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location:
central africa. east of democratic republic of the congo
geographic coordinates:
3 30 s. 30 00 e
map references:
africa
area:
total: 27.830 sq km land: 25.650 sq km water: 2.180 sq km
area - comparative:
slightly smaller than maryland
land boundaries:
total: 974 km border countries: democratic republic of the congo 233 km. rwanda 290 km. tanzania 451 km
coastline:
0 km (landlocked)
maritime claims:
none (landlocked)
climate:
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
terrain:
hilly and mountainous. dropping to a plateau in east. some plains
elevation extremes:
lowest point: lake tanganyika 772 m highest point: heha 2.670 m
natural resources:
nickel. uranium. rare earth oxides. peat. cobalt. copper. platinum. vanadium. arable land. hydropower. niobium. tantalum. gold. tin. tungsten. kaolin. limestone
land use:
arable land: 35.05% permanent crops: 14.02% other: 50.93% (2001)
irrigated land:
740 sq km (1998 est.)
natural hazards:
flooding. landslides. drought
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
environment - international agreements:
party to: biodiversity. climate change. climate change-kyoto protocol. desertification. endangered species. hazardous wastes. ozone layer protection signed. but not ratified: law of the sea
geography - note:
landlocked; straddles crest of the nile-congo watershed; the kagera. which drains into lake victoria. is the most remote headstream of the white nile
population:
6.370.609 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to aids; this can result in lower life expectancy. higher infant mortality and death rates. lower population and growth rates. and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (july 2005 est.)
age structure:
0-14 years: 46% (male 1.479.941/female 1.450.808) 15-64 years: 51.3% (male 1.617.864/female 1.653.331) 65 years and over: 2.6% (male 66.199/female 102.466) (2005 est.)
median age:
total: 16.6 years male: 16.27 years female: 16.95 years (2005 est.)
population growth rate:
2.22% (2005 est.)
birth rate:
39.66 births/1.000 population (2005 est.)
death rate:
17.43 deaths/1.000 population (2005 est.)
net migration rate:
0 migrant(s)/1.000 population (2005 est.)
sex ratio:
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.02 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.98 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.65 male(s)/female total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2005 est.)
infant mortality rate:
total: 69.29 deaths/1.000 live births male: 75.87 deaths/1.000 live births female: 62.5 deaths/1.000 live births (2005 est.)
life expectancy at birth:
total population: 50.29 years male: 49.61 years female: 50.99 years (2005 est.)
total fertility rate:
5.81 children born/woman (2005 est.)
hiv/aids - adult prevalence rate:
6% (2003 est.)
hiv/aids - people living with hiv/aids:
250.000 (2003 est.)
hiv/aids - deaths:
25.000 (2003 est.)
major infectious diseases:
degree of risk: very high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea. hepatitis a. and typhoid fever vectorborne disease: malaria (2004)
nationality:
noun: burundian(s) adjective: burundian
ethnic groups:
hutu (bantu) 85%. tutsi (hamitic) 14%. twa (pygmy) 1%. europeans 3.000. south asians 2.000
religions:
christian 67% (roman catholic 62%. protestant 5%). indigenous beliefs 23%. muslim 10%
languages:
kirundi (official). french (official). swahili (along lake tanganyika and in the bujumbura area)
literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 51.6% male: 58.5% female: 45.2% (2003 est.)
country name:
conventional long form: republic of burundi conventional short form: burundi local long form: republika y'u burundi local short form: burundi former: urundi
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