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)
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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
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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
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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/
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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
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