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Burundi

Map of Burundi
Courtesy of CIA

Vital Statistics
Areal extent: 27,830 sq.km.~
Population (1997): 6.4 millions¬
Population density: 230 per sq. km.
Urban population (1980/1997): 3.2/8.1¬
Population growth (1975-1997/1997-2015): 5.1/1.9¬
Life expectancy (1975-80/1995-2000): 46.0/47.2**
Fertility rate (1980/1996): 6.8/6.4*
Capital: Bujumbura
Largest city/population (1992): Bujumbura/272,000~
Gross National Product (1997): $1.2* billions
GNP per capita (1997): $180*
GNP per capita annual growth rate (1975-1995): 0.1%¬
Human Development Index rank/value (1999): 170/0.324¬
* = World Bank 1999
** World Resources Institute 1998
~ = Instituto del Tercer Mundo 1997
¬ = Human Development Report 1999
n.a. = Information not available at present


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