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Geography
Area (km²)187,43727,830
ContinentAsiaAfrica
Land area (km²)185,88725,680
Water area (km²)1,5502,150
Land boundaries (km)2,3431,140
Border countries
  • Iraq
  • Israel
  • Jordan
  • Lebanon
  • Turkey
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Rwanda
  • Tanzania
Coastline (km)1930
Mean elevation (m)5141,504
Lowest point (m)-208772
Highest point (m)2,8142,670
People
Population19,398,44811,865,821
Official languages
  • Arabic
  • Kirundi
  • Swahili and other language
ReligionMuslimRoman Catholic
Government
Long country nameSyrian Arab RepublicRepublic of Burundi
Short country nameSyriaBurundi
Long local nameAl Jumhuriyah al Arabiyah as SuriyahRepublique du Burundi/Republika y'u Burundi
Short local nameSuriyahBurundi
Former name
  • United Arab Republic (with Egypt)
  • German East Africa
  • Kingdom of Burundi
  • Ruanda-Urundi
  • Urundi
Government typePresidential republicPresidential republic
CapitalDamascusGitega
Economy
GDP (PPP) (USD)50,280,000,0008,007,000,000
GDP (OER) (USD)24,600,000,0003,396,000,000
GDP (real growth rate) (%)-36.50
GDP - per capita (PPP) (USD)2,900700
Gross national saving (% of GDP)17-5.3
Labor force3,767,0005,012,000
Unemployment rate (%)50-
Population below poverty line (%)82.564.6
Budget revenues (USD)1,162,000,000536,700,000
Budget expenditures (USD)3,211,000,000729,600,000
Military expenditures (% of GDP)-1.88
Taxes and other revenues (% of GDP)4.215.8
Budget surplus or deficit (% of GDP)-8.7-5.7
Public debt (% of GDP)94.851.7
Inflation rate (%)28.116.6
Central bank discount rate (%)0.7511.25
Commercial bank prime lending rate (%)1414.8
Stock of narrow money (USD)7,272,000,000540,000,000
Stock of broad money (USD)7,272,000,000540,000,000
Stock of domestic credit (USD)9,161,000,0001,116,000,000
Current account balance (USD)-2,123,000,000-418,000,000
Exports (USD)1,850,000,000119,000,000
Imports (USD)6,279,000,000603,800,000
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold (USD)407,300,00097,400,000
External debt (USD)4,989,000,000610,900,000
National currencySyrian poundsBurundi francs
National currency (code)SYPBIF
National currency (symbol)£FBu
National currency rate to USD514.61



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