Comparisons / Comparison of Burundi and Cameroon

Comparison of Burundi and Cameroon [S]ave

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Burundi
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Geography
Area (km²)475,44027,830
ContinentAfricaAfrica
Land area (km²)472,71025,680
Water area (km²)2,7302,150
Land boundaries (km)5,0181,140
Border countries
  • Central African Republic
  • Chad
  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Gabon
  • Nigeria
  • Republic of the Congo
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Rwanda
  • Tanzania
Coastline (km)4020
Mean elevation (m)6671,504
Lowest point (m)0772
Highest point (m)4,0452,670
People
Population27,744,98911,865,821
Official languages
  • English
  • French
  • Kirundi
  • Swahili and other language
ReligionRoman CatholicRoman Catholic
Government
Long country nameRepublic of CameroonRepublic of Burundi
Short country nameCameroonBurundi
Long local nameRepublique du Cameroun/Republic of CameroonRepublique du Burundi/Republika y'u Burundi
Short local nameCameroun/CameroonBurundi
Former name
  • British Cameroon
  • Federal Republic of Cameroon
  • French Cameroon
  • Kamerun
  • United Republic of Cameroon
  • German East Africa
  • Kingdom of Burundi
  • Ruanda-Urundi
  • Urundi
Government typePresidential republicPresidential republic
CapitalYaoundeGitega
Economy
GDP (PPP) (USD)89,540,000,0008,007,000,000
GDP (OER) (USD)34,990,000,0003,396,000,000
GDP (real growth rate) (%)3.50
GDP - per capita (PPP) (USD)3,700700
Gross national saving (% of GDP)25.5-5.3
Labor force9,912,0005,012,000
Unemployment rate (%)4.3-
Population below poverty line (%)3064.6
Budget revenues (USD)5,363,000,000536,700,000
Budget expenditures (USD)6,556,000,000729,600,000
Military expenditures (% of GDP)1.251.88
Taxes and other revenues (% of GDP)15.315.8
Budget surplus or deficit (% of GDP)-3.4-5.7
Public debt (% of GDP)36.951.7
Inflation rate (%)0.616.6
Central bank discount rate (%)4.2511.25
Commercial bank prime lending rate (%)1314.8
Stock of narrow money (USD)4,857,000,000540,000,000
Stock of broad money (USD)4,857,000,000540,000,000
Stock of domestic credit (USD)6,154,000,0001,116,000,000
Market value of publicly traded shares (USD)230,000,000-
Current account balance (USD)-932,000,000-418,000,000
Exports (USD)4,732,000,000119,000,000
Imports (USD)4,812,000,000603,800,000
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold (USD)3,235,000,00097,400,000
External debt (USD)9,375,000,000610,900,000
National currencyCooperation Financiere en Afrique Centrale francsBurundi francs
National currency (code)XAFBIF
National currency (symbol)FCFAFBu
National currency rate to USD605.31



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