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 | BURUNDIgeneral data of the country |
| General useful information |
| Note: some data are of constant value, while other are due to changes, fluctuations etc. |
| Nation and population |
| official name (short form): Burundi |
| country code ISO: BI [BDI] //; - FIPS: BY |
| location: Central Africa |
| time zone: +2 UT |
| surface (land) area: 25650 sq.km = 9903 sq.mi //; - area incl. inland waters: 27834 sq.km = 10747 sq.mi |
| geographical position in extreme co-ordinates: North: 2° S / South: 4° S / East: 31° E / West: 29° E |
| borders (land): Rwanda, Tanzania, Congo Kinshasa |
| borders (coastline): no sea border, Lake Tanganyika |
| climate: tropical, though temperated by mountainous location |
| Government |
| independent since: 1962-07-01 |
| type of government: republic |
| capital: Bujumbura |
| administrative division: province (15) |
| Population |
| population according to the latest - or last two - censuses (1990): 5292,793 [or: 5139,100] |
| total population according to the estimate of midyear 2000: 6054,714 //; or: 6807,000; 2001: 6840,000 / ; 2002: 7071,000 |
| population density: 244 per sq.km = 633 per sq.mi |
| population growth: 2,9% //; - doubling time: 25 years |
| birth rate: 40 - 47 per 1000 |
| death rate: 15 - 16 per 1000 |
| fertility rate: 7 children per female |
| maternal mortality: per 100,000 |
| infant mortality (in the first year of life): 208 per 1000 |
| infant mortality (from 1st - 4th year of life): 101 - 123 per 1000 |
| life expectancy: 46 - 49 years (male: 45 - 48; female: 47 - 51) [FW 2002: 42] |
| age breakdown: 0-14 years: 45% //; - 15-59 years: 50% //; - 60+ years: 5% |
| urbanisation: 7 - 9% //; - urbanisation growth: 2,5% |
| percentage of urban population in the greatest city: ca 50% |
| Ethnic composition, language, religion |
| ethnic groups: Hutu 85%; Tutsi 14%; Twa 1% |
| languages: French, kiRundi, Swahili |
| religious affiliation: Roman Catholic 62%; traditional beliefs 16%; Protestant 5%; non religious 17% |
| Health |
| daily food intake: 1578 calories per capita |
| population with access to safe water: 52% [FW 2000: 78%] |
| people per physician: 21000 - 100000 |
| people per hospital bed: |
| Education, literacy |
| school enrolment: primary education 6-11 years: 55% |
| school enrolment: secondary education: 8% |
| school enrolment: tertiary education 20-24 years: % |
| adult literacy: 35% (male: 50%; female: 23%) [source DK: 49% ; FW 2000: m 56% / f 40%] |
| Economy and infrastructure |
| Economy and trade |
| currency: Burundi franc (F.Bu.) = 100 centimes |
| annual inflation rate: 12% |
| population below poverty line: 36% [FW: 58%] |
| Gross Domestic Product: USD 189 per capita |
| GNI USD 100 - 110 per capita //; - [ppp: 580 - 630] |
| GDP growth: -5% |
| income: USD 160 - 210 per capita |
| import: USD 205 per capita //; - export: USD 69 per capita |
| trade: USD 60 per capita //; - or 29% of GDP |
| trade partners: DE BE FI JP FR IR GB ZM NL KE RW TZ SA |
| human development index: 0,309 //; - position of the country in the world no.: 160 |
| female labour force: 49% |
| unemployment: % [large amount] |
| tourism: 0,03 million |
| Economic activities in agriculture, fisheries, industry, mining, services, energy |
| land use: arable land: 52% //; - grass land: 36% //; - wooded area: 3% //; - arid land and desert: % |
| agriculture: labour force: 93% //; - part of agriculture in GDP: 55% |
| agricultural products: coffee, cotton, tea |
| livestock (1000s): asses: / cattle: 315 - 400 / goats: 550 - 920 / pigs: 50 - 80 / poultry: 4300 / sheep: 120 - 330 |
| fish catch: 9199 - 10055 metric tonnes |
| industry: labour force: 2% //; - part of industry in GDP: 16% |
| industrial products: food processing, light consumer goods |
| mining products: gold, tungsten, nickel, vanadium, oil, uranium |
| CO2 emission per capita: 0,0 |
| services: labour force: 6% //; - part of services in GDP: 29% |
| energy use (kg per capita): 23 |
| electricity use (per capita): |
| annual water use (per capita): 20 |
| Traffic, communication |
| road network: 6285 [or: 14480] km //; - of which paved: 7% [1028] //; - of which are motorways: 0 km |
| vehicles: 3 per 1000 // international license plate: RU |
| railways: 0 km //; - railways passenger/km: - |
| navigable inland waterways: 0 km (shipping is only possible on Lake Tanganyika) |
| ownership telephone: 3 per 1000 // international dialling code: +257 |
| ownership radio receivers: 47 - 71 per 1000 |
| ownership tv-sets: 7 per 1000 |
| newspaper circulation: 3 per 1000 |
| persons per post office: 219000 |
| personal computers: per 1000 |
| Some physical landmarks |
| mountains: Karonje 2685 m |
| lowest point: Lake Tanganyika 773 m |
| lakes (natural): Lake Tanganyika, Cohoha, Rweru |
| lakes (artificial reservoirs): unknown |
| lakes (deepest): Lake Tanganyika 1435 m |
| rivers: several small rivers, most of them flowing into Lake Tanganyika |
| canals: none |
| waterfalls: unknown |
| caves: longest system: unknown / deepest: |
| islands: none |
| deserts: none |
| other natural features: |
| Additional remarks, especially on the statistical information |
| other important features: |
| apart from physical landmarks most of the above figures are changeable, in most cases they date from the 1990's |
| primary sources used for the general information: |
| BB CA DK EV FW PW WA WB WR, and some - local national or international - statistical yearbooks |
| particulars concerning population data: |
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