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Title         :Burundi 
Text          : 
                                     Burundi 
 
                                    Geography 
 
Location: 
    Central Africa, east of Zaire 
Map references: 
    Africa 
Area: 


  total area: 
    27,830 sq km 
  land area: 
    25,650 sq km 
  comparative area: 
    slightly larger than Maryland 
Land boundaries: 
    total 974 km, Rwanda 290 km, Tanzania 451 km, Zaire 233 km 
Coastline: 
    0 km (landlocked) 
Maritime claims: 
    none; landlocked 
International disputes: 
    none 
Climate: 
    temperate; warm; occasional frost in uplands; dry season from June to 
    September 
Terrain: 
    hilly and mountainous, dropping to a plateau in east, some plains 
Natural resources: 
    nickel, uranium, rare earth oxide, peat, cobalt, copper, platinum (not yet 
    exploited), vanadium 
Land use: 
  arable land: 
    43% 
  permanent crops: 
    8% 
  meadows and pastures: 
    35% 
  forest and woodland: 
    2% 
  other: 
    12% 
Irrigated land: 
    720 sq km (1989 est.) 
Environment: 
  current issues: 
    soil erosion as a result of overgrazing and the expansion of agriculture 
    into marginal lands; deforestation (little forested land remains because of 
    uncontrolled cutting of trees for fuel); habitat loss threatens wildlife 
    populations 
  natural hazards: 
    flooding, landslides 
  international agreements: 
    party to - Endangered Species; signed, but not ratified - Biodiversity, 
    Climate Change, Desertification, Law of the Sea, Nuclear Test Ban 
Note: 
    landlocked; straddles crest of the Nile-Congo watershed 
 
                                     People 
 
Population: 
    6,262,429 (July 1995 est.) 
Age structure: 
  0-14 years: 
    48% (female 1,489,721; male 1,494,730) 
  15-64 years: 
    50% (female 1,606,307; male 1,498,021) 
  65 years and over: 
    2% (female 105,446; male 68,204) (July 1995 est.) 


Population growth rate: 
    2.18% (1995 est.) 
Birth rate: 
    43.35 births/1,000 population (1995 est.) 
Death rate: 
    21.51 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.) 
Net migration rate: 
    NA migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.) 
  note: 
    in a number of waves since April 1994, hundreds of thousands of refugees 
    have fled the civil strife between the Hutu and Tutsi factions in Burundi 
    and crossed into Rwanda, Tanzania, and Zaire; the refugee flows are 
    continuing in 1995 as the ethnic violence has persisted 
Infant mortality rate: 
    111.9 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.) 
Life expectancy at birth: 
  total population: 
    39.86 years 
  male: 
    37.84 years 
  female: 
    41.95 years (1995 est.) 
Total fertility rate: 
    6.63 children born/woman (1995 est.) 
Nationality: 
  noun: 
    Burundian(s) 
  adjective: 
    Burundi 
Ethnic divisions: 
  Africans: 
    Hutu (Bantu) 85%, Tutsi (Hamitic) 14%, Twa (Pygmy) 1% 
  non-Africans: 
    Europeans 3,000, South Asians 2,000 
Religions: 
    Christian 67% (Roman Catholic 62%, Protestant 5%), indigenous beliefs 32%, 
    Muslim 1% 
Languages: 
    Kirundi (official), French (official), Swahili (along Lake Tanganyika and in
 
    the Bujumbura area) 
Literacy: 
    age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.) 
  total population: 
    50% 
  male: 
    61% 
  female: 
    40% 
Labor force: 
    1.9 million (1983 est.) 
 
