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BURUNDI
Republic of BurundiGOVERNMENT:
- President---------------------------------Pierre Buyoya
- Prime Minister-----------------------------Pascal
Firmin
- Population: -------------------------------5,537,387
- Capital
City: ------------------------ -----Bujumbura
- Independence:----------- 1962
GEOGRAPHY:
- Area: --------------------- 27, 834 sq.km : 10,740 sq mi
- Capital
city (Est. pop.).................... 300,000
PEOPLE:
- Official languages:-------------------
Kirundi, French, Swahili
- Unemployment----------------- 22%
VITAL STATISTICS:
- Literacy:------------------ 35%
- Birth Rate-----------------------
42/1000
ECONOMY:
- Monitary unit -------------------------- Franc
- Economy:------------ Predominantly agricultural and light industries
- Natural Resources----------
Nickel, Uranium.
Geography:Burundi is located in East Central
Africa between Tanzania and Zaire
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