| Country (long form) |
Republic of Burundi |
| Capital |
Bujumbura |
| Total Area |
10,745.22 sq mi
27,830.00 sq km
(slightly smaller than Maryland) |
| Population |
6,054,714 (July 2000 est.)
note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS |
| Estimated Population in 2050 |
16,086,866 |
| Languages |
Kirundi (official), French (official), Swahili (along Lake Tanganyika and in the Bujumbura area) |
| Literacy |
35.3% total, 49.3% male, 22.5% female (1995 est.) |
| Religions |
Christian 67% (Roman Catholic 62%, Protestant 5%), indigenous beliefs 23%, Muslim 10% |
| Life Expectancy |
45.23 male, 47.16 female (2000 est.) |
| Government Type |
republic |
| Currency |
1 Burundi franc (FBu) = 100 centimes |
| GDP (per capita) |
$730 (1999 est.) |
| Industry |
light consumer goods such as blankets, shoes, soap; assembly of imported components; public works construction; food processing |
| Agriculture |
coffee, cotton, tea, corn, sorghum, sweet potatoes, bananas, manioc (tapioca); beef, milk, hides
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| Arable Land |
44% |
| Natural Resources |
nickel, uranium, rare earth oxides, peat, cobalt, copper, platinum (not yet exploited), vanadium, arable land, hydropower |
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