Below are some brief explanations of either Demographic, Economic, Political and Physical Characteristics of Burundi!
Demographic Characteristics . Life Expectancy in Burundi is 53.63 years old. . Literacy rate in Burundi is 67% . GDP of Burundi (as a country) per year: 2.472 billion . GDP per capita (per year): $251.00 Economic Characteristics
. GDP RANKING: Burundi was ranked 131 out of 144 countries. . It is one of the poorest countries for GDP per capita in the world. Seven out of ten Burundians live below the poverty line. . Burundi’s industries include food processing, the manufacture of basic consumer goods such as blankets and footwear, assembly of imported components, and public work construction. Although it’s main exports are tea and coffee. Political Characteristics . The president of Burundi is Pierre Nkurunziza. He has been in power since 2005. . The president of Burundi is both head of state and head of government, and of a multi-party system. . Burundi is a democratic nation (meaning citizens of this country have the right to vote). Physical Characteristics . Burundi occupies an area equal to 27,830 square kilometres. . Burundi has a tropical highland climate. Tropical climate is climate that is warm to hot to moist year-round, often with a sense of lush vegetation. The average annual temperature in Burundi is 23.8 °C. . The terrain of Burundi is hilly and mountainous, dropping to a plateau in the East. . There are three lakes in Burundi- Lake Cohoha, Lake Rweru and the largest of the lakes, Lake Tanganyika. It is the second deepest, largest and longest fresh water lake in the world. The area of the lake is 32,900 square kilometres. |
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