Embassy of Burundi in Berlin

About Burundi:

Official Name: Burundi
Capital: Bujumbura
Nationality: Burundian

National anthem: Burundi Bwacu (Hymn of Independence)

Flag colors: White for Peace; Green for Hope; Red for Love of the Homeland click here to view the flag

Location: East-Central Africa, bordering Rwanda, Democratic Republic of Congo and Tanzania

Area: 10,747 sq. (27,834sp.Km)

Population: 6,9 million

Annu

al population growth: 3%

Infant mortality rate: 114/1000

Life expectancy: 47 years

Official language: Kirundi and French

Form of government: Republic with Presidential Democracy, Senate and National Assembly

Head of State: President Pierre NKURUNZIZA

Motto: Unity-Work-Progress

Currency: Burundi Franc (BuFrancs 975=$1.00)

Foreign exchange bureaux:
•Chase Forex
•Etalon Dollar
•Sun Forex

Temperature: 23 Celsius (73 Fahrenheit)

Mineral Resources: Kaolin, bastnaesite, tin and colombo-tantalite, gold, uranium, cobalt, nickel deposits and platinum deposit not yet exploited

Agricultural products: Coffee, cotton, tea, beans, banana, sweet potatoes, manioc (tapioca) corn, sorghum, beans and rice

Export products:
• Coffee:36,000 tons(2003)
•Tea:6.6 tons(2003)
•Cotton: 3,100 tons (2003)
•Sugar: 18,000 tons (2003)
•Hides and skins: 471 tons (2003)

Business Opportunities:
• Textile and garment manufacturing
•Agro-industries
•Flowers and ornemental plants
•Precious stones and metals processing,jewelry
• Electrical and computer assembly
•Leather goods
•Sporting goods
•Pharmaceutical goods

Inflation rate: 5.4% (2003)