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Reference
Burundi Facts and Figures from Encarta
Basic Facts
Official name Republic of Burundi
Capital Bujumbura
Area 27,834 sq km
10,747 sq mi
Burundi
People
Population 6,096,156 (2003 estimate)
Population growth
Population growth rate 2.18 percent (2003 estimate)
Projected population in 2025 10,089,644 (2025 estimate)
Projected population in 2050 15,370,589 (2050 estimate)
Population density 219 persons per sq km (2003 estimate)
567 persons per sq mi (2003 estimate)
Urban/rural distribution
Share urban 9 percent (2001 estimate)
Share rural 91 percent (2001 estimate)
Largest cities, with population
Bujumbura 321,000 (1999 estimate)
Gitega 101,827 (1990)
Ethnic groups
Hutu (Bantu speakers) 79 percent
Tutsi (Hamitic) 20 percent
Twa 1 percent
Languages
Kirundi (official), French (official), Swahili (along Lake Tanganyika and in the Bujumbura area)
Religious affiliations
Roman Catholic 57 percent
Protestant 12 percent
Indigenous beliefs 7 percent
Muslim 1 percent
Other 23 percent
Health and Education
Life expectancy
Total 43.2 years (2003 estimate)
Female 43.9 years (2003 estimate)
Male 42.5 years (2003 estimate)
Infant mortality rate 72 deaths per 1,000 live births (2003 estimate)
Population per physician 17,684 people (1993)
Population per hospital bed 1,508 people (1991)
Literacy rate
Total 51.6 percent (2003 estimate)
Female 45.2 percent (2003 estimate)
Male 58.5 percent (2003 estimate)
Education expenditure as a share of gross national product (GNP) 3.9 percent (1999-2000)
Number of years of compulsory schooling 6 years (2000)
Number of students per teacher, primary school 57 students per teacher (1999-2000)
Government
Form of government Republic
Voting qualifications
Universal adult suffrage; minimum voting age not available
Constitution
13 March 1992; suspended in 1996; a transitional constitution adopted in October 2001
Armed forces
Total number of military personnel 45,500 (2001)
Military expenditures as a share of gross domestic product (GDP) 5.5 percent (2001)
Economy
Gross domestic product (GDP, in U.S.$) $689 million (2001)
GDP per capita (U.S.$) $100 (2001)
GDP by economic sector
Agriculture, forestry, fishing 50 percent (2001)
Industry 18.7 percent (2001)
Services 31.3 percent (2001)
Employment
Number of workers 3,797,867 (2001)
Workforce share of economic sector
Agriculture, forestry, fishing 15 percent (1991)
Industry 22 percent (1991)
Services 59 percent (1991)
Unemployment rate Not available
National budget (U.S.$)
Total revenue $127.6 million (1999)
Total expenditure $186.6 million (1999)
Monetary unit
1 Burundi franc (FBu), consisting of 100 centimes
Major trade partners for exports
United Kingdom, Switzerland, Kenya, Netherlands, and Rwanda
Major trade partners for imports
France, Saudi Arabia, United Republic of Tanzania, Kenya, and Japan
Energy, Communications, and Transportation
Electricity production
Electricity from thermal sources 0.64 percent (2001 estimate)
Electricity from hydroelectric sources 99.36 percent (2001 estimate)
Electricity from nuclear sources 0 percent (2001 estimate)
Electricity from geothermal, solar, and wind sources 0 percent (2001 estimate)
Number of radios per 1,000 people 253 (2000 estimate)
Number of telephones per 1,000 people 3 (2001)
Number of televisions per 1,000 people 34 (2000 estimate)
Number of Internet hosts per 10,000 people 0 (1999)
Daily newspaper circulation per 1,000 people 2 (1998)
Number of motor vehicles per 1,000 people 0 (1997)
Paved road as a share of total roads 7 percent (1999)
Sources
Basic Facts and People sections
Area data are from the statistical bureaus of individual countries. Population, population growth rate, and population projections are from the United States Census Bureau, International Programs Center, International Data Base (IDB) (www.census.gov). Urban and rural population data are from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations (UN), FAOSTAT database (www.fao.org). Largest cities population data and political divisions data are from the statistical bureaus of individual countries. Ethnic divisions and religion data are largely from the latest Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) World Factbook and from various country censuses and reports. Language data are largely from the Ethnologue, Languages of the World, Summer Institute of Linguistics International (www.sil.org).
Health and Education section
Life expectancy and infant mortality data are from the United States Census Bureau, International Programs Center, International database (IDB) (www.census.gov). Population per physician and population per hospital bed data are from the World Health Organization (WHO) (www.who.int). Education data are from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) database (www.unesco.org).
Government section
Government, independence, legislature, constitution, highest court, and voting qualifications data are largely from various government Web sites, the latest Europa World Yearbook, and the latest Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) World Factbook. The armed forces data is from Military Balance.
Economy section
Gross domestic product (GDP), GDP per capita, GDP by economic sectors, employment, and national budget data are from the World Bank database (www.worldbank.org). Monetary unit, agriculture, mining, manufacturing, exports, imports, and major trade partner information is from the latest Europa World Yearbook and various International Monetary Fund (IMF) publications.
Energy, Communication, and Transportation section
Electricity information is from the Energy Information Administration (EIA) database (www.eia.doe.gov). Radio, telephone, television, and newspaper information is from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) database (www.unesco.org). Internet hosts, motor vehicles, and road data are from the World Bank database (www.worldbank.org).
Note
Figures may not total 100 percent due to rounding.