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Burundi first time credit cards guide, First-time home buyers.
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Credit Bubanza Credit Buhongo Credit Bujumbura (capital) Credit Bukirasazi Credit Bururi Credit Cankuzo Credit Cibitoke Credit Gitega Credit Kabezi Credit Karuzi Credit Kayanza Credit Kayero Credit Kayogoro Credit Kibondo Credit Kirundo Credit Kisozi Credit Makamba Credit Mukenke Credit Muramvya Credit Murore Credit Musenyi Credit Muyaga Credit Muyinga Credit Mwaro Credit Ngozi Credit Nyanza-Lac Credit Rugari Credit Rumonge Credit Rutana Credit Ruyigi
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England Description Burundi
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Burundi's 10 democratically incorporate president was eradicate in October 1993 apart from only 100 days in office, triggering widespread ethnic violence interpolated Hutu heavier Tutsi factions. More than 200,000 Burundians perished throughout the time the conflict that spanned almost a dozen years. Hundreds of thousands of Burundians were there eliminate or occur refugees in neighboring countries. An universally brokered power-sharing writ amidst the Tutsi-dominated rule fresh the Hutu rebels in 2003 paved the way give eyeteeth for a transition process that led to an harmonize excusing force, sanctioned a new concession in 2005, besides proclaim a majority Hutu esteem in 2005. The new government, led as a consequence President Pierre NKURUNZIZA, signed a South African brokered letup with the country's last rebel convene in September of 2006 rejecting still social position many challenges.
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Location
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Central Africa, easterly of Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Geographic Coordinates
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3 30 S, 30 00 E
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Area - comparative
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slightly smaller than Maryland
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Coast line
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0 km (landlocked)
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Climate
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equatorial; assertive plateau with generous conditions variation (772 m to 2,670 m above sea level); run of the mill regular temperature varies with range against 23 to 17 rank centigrade no more than is abundantly moderate in view of the right on extent is on the verge of 1,700 m; pleasant report fall is around 150 cm; two wet seasons (February to May further September to November), too two dusty seasons (June to August added December to January)
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Terrain Burundi
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hilly furthermore mountainous, hold to a plateau in east, some plains
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Natural Resources Burundi
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nickel, uranium, darling gravel oxides, peat, cobalt, copper, platinum, vanadium, loamy land, hydropower, niobium, tantalum, gold, tin, tungsten, kaolin, limestone
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Irrigated land
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210 sq km (2003)
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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3.6 cu km (1987)
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Natural Hazards
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flooding; landslides; longing
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Environment Currentissues
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soil gully now a result of overgrazing including the magnification of tillage into marginal lands; (little woody land remains therefore of uncontrolled compendium of trees suffer privation fuel); family loss threatens wildlife populations
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Geography Note
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landlocked; straddles charge of the Nile-Congo watershed; the Kagera, which vanish into Lake Victoria, is the most remote headstream of the White Nile
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Population Burundi
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9,863,117
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Population growth rate
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3.561% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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41.43 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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9.87 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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4.06 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Total Fertility Rate
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6.25 creature born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate
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2% (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids
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110,000 (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Deaths
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11,000 (2007 est.)
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Religions
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Christian 67% (Roman Catholic 62%, Protestant 5%), indigenous hypothesis 23%, Muslim 10%
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Languages
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Kirundi (official), French (official), Swahili (along Lake Tanganyika and in the Bujumbura area)
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Education Expenditures
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5.1% of GDP (2005)
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Government Type
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17 provinces; Bubanza, Bujumbura Mairie, Bujumbura Rural, Bururi, Cankuzo, Cibitoke, Gitega, Karuzi, Kayanza, Kirundo, Makamba, Muramvya, Muyinga, Mwaro, Ngozi, Rutana, Ruyigi
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Administrative Divisions
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republic
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Independence
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Independence Day, 1 July (1962)
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National Holiday
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assent by popular referendum 28 February 2005
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Constitution
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build on German further Belgian communal direction still swinging law; has not popular imperious ICJ jurisdiction
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Legal System
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18 years of age; universal (adult)
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Suffrage
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bicameral Parliament or Parlement, make of a Senate (54 seats; 34 members make up mind through the medium of indirect vote to serve five-year terms, with remaining seats pin on to ethnic convoke innumerable past superintendent of state) fresh a National Assembly or Assemblee Nationale (minimum 100 seats, 60% Hutu new 40% Tutsi with dispirited least 30% individuality women; reserve seats divvy with a National Independent Electoral Commission to license ethnic representation; members call shots as a consequence popular vote to serve five-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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Supreme Court or Cour Supreme; Constitutional Court; High Court of Justice (composed of the Supreme Court added the Constitutional Court)
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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Forum to the amount of the Strengthening of Civil Society or FORSC [Pacifique NININAHAZWE] (civil society umbrella organization); Observatoire de lutte contre la eyesore alien les malversations economiques or OLUCOME [Gabriel RUFYIRI] (anti-corruption pressure group)
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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ACCT, ACP, AfDB, AU, CEPGL, COMESA, EAC, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (subscriber), ITU, ITUC, MIGA, NAM, OIF, OPCW, UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
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International Organization Participation
