Burundi

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Shri Upender Singh Rawat accredited as next Ambassador of India to Burundi

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About Burundi

Burundi, officially the Republic of Burundi, is a landlocked country encompassed by Rwanda, Congo, and Tanzania. Burundi is part of the East African Community and a potential member of the planned East African Federation. Economic growth in Burundi is relatively steady but Burundi is still behind neighbouring countries

Economically, Burundi is a resource-poor country with an underdeveloped manufacturing sector. The economy is predominantly agricultural with coffee and tea being the primary exports along with cotton tea, maize, sorghum, sweet potatoes, bananas, manioc (tapioca); beef, milk, and hides

Country Facts

Basic Details
Region	Africa
Capital City	Gitega
Government Type	Unitary presidential constitutional republic
Official Languages	Kirundi, French, English
Currency	Burundian franc, BIF
Phone Code	+257
Important Cities	Bujumbura, Muyinga, Ruyigi, Ngozi, Rutana, Bururi, Makamba, Kayanza, Muramvya, Cibitoke, Bubanza
National Day	Independence Day (1st Jul)

Economy
Ease of Doing Business Ranking	166 (Below Average)
Primary Industries	light consumer goods such as blankets, shoes, soap, assembly of imported components, public works construction, food processing Agriculture: coffee, cotton, tea, corn, sorghum, sweet potatoes, bananas, manioc (tapioca); beef, milk, hides
Major Exports	Coffee, Gold, Tea, Niobium, Tantalum, Vanadium and Zirconium Ore, Raw Lead, Salt, sulphur, stone, cement, Optical, technical, medical apparatus, Electrical machinery, equipment, Ores, slag, ash.
Major Exports to India	Wood, Chemicals, Metals
Major Imports	capital goods, petroleum products, foodstuffs, Iron & Steel, Pharmaceutical Products, Sugars and Sugar Confectionery, Machinery, Mechanical Appliances, Fertilisers.
Major Imports from India	Chemicals, Metals, Wood
Foreign Relations
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Trade Agreements with India	bilateral relations, Regional Economic Communities (RECs)
Bordering Nations	Rwanda, Tanzania
Member of	African Union(AU), Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa(COMESA), East African Community(EAC), Group of 77(G77), Organisation of African Unity(OAU), Organisation internationale de la Francophonie(OIF), United Nations(UN), World Trade Organization(WTO)
Indian Embassy Details for Burundi	High Commission of India in Kampala (accredited to Barundi) H.E.Mr. Upender Singh Rawat Honourable High Commissioner Plot number 11, Kyadondo Road, Nakasero, P.O.Box 7040, Kampala 256-41-4344631; +256-41-4342994; +256-70-0542440 https://hci.gov.in/kampala/
Embassy Details of Burundi in India	Embassy of the Republic of Burundi H.E. Brig. General Aloys Bizindavyi Ambassador E-9/18, Vasant ViharNew Delhi - 110057 ambabudelhi@yahoo.fr +91-11-46151947 (O) Honorary Consulate of the Republic of Burundi in Kolkata H.E. Mr. Arpan Mitra Honorary Consul Sutanuti Building 12, Ho-Chi-Minh Sarani Kolkata-700 071