President: The presidency rotates every eight months between a Serb, a Bosniak (Bosnian Muslim) and a Croat.
President: Pierre Nkurunziza
Population
3,875,723
10,888,321
Life Expectancy
76.120 years
59.690 years
Capital City
Sarajevo
Largest city
Sarajevo (population: 696,731)
Bujumbura (population: 331,700)
Human Development Index
0.802
0.382
GDP per capita
$8,300 US
Literacy Rate
96.7%
59.3%
Corruption Perception Index
3.2
1.9
Percentage of Women in Parliament
12.3%
31.7%
Wealthiest Citizens
Unemployment Rate
43.300%
Death Penalty
NA
Abolished
Political System
emerging federal democratic republic
republic
Independence date
1 March 1992 (from Yugoslavia; referendum for independence completed 1 March 1992; independence declared 3 March 1992)
Religions
Muslim 40%, Orthodox 31%, Roman Catholic 15%, other 14%
Christian 67% (Roman Catholic 62%, Protestant 5%), indigenous beliefs 23%, Muslim 10%
Languages
Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian
Kirundi (official), French (official), Swahili (along Lake Tanganyika and in the Bujumbura area)
Exports
metals, clothing, wood products
External Debt
$9,051,000,000 $
Exchange Rate
konvertibilna markas (BAM) per US dollar - 1.3083 (2008 est.), 1.4419 (2007), 1.5576 (2006), 1.5727 (2005), 1.5752 (2004) note: the convertible mark is pegged to the euro
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
1.400%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
Location
Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea and Croatia
Central Africa, east of Democratic Republic of the Congo
Area
51,197 km sq
27,830 km sq
Coastline
20 km
0 km
Climate
hot summers and cold winters; areas of high elevation have short, cool summers and long, severe winters; mild, rainy winters along coast
equatorial; high plateau with considerable altitude variation (772 m to 2,670 m above sea level); average annual temperature varies with altitude from 23 to 17 degrees centigrade but is generally moderate as the average altitude is about 1,700 m; average annual rainfall is about 150 cm; two wet seasons (February to May and September to November), and two dry seasons (June to August and December to January)
