Burundi
Republika y'Uburundi

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LOCAL FACTS  

Geography, demographics, economy, history, and government (see also Research)

Form of government:

Population: 5,735,937 (7% urban)

Total area: 27,834 sq. km

Languages:

Religions: Roman Catholic (62%), traditional animist beliefs (33%)

Per capita GDP: $740 p.a.

Exports: $49m; coffee, tea, cotton, hides, skins

Literacy: 35.3%

Life expectancy: 45.4 years (47.4f, 43.5m)

Sources

[CIA World Factbook] Ccountry data - Burundi

[Atlapedia Online] - Burundi

E-Conflict World Encyclopedia - Burundi - national anthem, flag, map, people, economy, geography, government, defence, news and weather  

[Index on Africa] country page - Burundi

[Nation by Nation] country data - Burundi - facts, government, geography, history, human rights, people

[World Skip] - Burundi

 

MAP  

(Click on map to go to surrounding locations)

 

LOCAL DIRECTORIES  

Portals, indexes, guides, searchers, phone directories

 

 

GOVERNMENT ORGANISATIONS  

Executive, legislature, judiciary, ministries, departments, agencies, and commissions

Government of the Republic of Burundi

Governments on the WWW - Burundi - comprehensive database of governmental institutions - parliaments, ministries, offices, law courts, embassies, etc

Inter-government:

Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) (Lusaka, Zambia)

 

NON-GOVERNMENT ORGANISATIONS  

Human rights & civil liberties, humanitarian aid, political parties, activism, environment, and labour

Containers of Hope - Burundi (United Kingdom) - registered charity of the Church of England aimed at the advancement of the Christian religion and the relief of poverty by the provision of aid in Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda, Tanzania, Mozambique, India and Turkey

European Union Development Programme - Burundi

Groupe International des Droits Humains (GIDH) (International Human Rights Law Group) (Bujumbura) - non-profit organization of human rights and legal professionals engaged in human rights advocacy, litigation and training around the world, helping to empower local advocates to expand the scope of human rights protections for men and women and to promote broad participation in building human rights standards and procedures at the national, regional and international levels

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Country Office - Burundi

 

COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS  

Education, health & public safety, religion, women, children & youth, and associations & societies

 

 

CULTURAL ORGANISATIONS  

Ethnicity, language, the arts, history & heritage, performance, costume, and literature

 

 

SPORTS & LEISURE ORGANISATIONS  

Associations, competitions, leisure, and hobbies

 

 

TRAVEL ORGANISATIONS  

Guides & advice, accommodation, attractions, transport, agents, and organisers

 

 

RESEARCH ORGANISATIONS  

Statistics, government, economy, geography, demography, and society

Essential data:

[CIA World Factbook] Ccountry data - Burundi

[U.S. State Department] [Bureau of African Affairs] country profile - Burundi

Social development:

[World Bank] country brief - Burundi

[IRINnews.org] news archive - Burundi - news articles from the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

[OneWorld.net] country database - Burundi- news articles selected from around the world

[Africa Confidential] news articles on Burundi

[Norwegian Refugee Council] Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) database - Burundi

[UNICEF] children's health & education statistics - Burundi

[U.S. Refugee Committee] World Refugee Survey country report - Burundi

Human rights:

[Amnesty International] Report 2001 - Burundi

[Human Rights Watch] Human Rights Developments 2000 - Burundi

[International Lesbian and Gay Association] [Country Survey - Burundi] - information for those working to promote lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered (LGBT) rights

Governance:

Governments on the WWW - Burundi - comprehensive database of governmental institutions - parliaments, ministries, offices, law courts, embassies, etc

[CIA Library] [Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members] - Burundi

[Political Resources] - Burundi

[World Audit.org] national statistics and reports - Burundi - national statistics and reports from Freedom House, Transparency International, Amnesty International, the International Commission of Jurists and others

[ElectionWorld.org] election results in Burundi

 

MEDIA ORGANISATIONS  

Newspapers & magazines, journals, television & radio, publishing, and entertainment

 

 

BUSINESS ORGANISATIONS  

Resourcing, manufacturing, distribution, trade, and regulation of goods and services

 

 

FINANCE ORGANISATIONS  

Banking, investment, insurance, stockmarkets, and market regulation