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Comparison of Burundi and Cameroon [S]ave

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Geography
Area (km²)27,830475,440
ContinentAfricaAfrica
Land area (km²)25,680472,710
Water area (km²)2,1502,730
Land boundaries (km)1,1405,018
Border countries
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Rwanda
  • Tanzania
  • Central African Republic
  • Chad
  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Gabon
  • Nigeria
  • Republic of the Congo
Coastline (km)0402
Mean elevation (m)1,504667
Lowest point (m)7720
Highest point (m)2,6704,045
People
Population11,865,82127,744,989
Official languages
  • Kirundi
  • Swahili and other language
  • English
  • French
ReligionRoman CatholicRoman Catholic
Government
Long country nameRepublic of BurundiRepublic of Cameroon
Short country nameBurundiCameroon
Long local nameRepublique du Burundi/Republika y'u BurundiRepublique du Cameroun/Republic of Cameroon
Short local nameBurundiCameroun/Cameroon
Former name
  • German East Africa
  • Kingdom of Burundi
  • Ruanda-Urundi
  • Urundi
  • British Cameroon
  • Federal Republic of Cameroon
  • French Cameroon
  • Kamerun
  • United Republic of Cameroon
Government typePresidential republicPresidential republic
CapitalGitegaYaounde
Economy
GDP (PPP) (USD)8,007,000,00089,540,000,000
GDP (OER) (USD)3,396,000,00034,990,000,000
GDP (real growth rate) (%)03.5
1GDP - per capita (PPP) (USD)7003,700
Gross national saving (% of GDP)-5.325.5
Labor force5,012,0009,912,000
Unemployment rate (%)-4.3
Population below poverty line (%)64.630
Budget revenues (USD)536,700,0005,363,000,000
Budget expenditures (USD)729,600,0006,556,000,000
Military expenditures (% of GDP)1.881.25
Taxes and other revenues (% of GDP)15.815.3
Budget surplus or deficit (% of GDP)-5.7-3.4
Public debt (% of GDP)51.736.9
Inflation rate (%)16.60.6
Central bank discount rate (%)11.254.25
Commercial bank prime lending rate (%)14.813
Stock of narrow money (USD)540,000,0004,857,000,000
Stock of broad money (USD)540,000,0004,857,000,000
Stock of domestic credit (USD)1,116,000,0006,154,000,000
Market value of publicly traded shares (USD)-230,000,000
Current account balance (USD)-418,000,000-932,000,000
Exports (USD)119,000,0004,732,000,000
Imports (USD)603,800,0004,812,000,000
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold (USD)97,400,0003,235,000,000
External debt (USD)610,900,0009,375,000,000
National currencyBurundi francsCooperation Financiere en Afrique Centrale francs
National currency (code)BIFXAF
National currency (symbol)FBuFCFA
National currency rate to USD1605.3



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