                                     People 
  by occupation: 
    agriculture 93.0%, government 4.0%, industry and commerce 1.5%, services 
    1.5% 
 
                                   Government 
 
Names: 


  conventional long form: 
    Republic of Burundi 
  conventional short form: 
    Burundi 
  local long form: 
    Republika y'u Burundi 
  local short form: 
    Burundi 
Digraph: 
    BY 
Type: 
    republic 
Capital: 
    Bujumbura 
Administrative divisions: 
    15 provinces; Bubanza, Bujumbura, Bururi, Cankuzo, Cibitoke, Gitega, Karuzi,
 
    Kayanza, Kirundo, Makamba, Muramvya, Muyinga, Ngozi, Rutana, Ruyigi 
Independence: 
    1 July 1962 (from UN trusteeship under Belgian administration) 
National holiday: 
    Independence Day, 1 July (1962) 
Constitution: 
    13 March 1992; provides for establishment of a plural political system 
Legal system: 
    based on German and Belgian civil codes and customary law; has not accepted 
    compulsory ICJ jurisdiction 
Suffrage: 
    universal adult at age NA 
Executive branch: 
  chief of state: 
    President Sylvestre NTIBANTUNGANYA (since September 1994) 
  note: 
    President Melchior NDADAYE, Burundi's first democratically elected 
    president, died in the military coup of 21 October 1993 and was succeeded on
 
    5 February 1994 by President Cyprien NTARYAMIRA, who was killed in a 
    mysterious airplane explosion on 6 April 1994 
  head of government: 
    Prime Minister Antoine NDUWAYO (since February 1995); selected by President 
    NTIBANTUNGANYA following the resignation of Anatole KANYENKIKO on 15 
    February 1995 
  cabinet: 
    Council of Ministers; appointed by prime minister 
Legislative branch: 
    unicameral 
  National Assembly (Assemblee Nationale): 
    elections last held 29 June 1993 (next to be held NA); results - FRODEBU 
    71%, UPRONA 21.4%; seats - (81 total) FRODEBU 65, UPRONA 16; other parties 
    won too small shares of the vote to win seats in the assembly 
  note: 
    The National Unity Charter outlining the principles for constitutional 
    government was adopted by a national referendum on 5 February 1991 
Judicial branch: 
    Supreme Court (Cour Supreme) 
 
                                   Government 
Political parties and leaders: 
    Unity for National Progress (UPRONA); Burundi Democratic Front (FRODEBU); 
    Organization of the People of Burundi (RBP); Socialist Party of Burundi 


    (PSB); People's Reconciliation Party (PRP); opposition parties, legalized in
 
    March 1992, include Burundi African Alliance for the Salvation (ABASA); 
    Rally for Democracy and Economic and Social Development (RADDES); and Party 
    for National Redress (PARENA) 
Other political or pressure groups: 
    NA; 
Member of: 
    ACCT, ACP, AfDB, CCC, CEEAC, CEPGL, ECA, FAO, G-77, GATT, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, 
    IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, INTELSAT (nonsignatory user), INTERPOL, 
    IOC, ISO (subscriber), ITU, NAM, OAU, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WHO, 
    WIPO, WMO, WTO 
Diplomatic representation in US: 
  chief of mission: 
    post vacant since recall of Ambassador Jacques BACAMURWANKO in November 1994
 
  chancery: 
    Suite 212, 2233 Wisconsin Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20007 
  telephone: 
    [1] (202) 342-2574 
US diplomatic representation: 
  chief of mission: 
    Ambassador Robert C. KRUEGER 
  embassy: 
    Avenue des Etats-Unis, Bujumbura 
  mailing address: 
    B. P. 1720, Bujumbura 
  telephone: 
    [257] (2) 23454 
  FAX: 
    [257] (2) 22926 
Flag: 
    divided by a white diagonal cross into red panels (top and bottom) and green
 
    panels (hoist side and outer side) with a white disk superimposed at the 
    center bearing three red six-pointed stars outlined in green arranged in a 
    triangular design (one star above, two stars below) 
 
                                     Economy 
 
Overview: 
    A landlocked, resource-poor country in an early stage of economic 
    development, Burundi since October 1993 has suffered from massive 
    ethnic-based violence that has displaced an estimated million people, 
    disrupted production, and set back needed reform programs. Burundi is 
    predominately agricultural with roughly 90% of the population dependent on 
    subsistence agriculture. Its economic health depends on the coffee crop, 
    which accounts for 80% of foreign exchange earnings. The ability to pay for 
    imports therefore continues to rest largely on the vagaries of the climate 
    and the international coffee market. As part of its economic reform agenda, 
    launched in February 1991 with IMF and World Bank support, Burundi is trying
 
    to diversify its agricultural exports, attract foreign investment in 
    industry, and modernize government budgetary practices. Although the 
    government remains committed to reforms, it fears new austerity measures 
    would add to ethnic tensions. 
National product: 
    GDP - purchasing power parity - $3.7 billion (1994 est.) 
National product real growth rate: 
    -13.5% (1994 est.) 


