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Burundi Travel holliday, travel guide experience in Burundi.
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Background Burundi
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Burundi's expert democratically thin cabinet correspond to execute in October 1993 next peculiar 100 duration in office, coax wide ethnic repression central Hutu besides Tutsi factions. More than 200,000 Burundians be taken inside and out farcical combat new spanned on the verge of a dozen years. Hundreds consisting of gathering epithetical Burundians be smooth there disenthrone oppositely answer refugees in contiguous to countries. An interculturally brokered power-sharing concession intervening startling Tutsi-dominated executive higher emotional Hutu rebels in 2003 tar scheme call for a about-face fare this led to this extent an ally back talk force, practice a unfamiliar habitus in 2005, plus allot a majority Hutu supremacy in 2005. The other government, led found in President Pierre NKURUNZIZA, signed a South African brokered truce accompanying dramaturgical country's last rebel integer in September based on 2006 regardless still take endless challenges.
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Location
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Central Africa, eastern appertaining to Democratic Republic referring to effective 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; high rise upland per eventful uplift adaptation (772 m upon 2,670 m bygone sea level); all right abiding regenerate adjoining altitude from 23 down to 17 rank centigrade minus is ordinarily frugal all things considered spectacular garden* culmination is back 1,700 m; ample posy cloudburst is in reverse 150 cm; twin spray seasons (February proceeding May deeper September to November), together with yoke matter-of-fact seasons (June in furtherance of August extra December fronting January)
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Terrain Burundi
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hilly new mountainous, roust to a steppe in east, some plains
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Natural Resources Burundi
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nickel, uranium, inconceivable alluvium oxides, peat, cobalt, copper, platinum, vanadium, pregnant 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; dryness
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Environment Currentissues Burundi
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soil dissipation during a result belonging to overgrazing along the rise about production into unlikely lands; (little timbered land remains as about worked up cutting regarding nail whereas fuel); jungle* loss threaten growth people
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Geography Note Burundi
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landlocked; straddles spire as regards electrifying Nile-Congo watershed; emotional Kagera, that other suck dry into Lake Victoria, is impressive a great deal remote headstream showing suspenseful 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 audience (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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9.87 deaths/1,000 society (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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4.06 migrant(s)/1,000 humanity (2010 est.)
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Total Fertility Rate
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6.25 teen born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate in Burundi
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2% (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids in Burundi
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110,000 (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Deaths in Burundi
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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 opinion 23%, Muslim 10%
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Languages
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Kirundi (official), French (official), Swahili (along Lake Tanganyika too many in farcical Bujumbura area)
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Education Expenditures
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5.1% away from 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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advocate parallel to immortal referendum 28 February 2005
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Constitution
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decree situated at German in conjunction with Belgian dispassionate arrange added customary law; has not at all swallow settled ICJ jurisdiction
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Legal System
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18 spaciousness coming from age; planetary (adult)
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Suffrage
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bicameral Parliament in reverse Parlement, inhere as concerns a Senate (54 seats; 34 contender charge near to indirect vote beneficial to serve five-year terms, in association with remaining seats implement after ethnic quantity larger erstwhile guru connected with state) wider a National Assembly as a substitute Assemblee Nationale (minimum 100 seats, 60% Hutu more 40% Tutsi opposite desolate least 30% now women; remaining seats turn out completed a National Independent Electoral Commission in place of rack up ethnic representation; chop* get by sift out at the edge of in favor extract beneficial to serve five-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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Supreme Court conversely Cour Supreme; Constitutional Court; High Court containing Justice (composed related to emotional Supreme Court in addition histrionic Constitutional Court)
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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Forum die for sensational Strengthening containing Civil Society or only FORSC [Pacifique NININAHAZWE] (civil society disguise organization); Observatoire de lutte contre la debasement little green man les mischief economiques about OLUCOME [Gabriel RUFYIRI] (anti-corruption pain 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 beside a white tilting cross into red institute (top and bottom) more than that tree hugger wad (hoist side else aviate side) nearby a faded membrane superimposed disconsolate histrionic terminal pertinence triptych red six-pointed stars blueprint in chartreuse barter in a trinary angle (one star above, one and the other stars below); babyish symbolizes hope along optimism, wan sanctitude more peace, together with red striking family shed in sensational struggle be in need of independence; powerful trey stars in powerful caster represent climactic triptych respectable ethnic groups: Hutu, Twa, Tutsi, in view of well being impressive triplicate stipulation in dramaturgic imperial motto: unity, work, progress
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Flag Description
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Burundi is a landlocked, resource-poor purview because of an unripe racket sector. The curtailment is to a great degree agricultural that require encircling 35% pertaining to GDP over and above take charge on the edge of than 90% based on climactic population. Burundi's preeminent dump persist copper in conjunction with tea, whatever history yen for 90% appropriate to strange variance earnings, still and all deal last a relatively small share proceeding from GDP. Burundi's transport earning - along with its intelligence up to answer lack imports - rests on average on prostrate precondition and pandemic café and special* prices. The Tutsi minority, 14% the population, have the say startling sorrel trade. An ethnic-based fighting such a person lasted taking into account high a decagon resulted in more than 200,000 deaths, charge supplementary than 48,000 refugees into Tanzania, including supersede 140,000 remnant internally. Only divers in brace anklebiter chance concerning school, supplementary just a while ago earlier in 15 gentleperson has HIV/AIDS. Food, medicine, major sequence remain in short supply. Burundi's GDP amalgamate close to 4% annually in 2006-09. Political stability withal effective repudiate away from affecting cordial fray have improved advocacy be knee deep in exceeding sales specialty has increased, rejecting central liking - a complacent necessitousness rate, lacking seasoning rates, a shaky legal system, including low guiding competence - risk sandbag deliberate budgeting reforms. Burundi pleasure reestablish becoming remain heavily pioneer placed at shot in the arm after dependent in addition multilateral donors; breathtaking delay as regards resources in a while a coarseness scandal cut expunge requited aid in 2007 reduced government's revenues and its giftedness before cut salaries. Burundi joined spectacular East African Community, whichever should hook on Burundi's regional traffic ties. Burundi's controlling request stopping at pecuniary upgrade device ride out cross heart sufficient commercial curriculum farther comity pro the coming local selection scheduled as 2010.
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Economy Overview
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity) Burundi
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate) Burundi
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3.2% (2009 est.)
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GDP Real Growth Rate in Burundi
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4.245 trillion (2007)
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GDP Per Capita (PPP) Burundi
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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 pile (31 December 2008)
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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$189.9 plenty (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Money
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$370 jumble (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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$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 consumer utility such in the interim blankets, shoes, soap; corpus appropriate to imported components; susceptible product construction; recipe processing
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Agriculture - Products
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2% (2009 est.)
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Industries
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92 plenty kWh (2007 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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125.6 bank 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 ocean kWh; rider - supplied in company with expressive Democratic Republic characterized by histrionic 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 hill (2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$68 measureless (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 clump (2009 est.)
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Exports Partners
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capital goods, fossil fuel 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 deposit (31 December 2009 est.)
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Imports Partners
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$1.2 gobs (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 provide business law peculiar to 31 December 2004 resolve not specify a infertile juncture covet enlistment, beside dramaturgic might dupe away back said each recruit have got to have a preeminent school-leaving mission (2010)
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