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{"code":"by","name":"Burundi","region":"Africa","background":"Burundi's first democratically elected president was assassinated in October 1993 after only 100 days in office, triggering widespread ethnic violence between Hutu and Tutsi factions. More than 200,000 Burundians perished during the conflict that spanned almost a dozen years. Hundreds of thousands of Burundians were internally displaced or became refugees in neighboring countries. An internationally brokered power-sharing agreement between the Tutsi-dominated government and the Hutu rebels in 2003 paved the way for a transition process that led to an integrated defense force, established a new constitution in 2005, and elected a majority Hutu government in 2005. The new government, led by President Pierre NKURUNZIZA, signed a South African brokered ceasefire with the country's last rebel group in September of 2006 but still faces many challenges.","geo":{"Location":"Central Africa, east of Democratic Republic of the Congo","Geographic coordinates":{"S":{"deg":3,"min":30},"E":{"deg":30,"min":0}},"Map references":{},"Area":{"total":{"quantity":27830,"unit":"sq km"},"country comparison to the world":"","land":{"quantity":25680,"unit":"sq km"},"water":{"quantity":2150,"unit":"sq km"}},"Area - comparative":"slightly smaller than Maryland","Land boundaries":{"total":{"quantity":974,"unit":"km"},"border countries":"Democratic Republic of the Congo 233 km, Rwanda 290 km, Tanzania 451 km"},"Coastline":{"quantity":0,"unit":"km"},"Maritime claims":"none (landlocked)","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"},"Land use":{"arable land":{"quantity":35.57,"unit":"%"},"permanent crops":{"quantity":13.12,"unit":"%"},"other":{"quantity":51.31,"unit":"%"}},"Irrigated land":{"quantity":230,"unit":"sq km"},"Total renewable water resources":{"quantity":3.6,"unit":"cu km"},"Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural)":{"total":{"quantity":0.29,"unit":"cu km/yr"},"per capita":{"quantity":38,"unit":"cu m/yr"}},"Natural hazards":"flooding; landslides; drought","internationalEnvironmentAgreements":{"signed, but not ratified":"Law of the Sea","partyTo":["Biodiversity","Climate Change","Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol","Desertification","Endangered Species","Hazardous Wastes","Ozone Layer Protection","Wetlands"]},"naturalResources":["nickel","uranium","rare earth oxides","peat","cobalt","copper","platinum","vanadium","arable land","hydropower","niobium","tantalum","gold","tin","tungsten","kaolin","limestone"],"environmentalIssues":["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"],"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)"],"geographyNote":["landlocked","straddles crest of the Nile-Congo watershed","the Kagera, which drains into Lake Victoria, is the most remote headstream of the White Nile"]},"people":{"Population":{"Population":10216,"country comparison to the world":""},"Age structure":{"0-14 years":{"quantity":46,"unit":"%"},"15-64 years":{"quantity":51.6,"unit":"%"},"65 years and over":"2.5% (male 101,207/female 151,841) (2011 est.)"},"Median age":{"total":{"quantity":16.9,"unit":"years"},"male":{"quantity":16.6,"unit":"years"},"female":{"quantity":17.2,"unit":"years"}},"Population growth rate":{"quantity":3.462,"unit":"%"},"Birth rate":{"quantity":41.01,"unit":"births/1,000 population"},"Death rate":{"quantity":9.61,"unit":"deaths/1,000 population"},"Net migration rate":{"quantity":3.22,"unit":"migrant(s)/1,000 population"},"Urbanization":{"urban population":{"quantity":11,"unit":"% of total population"},"rate of urbanization":{"quantity":4.9,"unit":"% annual rate of change"}},"Major cities - 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The economy is predominantly agricultural which accounts for just over 30% of GDP and employs more than 90% of the population. Burundi's primary exports are coffee and tea, which account for 90% of foreign exchange earnings, though exports are a relatively small share of GDP. Burundi's export earnings - and its ability to pay for imports - rests primarily on weather conditions and international coffee and tea prices. The Tutsi minority, 14% of the population, dominates the coffee trade. An ethnic-based war that lasted for over a decade resulted in more than 200,000 deaths, forced more than 48,000 refugees into Tanzania, and displaced 140,000 others internally. Only one in two children go to school, and approximately one in 15 adults has HIV/AIDS. Food, medicine, and electricity remain in short supply. Less than 2% of the population has electricity in its homes. Burundi's GDP grew around 4% annually in 2006-10. Political stability and the end of the civil war have improved aid flows and economic activity has increased, but underlying weaknesses - a high poverty rate, poor education rates, a weak legal system, a poor transportation network, overburdened utilities, and low administrative capacity - risk undermining planned economic reforms. The purchasing power of most Burundians has decreased as wage increases have not kept up with inflation. Burundi will continue to remain heavily dependent on aid from bilateral and multilateral donors; the delay of funds after a corruption scandal cut off bilateral aid in 2007 reduced government's revenues and its ability to pay salaries. Burundi joined the East African Community, which should boost Burundi's regional trade ties, and received $700 million in debt relief in 2009. 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fixed-line connections stand at well less than 1 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular usage is increasing but remains at a meager 10 per 100 persons","international":"country code - 257; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Indian Ocean) (2009)"},"Broadcast media":"state-controlled La Radiodiffusion et Television Nationale de Burundi (RTNB) operates the lone TV broadcast station and the only national radio network; about 10 privately-owned radio broadcast stations; transmissions of several international broadcasters are available in Bujumbura (2007)","Internet country code":".bi","Internet hosts":201,"Internet users":157800},"transport":{"Airports":8,"Airports - with paved runways":{"total":1,"over 3,047 m":1},"Airports - with unpaved runways":{"total":7,"914 to 1,523 m":4,"under 914 m":3},"Heliports":1,"Roadways":{"total":{"quantity":12322,"unit":"km"},"country comparison to the world":"","paved":{"quantity":1286,"unit":"km"},"unpaved":{"quantity":11036,"unit":"km"}},"Waterways":"(mainly on Lake Tanganyika between Bujumbura, Burundi's principal port, and lake ports in Tanzania, Zambia, and the Democratic Republic of Congo) (2010)","Ports and terminals":"Bujumbura"},"military":{"Military branches":"National Defense Forces (Forces de Defense Nationale, FDN): Army (includes naval detachment, Air Wing, and Coast Guard), National Gendarmerie (2011)","Military service age and obligation":"military service is voluntary; the armed forces law of 31 December 2004 did not specify a minimum age for enlistment, but the government had previously said each recruit must have a primary school-leaving certificate; mandatory retirement age 45 (enlisted), 50 (NCOs), and 55 (officers) (2010)","Manpower available for military service":{"males age 16-49":2182,"females age 16-49":2202},"Manpower fit for military service":{"males age 16-49":1398,"females age 16-49":1481},"Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually":{"male":117956,"female":116956},"Military expenditures":{"quantity":5.9,"unit":"% of GDP"}},"issues":{"Refugees and internally displaced persons":{"refugees (country of origin)":9849,"IDPs":"100,000 (armed conflict between government and rebels; most IDPs in northern and western Burundi) (2007)"},"internationalDisputes":["Burundi and Rwanda dispute two sq km (0.8 sq mi) of Sabanerwa, a farmed area in the Rukurazi Valley where the Akanyaru/Kanyaru River shifted its course southward after heavy rains in 1965","cross-border conflicts among Tutsi, Hutu, other ethnic groups, associated political rebels, armed gangs, and various government forces persist in the Great Lakes region"]}}