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| Government Type |
republic |
| Legal System |
based on German and Belgian civil codes and customary law; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
| Currency |
Burundi franc (BIF) |
| Economic Overview |
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. Economic growth depends on coffee and tea exports, which account for 90% of foreign exchange earnings. The ability to pay for imports, therefore, rests primarily on weather conditions and international coffee and tea prices. The Tutsi minority, 14% of the population, dominates the government and the coffee trade at the expense of the Hutu majority, 85% of the population. Since October 1993 an ethnic-based war has resulted in the death of over 200,000 persons, sent 800,000 refugees into Tanzania, and displaced 525,000 others internally. Doubts about the prospects for sustainable peace continue to impede development. Only one in two children go to school, and approximately one in ten adults has HIV/AIDS. Food, medicine, and electricity remain in short supply. |
| Natural Resources |
nickel, uranium, rare earth oxides, peat, cobalt, copper, platinum (not yet exploited), vanadium, arable land, hydropower |
| Primary Industries |
light consumer goods such as blankets, shoes, soap; assembly of imported components; public works construction; food processing |
| Agricultural Products |
coffee, cotton, tea, corn, sorghum, sweet potatoes, bananas, manioc (tapioca); beef, milk, hides |
| Import Commodities |
capital goods, petroleum products, foodstuffs |
| Export Commodities |
coffee, tea, sugar, cotton, hides |
| Export Partners |
EU 45%, Switzerland 32.6%, Kenya 17.4%, US 6% (2001 est.) |
| AIRPORTS of Burundi |
| Bujumbura Airport |
Bujumbura 11km (6miles), Position 03°19´04"S, 029°19´02"E |
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