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BURUNDI |
Ecobank Burundi
6, Rue de la Science
P.O. box: BP 270
Phone: (257) 22 22 63 51
Fax: (257) 22 22 54 37
Email: ecobankbi@ecobank.com
GEOGRAPHICAL DATA:
| Area: |
27 830 sq km |
| Population: |
8,090,068 (CIA 2006) |
| Capital : |
Bujumbura |
| Principal cities: |
Cibitoke, Muyinga, Ngozi, Bubanza, Gitega, Bururi. |
| Official language: |
Kirundi & French |
| Currency : |
Burundi franc (BIF) |
| Independence Day: |
July 1st (1962) |
DEMOGRAPHICAL DATA:
| Demographic growth: |
3.593% (USA gov. est. 2007) |
| Life expectancy: |
51.71 % (CIA 2008 est.) |
| Literacy rate: |
59.3 % (CIA 2006 est.) |
| Religion(s) : |
Roman catholic 62%, Indigenous 23%,Protestants 5%, Muslim 10%. |
| Human development Index (2002): |
167th out of 177 countries (UN Report ) |
ECONOMIC DATA:
| GDP : |
$ 799 million (CIA est. 2005) |
| GDP per capita: |
$ 90 (CIA est. 2007) |
| Growth rate: |
6% (USA Gov. 2007 est. ) |
| Rate of unemployment : |
14% (1999) |
| Rate of inflation: |
8.4% (CIA est. 2007) |
| Net budgetary position : |
-0,2 % of GDP (ADB, OCDE, 2005) |
| Balance of payment: |
-223 millions $ in 2006 (World bank est. 2007) |
| Export partners: |
Switzerland 33.7%, UK 12.2%, Pakistan 8.5%, Rwanda 5.3%, Egypt 4.2% (2006) |
| Import partners: |
Saudi Arabia 12.6%, Kenya 8.2%, Japan 7.8%, Russia 4.7%, UK 4.6%, France 4.4%, China 4.4% (2006) |
| Contribution of various sectors to GDP: |
Agriculture: 33.7 %, Industry: 20.9 %, Services: 45.4%. |
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