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Burundi |
Capital: Bujumbura
Languages: Kirundi (official), French (official), Swahili (along Lake Tanganyika and in the Bujumbura area)
Currency: Burundi franc (BIF)
Background: Burundi's first democratically elected president was assassinated in October 1993 after only one hundred days in office. Since then, some 200,000 Burundians have perished in widespread, often intense ethnic violence between Hutu and Tutsi factions. Hundreds of thousands have been internally displaced or have become refugees in neighboring countries. An internationally brokered power-sharing agreement between the Tutsi-dominated government and the Hutu rebels in 2003 paved the way for a transition process that led to an integrated defense force, established a new constitution in 2005, and elected a majority Hutu government in 2005. Burundi is a landlocked, resource-poor country with an underdeveloped manufacturing sector. The economy is predominantly agricultural with roughly 90% of the population dependent on subsistence agriculture.
PEOPLE
Population: 8,390,505 (July 2007 est.); 9,863,117 (2010 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
2007
Total population: 51.29 years
Male: 50.48 years
Female: 52.12 years (2007 est.)
2010
Total population: 58.29 years
Male: 56.65 years
Female: 59.98 years (2010 est.)
Age structure:
2007
0-14 years: 46.3% (male 1,951,879/female 1,930,371)
15-64 years: 51.2% (male 2,131,759/female 2,162,093)
65 years and over: 2.6% (male 85,522/female 128,881) (2007 est.)
2010
0-14 years: 46.3% (male 2,213,667/female 2,189,197)
15-64 years: 51.2% (male 2,399,466/female 2,470,743)
65 years and over: 2.5% (male 95,324/female 142,933) (2010 est.)
Population growth rate: 3.593% (2007 est.); 3.561% (2010 est.)
Population below poverty line: 68% (2002 est.)
HIV/AIDS adult prevalence rate: 3.3 % (2006 est.); 2% (2007 est.)
People living with HIV/AIDS: 150,000 (2006 est.); 110,000 (2007 est.)
Literacy - definition: age 15 and over can read and write N/A
Refugees and Internally Displaced People:
Refugees (country of origin): 20,359 (Democratic Republic of the Congo); 9,849 (Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2010 est.)
IDPs: 100,000 (armed conflict between government and rebels; most IDPs in northern and western Burundi) (2006 & 2010))
ECONOMY
Unemployment rate: N/A
Labour force by Occupation: N/A
Agricultural Products: coffee, cotton, tea, corn, sorghum, sweet potatoes, bananas, manioc (tapioca); beef, milk, hides
Industries: light consumer goods such as blankets, shoes, soap; assembly of imported components; public works construction; food processing
Exports – Commodities: coffee, tea, sugar, cotton, hides
Exports – Partners:
Switzerland 33.7%, UK 12.2%, Pakistan 8.5%, Rwanda 5.3%, Egypt 4.2% (2006)
Germany 21.6%, Switzerland 14.86%, Belgium 9.32%, Sweden 8.94%, Pakistan 5.82% (2009)
Imports – Commodities: capital goods, petroleum products, foodstuffs
Imports – Partners:
Saudi Arabia 12.6%, Kenya 8.2%, Japan 7.8%, Russia 4.7%, UK 4.6%, France 4.4%, China 4.4% (2006)
Saudi Arabia 16.87%, Belgium 11.17%, Uganda 8.62%, Kenya 7.57%, China 5.66%, France 5.35%, Germany 4.46%, India 4.24%, Tanzania 4.21% (2009)
ENVIRONMENT
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, drought
Source: CIA World Factbook
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