Burundi Facts and Figures.

Burundi Facts and Figures. BASIC FACTS Official name Capital Area Republic of Burundi Bujumbura 27,834 sq km 10,747 sq mi PEOPLE Population 8,691,005 (2008 estimate) Population growth Population growth rate 3.44 percent (2008 estimate) Projected population in 2025 13,912,642 (2025 estimate) Projected population in 2050 22,852,556 (2050 estimate) Population density 339 persons per sq km (2008 estimate) 877 persons per sq mi (2008 estimate) Urban/rural distribution Share urban 11 percent (2005 estimate) Share rural 89 percent (2005 estimate) Largest cities, with population Bujumbura Gitega 378,000 (2003 estimate) 101,827 (1990) Ethnic groups Hutu (Bantu speakers) 79 percent Tutsi (Hamitic) 20 percent T wa 1 percent Languages Kirundi (official), French (official), Swahili (along Lake Tanganyika and in the Bujumbura area) Religious affiliations Roman Catholic 57 percent Protestant 12 percent Indigenous beliefs 7 percent Muslim 1 percent O ther 23 percent HEALTH AND EDUCATION Life expectancy Total 51.7 years (2008 estimate) Female 52.6 years (2008 estimate) Male Infant mortality rate Population per physician Population per hospital bed 50.9 years (2008 estimate) 61 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate) 35,340 people (2004) 1,429 people (2006) Literacy rate Total 53.9 percent (2005 estimate) Female 48.2 percent (2005 estimate) Male Education expenditure as a share of gross national product (GNP) Number of years of compulsory schooling Number of students per teacher, primary school 60 percent (2005 estimate) 4 percent (2002-2003) 6 years (2002-2003) 50 students per teacher (2002-2003) GOVERNMENT Form of government Republic Voting qualifications Universal at age 18 Constitution 13 March 1992; suspended in 1996; a provisional constitution ratified in February 2005 Armed forces Total number of military personnel Military expenditures as a share of gross domestic product (GDP) 50,500 (2004) 7.2 percent (2003) ECONOMY Gross domestic product (GDP, in U.S.$) GDP per capita (U.S.$) GDP by economic sector Agriculture, forestry, fishing $903 million (2006) $110.50 (2006) 34.8 percent (2005) I ndustry 20 percent (2005) Services 45.1 percent (2005) Employment Number of workers 4,187,905 (2006) Workforce share of economic sector Agriculture, forestry, fishing 15 percent (1991) I ndustry 22 percent (1991) Services 59 percent (1991) Unemployment rate 14 percent (1999) National budget (U.S.$) Total revenue $166.8 million (1999) Total expenditure $127.6 million (1999) Monetary unit 1 Burundi franc (FBu), consisting of 100 centimes Major trade partners for exports Switzerland, United Kingdom, Kenya, Rwanda, Netherlands Major trade partners for imports Kenya, Tanzania, France, Japan, China ENERGY, COMMUNICATIONS, AND TRANSPORTATION Electricity production Electricity from thermal sources Electricity from hydroelectric sources 1.42 percent (2003 estimate) 98.58 percent (2003 estimate) Electricity from nuclear sources 0 percent (2003 estimate) Electricity from geothermal, solar, and wind sources 0 percent (2003 estimate) Number of radios per 1,000 people 253 (2000 estimate) Number of telephones per 1,000 people 4 (2004) Number of televisions per 1,000 people 34 (2000 estimate) Number of Internet hosts per 10,000 people 0.03 (2003) Daily newspaper circulation per 1,000 people 2 (1998) Number of motor vehicles per 1,000 people 0 (1997) Paved road as a share of total roads 10 percent (2004) SOURCES Basic Facts and People sections Area data are from the statistical bureaus of individual countries. Population, population growth rate, and population projections are from the United States Census Bureau, International Programs Center, International Data Base (IDB) (www.census.gov). Urban and rural population data are from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations (UN), FAOSTAT database (www.fao.org). Largest cities population data and political divisions data are from the statistical bureaus of individual countries. Ethnic divisions and religion data are largely from the latest Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) World Factbook and from various country censuses and reports. Language data are largely from the Ethnologue, Languages of the World, Summer Institute of Linguistics International (www.sil.org). Health and Education section Life expectancy and infant mortality data are from the United States Census Bureau, International Programs Center, International database (IDB) (www.census.gov). Population per physician and population per hospital bed data are from the World Health Organization (WHO) (www.who.int). Education data are from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) database (www.unesco.org). Government section Government, independence, legislature, constitution, highest court, and voting qualifications data are largely from various government Web sites, the latest Europa World Yearbook, and the latest Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) World Factbook. The armed forces data is from Military Balance. Economy section Gross domestic product (GDP), GDP per capita, GDP by economic sectors, employment, and national budget data are from the World Bank database (www.worldbank.org). Monetary unit, agriculture, mining, manufacturing, exports, imports, and major trade partner information is from the statistical bureaus of individual countries, latest Europa World Yearbook, and various United Nations and International Monetary Fund (IMF) publications. Energy, Communication, and Transportation section Electricity information is from the Energy Information Administration (EIA) database (www.eia.doe.gov). Radio, telephone, television, and newspaper information is from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) database (www.unesco.org). Internet hosts, motor vehicles, and road data are from the World Bank database (www.worldbank.org). Note Figures may not total 100 percent due to rounding. Microsoft ® Encarta ® 2009. © 1993-2008 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.