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Transnational_issues of Burundi

Disputes - international:conflicts among Tutsi, Hutu, other ethnic groups, associated political rebels, armed gangs, and various government forces have abated somewhat in the Great Lakes region; UN Operation in Burundi (ONUB) completed its mandate in December 2006 after a three-year peace-keeping mission
Refugees and internally displaced persons:refugees (country of origin): 20,359 (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
IDPs: 100,000 (armed conflict between government and rebels; most IDPs in northern and western Burundi) (2006)

Burundi Quickstats

  • Population: 8,390,505
  • Area: 27,830 sq km
  • Density: 271 /km² (43rd)
  • GDP (total): $4.517 billion² (142nd)
  • GDP (per capita): $739 (163rd)
  • Literacy: 59.3%

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  • Currency: Burundi franc (FBu) (BIF)
  • Dial code: +257

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