Burundi

Official Name:	The Republic of Burundi
Sovereign Status:	Sovereign Country
Government Type:	Presidential Republic
Official Name (Local Language):	Republique du Burundi; Republika y'u Burundi
ISO Country Codes:	BI : BDI
Internet Domain:	.bi
Government Web Site:	https://burundi.gov.bi/

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Capital:	Bujumbura	Main Airports:	Bujumbura International Airport
Language(s):	French	Population:	12,241,065
Currency:	Burundi Franc	ISO Currency Code:	BIF
Telephone Dial In:	+257	ID Prefix:	00

Country Summaries:

Political & Cultural Organisations:

African Caribbean and Pacific Group of States; African Union; Community of Democracies; East African Community; Inter Parliamentary Union; Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie; UN; UNESCO;

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Government Website:	https://burundi.gov.bi/
Central Bank:	La Banque de la République du Burundi
Currency USD Exchange Rate:	1,945 Burundi francs (BIF) per US dollar (2020 est.)
Unemployment Rate:	NA
Population below poverty line:	64.6% (2014 est.)
Inflation Rate:	-0.6% (2019 est.)

GDP Composition:

Agriculture:	45.8%	coffee, cotton, tea, corn, beans, sorghum, sweet potatoes, bananas, cassava (manioc, tapioca); beef, milk, hides
Industry:	17.1%	light consumer goods ( sugar, shoes, soap, beer); cement, assembly of imported components; public works construction; food processing (fruits)
Services:	37.1%

Financial & Economic Organisations:

African Development Bank; FAO; IMF; International Labour Organization; Un Economic Commission for Africa; UNIDO; World Bank;

Financial & Economic Profiles:

Financial Exchanges:

No Exchange

National Statistics Office:

Institut de Statistiques et d'Etudes Economiques;

National Dataset(s):

Trading Economics;

Subject to Country Specific Sanctions? EU and OFAC

The World Bank’s World Integrated Trade Solution

Business Language(s):	French
Customs & Excise:	Office Burundais des Recettes
Development Bank(s):	African Development Bank;
National Standards Bureau:	Bureau Burundais de Normalisation et Contrôle de la Qualité

Competitive Ind’l Performance: 135/141 (2019)	Corruption Perceptions Index: 165/180 (2020)
Ease of Doing Business: 166/190 (2019)	Enabling Trade Index: 125/136 (2016)
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