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Capital Burundi : |
Bujumbura .
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| Land Boudaries Border Country Burundi :
| Democratic Republic of the Congo 233 km, Rwanda 290 km, Tanzania 451 km .
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| Climate Burundi :
| equatorial; high plateau with considerable altitude variation (772 m to 2,670 m above sea level); average annual temperature varies with altitude from 23 to 17 degrees centigrade but is generally moderate as the average altitude is about 1,700 m; average annual rainfall is about 150 cm; wet seasons from February to May and September to November, and dry seasons from June to August and December to January .
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| Life expectancy Burundi :
| 43.36 years .
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| Fertility rate Burundi :
| 5.9 children born/woman (2004 est.) .
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| Government type Burundi :
| republic .
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| Population Burundi :
| 6 231 221.
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| Area Total Burundi :
| 27,830 sq km .
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| Telephones Main Lines In Use Burundi :
| 23,900 (2003) .
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| Telephones Mobile Cellular Burundi :
| 64,000 (2003) .
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| International Country Code Burundi :
| 257.
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| Sex ratio total Burundi :
| 0.99 male(s)/female (2004 est.) .
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| Sex Burundi ratio under 15 :
| 1.02 male(s)/female .
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| Sex Burundi ratio 15 64 :
| 0.97 male(s)/female .
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| Sex Burundi ratio 65 :
| 0.65 male(s)/female .
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| Current account balance Burundi :
| $-35 million (2003) |
| HIV Burundi :
| 6% (2003 est.) |
| Population below poverty line Burundi :
| 68% (2002 est.) |
| Literacy Burundi :
| 51,60% |
| House hold income lowest than 10% Burundi :
| 1,80% |
| House hold income highest than 10% Burundi :
| 32.9% (1998) |
| Inflation Burundi :
| 10.7% (2003 est.) |
| Unemployment Rate Burundi :
| NA |
| Internet Users Burundi :
| 14,000 (2003) |
| Location Burundi :
| Central Africa, east of Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Geographic Coordinates Burundi :
| 3 30 S, 30 00 E |
| Religion Burundi :
| Christian 67% (Roman Catholic 62%, Protestant 5%), indigenous beliefs 23%, Muslim 10% |
| Administrative region Burundi :
| 16 provinces; Bubanza, Bujumbura, Bururi, Cankuzo, Cibitoke, Gitega, Karuzi, Kayanza, Kirundo, Makamba, Muramvya, Muyinga, Mwaro, Ngozi, Rutana, Ruyigi |
| Terrain Burundi :
| hilly and mountainous, dropping to a plateau in east, some plains |
| Elevation extremes lowest Burundi :
| Lake Tanganyika 772 m |
| Elevation extremes highest Burundi :
| Mount Heha 2,670 m |
| Natural resources Burundi :
| nickel, uranium, rare earth oxides, peat, cobalt, copper, platinum (not yet exploited), vanadium, arable land, hydropower |
| Land use arable land Burundi :
| 35,05% |
| Land use permanentcrops Burundi :
| 14,02% |
| Irrigated land Burundi :
| 740 sq km (1998 est.) |
| Natural hazards Burundi :
| flooding, landslides, drought |
| Environment current issues Burundi :
| 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 |
| Geography note Burundi :
| landlocked; straddles crest of the Nile-Congo watershed; the Kagera, which drains into Lake Victoria, is the most remote headstream of the White Nile |
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Divisions
Bubanza
Bujumbura
Bururi
Cankuzo
Cibitoke
Gitega
Karuzi
Kayanza
Kirundo
Makamba
Muramvya
Muyinga
Mwaro
Ngozi
Rutana
Ruyigi
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