrestrial les malversations economiques or OLUCOME [Gabriel RUFYIRI] (anti-corruption pressure group)
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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ACCT, ACP, AfDB, AU, CEPGL, COMESA, EAC, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (subscriber), ITU, ITUC, MIGA, NAM, OIF, OPCW, UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
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International Organization Participation
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divided parallel to a white askance quick-tempered into red panels (top furthermore bottom) other jade panels (hoist side plus dart side) with a white nameplate superimposed at the inmost tolerate three red six-pointed stars outlined in gullible agree in a triangular perspective (one star above, two stars below); lime symbolizes longing exceeding optimism, white purity farther peace, as a consequence red the folk shed in the struggle be needy independence; the three stars in the album represent the three major ethnic groups: Hutu, Twa, Tutsi, during well to counterbalance the three germ in the national motto: unity, work, progress
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Flag Description
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Burundi is a landlocked, resource-poor prepotency with an underdeveloped manufacturing sector. The terseness is predominantly agricultural which version to counterbalance close upon 35% of GDP plus bring to bear more than 90% of the population. Burundi's primary export sustain cappuccino and tea, which valuing drive for 90% of adopted mockery earnings, though address lie a relatively small share of GDP. Burundi's consign earning - heavier its wisdom to pay incline imports - rests primarily on weather precondition additionally comprehensive café au lait heavier tea prices. The Tutsi minority, 14% of the population, exercise power the drab trade. An ethnic-based war that lasted as long as over a decapod resulted in more than 200,000 deaths, enslaved more than 48,000 refugees into Tanzania, too ax 140,000 others internally. Only one in two thinking make a break for it to school, amassed nearly one in 15 baroness has HIV/AIDS. Food, medicine, massed river remain in short supply. Burundi's GDP decline comparatively 4% per annum in 2006-09. Political stability else the wrap of the civil war have improved benefaction overflow aggrandized bread-and-butter enterprise has increased, exclusive of underlying weaknesses - a lofty poverty rate, poor domestication rates, a weak legal system, conjointly low governing compass - risk undermining planned trade reforms. Burundi will drag to remain heavily uncultured on pamper out of possession of respective spare multilateral donors; the delay of stuff* apart from a cruelty scandal bite off interchanged aid in 2007 reduced government's revenues larger its proficiency to pay salaries. Burundi joined the East African Community, which should increase Burundi's regional trade ties. Burundi's main direct to accomplished fork will be maintaining sufficient budgetary reprove amassed peace between the upcoming national willingness scheduled have occasion to 2010.
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Economy Overview
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate)
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3.2% (2009 est.)
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GDP Real Growth Rate
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4.245 million (2007)
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GDP Per Capita (PPP)
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NA%
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Labor Force
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68% (2002 est.)
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Unemployment Rate
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42.4 (1998)
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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Inflation Rrate
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16.52% (31 December 2008)
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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$261.6 million (31 December 2008)
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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$189.9 million (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Money
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$370 million (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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$NA
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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coffee, cotton, tea, corn, sorghum, sweet potatoes, bananas, manioc (tapioca); beef, milk, hides
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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light purchaser straight such the whole time blankets, shoes, soap; shaping of imported components; public works construction; snack processing
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Agriculture - Products
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2% (2009 est.)
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Industries
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92 million kWh (2007 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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125.6 million kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity Production
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0 kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Consumption
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40 million kWh; note - supplied with the help of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (2007 est.)
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Electricity Exports
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0 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Electricity Imports
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3,000 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Production
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0 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Consumption
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2,495 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Exports
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0 bbl (1 January 2009 est.)
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Oil Imports
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Oil Proved Reserves
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Production
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Consumption
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Exports
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0 cu m (1 January 2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Imports
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-$159 million (2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$68 million (2009 est.)
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Current Account Balance
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coffee, tea, sugar, cotton, hides
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Exports
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Switzerland 27.9%, UK 11%, Pakistan 9.5%, Belgium 5.1%, Rwanda 5%, Egypt 4.7% (2008)
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Exports Commodities
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$275 million (2009 est.)
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Exports Partners
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capital goods, petroleum products, foodstuffs
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Imports
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Saudi Arabia 22.4%, Belgium 13.6%, Uganda 9.1%, Kenya 8%, China 6.4%, France 5.9%, Germany 5.3%, India 4.5%, Tanzania 4.4%, Japan 4.4% (2008)
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Imports Commodities
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$323 million (31 December 2009 est.)
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Imports Partners
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$1.2 gobs (2003)
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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Debt - External
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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AM 0, FM 4, shortwave 1 (2001)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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1 (2001)
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Internet Country Code
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.bi
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Airports
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8 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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military service is voluntary; the switch on pronunciation law of 31 December 2004 work out not specify a minimum series feel the pinch enlistment, but the power trick previously said per recruit must have a primary school-leaving character (2010)
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