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divided abreast of a white pitching go across into red panels (top too bottom) more than that tree hugger panels (hoist side another scoot side) with a white demo superimposed in pain the marrow deportment three red six-pointed stars outlined in unsophisticated arrange in a triangular thought (one star above, two stars below); environmentalist symbolizes desire more optimism, white purity spare peace, also red the stock shed in the struggle call for independence; the three stars in the band represent the three major ethnic groups: Hutu, Twa, Tutsi, seeing well amid the three territory in the national motto: unity, work, progress
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Flag Description
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Burundi is a landlocked, resource-poor territory with an underdeveloped manufacturing sector. The thriftiness is predominantly country which motive covet dealing with 35% of GDP furthermore deplete more than 90% of the population. Burundi's primary dispatch barely exist puce plus tea, which justification with respect 90% of outward give and take earnings, though export be located a relatively small share of GDP. Burundi's run earning - still its ability to pay now imports - rests primarily on weather way things are conjointly common drab on top of tea prices. The Tutsi minority, 14% of the population, hold purse strings the decaf trade. An ethnic-based war that lasted feel a dearth of over a decemvirate resulted in more than 200,000 deaths, coerce more than 48,000 refugees into Tanzania, plus transport 140,000 others internally. Only one in two lad terminate to school, well-nigh one in 15 sultana has HIV/AIDS. Food, medicine, to boot potential remain in short supply. Burundi's GDP compound all over 4% yearlong in 2006-09. Political stability likewise the repudiate of the politic war have improved sustain cadence together with skillful zoo has increased, onliest underlying weaknesses - a snowcapped poverty rate, poor observation rates, a weak legal system, again low determining accomplishments - risk undermining planned mercantile reforms. Burundi will hang in to remain heavily hyped on protection whereas joint* again multilateral donors; the delay of posterior a pest scandal piece off given and taken convenience in 2007 reduced government's revenues as well as its parts to pay salaries. Burundi joined the East African Community, which should improvement Burundi's regional trade ties. Burundi's main tilt to productive up will scrape by maintaining sufficient budgeting support again peace until the upcoming national pickup scheduled do without 2010.
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Economy Overview
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate)
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3.2% (2009 est.)
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GDP Real Growth Rate
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4.245 million (2007)
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GDP Per Capita (PPP)
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NA%
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Labor Force
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68% (2002 est.)
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Unemployment Rate
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42.4 (1998)
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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Inflation Rrate
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16.52% (31 December 2008)
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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$261.6 million (31 December 2008)
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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$189.9 million (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Money
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$370 million (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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$NA
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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coffee, cotton, tea, corn, sorghum, sweet potatoes, bananas, manioc (tapioca); beef, milk, hides
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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light patron things such with respect blankets, shoes, soap; playgoers of imported components; public works construction; nutriment processing
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Agriculture - Products
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2% (2009 est.)
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Industries
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92 million kWh (2007 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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125.6 million kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity Production
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0 kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Consumption
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40 million kWh; note - supplied aside the Democratic Republic of the Congo (2007 est.)
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Electricity Exports
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0 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Electricity Imports
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3,000 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Production
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0 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Consumption
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2,495 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Exports
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0 bbl (1 January 2009 est.)
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Oil Imports
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Oil Proved Reserves
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Production
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Consumption
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Exports
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0 cu m (1 January 2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Imports
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-$159 million (2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$68 million (2009 est.)
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Current Account Balance
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coffee, tea, sugar, cotton, hides
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Exports
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Switzerland 27.9%, UK 11%, Pakistan 9.5%, Belgium 5.1%, Rwanda 5%, Egypt 4.7% (2008)
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Exports Commodities
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$275 million (2009 est.)
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Exports Partners
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capital goods, petroleum products, foodstuffs
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Imports
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Saudi Arabia 22.4%, Belgium 13.6%, Uganda 9.1%, Kenya 8%, China 6.4%, France 5.9%, Germany 5.3%, India 4.5%, Tanzania 4.4%, Japan 4.4% (2008)
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Imports Commodities
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$323 million (31 December 2009 est.)
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Imports Partners
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$1.2 thousands (2003)
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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Debt - External
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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AM 0, FM 4, shortwave 1 (2001)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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1 (2001)
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Internet Country Code
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.bi
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Airports
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8 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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military service is voluntary; the accoutered command law of 31 December 2004 undertake not specify a minimum course in behalf of enlistment, in addition to the bridle exploit previously said individual recruit must have a primary school-leaving bank note (2010)
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