Burundi

Map of Burundi

Country name	Republic of Burundi
Capital	Bujumbura geographic coordinates: 3 22 S, 29 21 E time difference: UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
Independence	1 July 1962 (from UN trusteeship under Belgian administration)
National holiday	Independence Day, 1 July (1962)
Population	10,888,321 (July 2013 est.)
Sex ratio	1.03 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.01 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 1 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 0.98 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 0.82 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.67 male(s)/female total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2013 est.)
Nationality	Burundian(s)
Religions	Christian 82.8% (Roman Catholic 61.4%, Protestant 21.4%), Muslim 2.5%, Adventist 2.3%, other 6.5%, unknown 5.9% (2008 census)
Languages	Kirundi (official), French (official), Swahili (along Lake Tanganyika and in the Bujumbura area)
Literacy	age 15 and over can read and write total population: 67.2% male: 72.9% female: 61.8% (2010 est.)
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: 25,680 sq km water: 2,150 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; two wet seasons (February to May and September to November), and two dry seasons (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
Industries	light consumer goods such as blankets, shoes, soap, and beer; assembly of imported components; public works construction; food processing
Exports - commodities	coffee, tea, sugar, cotton, hides
Imports - commodities	capital goods, petroleum products, foodstuffs
Land use	arable land: 35.57% permanent crops: 13.12% other: 51.31% (2005)
Irrigated land	230 sq km (2003)
Total renewable water resources	3.6 cu km (1987)
Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural)	total: 0.29 cu km/yr (17%/6%/77%) per capita: 38 cu m/yr (2000)
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, Wetlands 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