National product per capita: 
    $600 (1994 est.) 
Inflation rate (consumer prices): 
    10% (1993 est.) 
Unemployment rate: 
    NA% 
Budget: 
  revenues: 
    $318 million 
  expenditures: 
    $326 million, including capital expenditures of $150 million (1991 est.) 
Exports: 
    $68 million (f.o.b., 1993) 
  commodities: 
    coffee 81%, tea, cotton, hides, and skins 
  partners: 
    EC 57%, US 19%, Asia 1% 
Imports: 
    $203 million (c.i.f., 1993) 
  commodities: 
    capital goods 31%, petroleum products 15%, foodstuffs, consumer goods 
  partners: 
    EC 45%, Asia 29%, US 2% 
External debt: 
    $1.05 billion (1994 est.) 
Industrial production: 
    growth rate 11% (1991 est.); accounts for about 15% of GDP 
Electricity: 
  capacity: 
    55,000 kW 
  production: 
    100 million kWh 
  consumption per capita: 
    20 kWh (1993) 
Industries: 
    light consumer goods such as blankets, shoes, soap; assembly of imported 
    components; public works construction; food processing 
 
                                     Economy 
Agriculture: 
    accounts for 50% of GDP; cash crops - coffee, cotton, tea; food crops - 
    corn, sorghum, sweet potatoes, bananas, manioc; livestock - meat, milk, 
    hides and skins 
Economic aid: 
  recipient: 
    US commitments, including Ex-Im (FY70-89), $71 million; Western (non-US) 
    countries, ODA and OOF bilateral commitments (1970-89), $10.2 billion; OPEC 
    bilateral aid (1979-89), $32 million; Communist countries (1970-89), $175 
    million 
Currency: 
    1 Burundi franc (FBu) = 100 centimes 
Exchange rates: 
    Burundi francs (FBu) per US$1 - 248.51 (December 1994), 252.66 (1994), 
    242.78 (1993), 208.30 (1992), 181.51 (1991), 171.26 (1990), 158.67 (1989), 
    140.40 (1988) 
Fiscal year: 
    calendar year 
 
                                 Transportation 
 


Railroads: 
    0 km 
Highways: 
  total: 
    5,900 km 
  paved: 
    640 km 
  unpaved: 
    gravel, crushed stone 2,260 km; improved, unimproved earth 3,000 km (1990) 
Inland waterways: 
    Lake Tanganyika 
Ports: 
    Bujumbura 
Airports: 
  total: 
    4 
  with paved runways over 3,047 m: 
    1 
  with paved runways under 914 m: 
    1 
  with unpaved runways 914 to 1,523 m: 
    2 
 
                                 Communications 
 
Telephone system: 
    8,000 telephones; primative system; telephone density - 1.3 telephones/1,000
 
    persons 
  local: 
    NA 
  intercity: 
    sparse system of wire, radiocommunications, and low-capacity microwave radio
 
    relay links 
  international: 
    1 INTELSAT (Indian Ocean) earth station 
Radio: 
  broadcast stations: 
    AM 2, FM 2, shortwave 0 
  radios: 
    NA 
Television: 
  broadcast stations: 
    1 
  televisions: 
    NA 
 
                                 Defense Forces 
 
Branches: 
    Army (includes naval and air units), paramilitary Gendarmerie 
Manpower availability: 
    males age 15-49 1,350,042; males fit for military service 705,864; males 
    reach military age (16) annually 73,308 (1995 est.) 
Defense expenditures: 
    exchange rate conversion - $25 million, 2.6% of GDP (1993) 

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