Burundi History, Geography, Economy and Important Events

Burundi is a landless, resource-poor country with an underdeveloped manufacturing sector. The economy is predominantly agricultural, accounting for 50% of GDP in 2017 and employing over 90% of the population. Subsidy agriculture accounts for 90% of agriculture. Burundi's primary exports are coffee and tea, which account for 90% of foreign exchange earnings, although exports constitute a relatively small share of GDP. Other agricultural products include cotton, tea, maize, sorbet, sweet potato, banana, manifed beef, milk and skins. Even though subsistence farming is very dependent, many people do not have the resources to sustain themselves.

In 2014, the average farm size was approximately one acre. Burundi is one of the poorest countries in the world, owing to its poor geography, poor legal system, lack of economic freedom, lack of access to education and the spread of HIV / AIDS. About 80% of Burundi's population lives in poverty. Family and food shortages have been the largest in Burundi in the 20th century, and according to the World Food Program, 56.8% of children under the age of five suffer from chronic malnutrition. Burundi's export income - and ability to pay for imports - rests primarily on weather conditions and international coffee and tea prices.

• Burundi is a landlocked country located near the African Great Lakes region of East Africa, whose official name is Republic of Burundi.
• It was ruled by both Germany and Belgium as a European colony, popularly known as Ruanda-Urundi.
• Burundi gained independence in 1962, initially there was a monarchy but due to the murders, imperial coup and territorial instability, the monarchy was abolished in 1966 and Burundi was approved as a republican and one-party nation.
• Burundi borders Tanzania to the south and east, Rwanda to the north and Congo to the west. Although the country is a landlock, its southwest border is bordered by Lake Tanganyika.
• The total area of ​​Burundi is 27,830 sq km. (10,745 square miles).
• According to the 2008 census Burundi has a total population of 8,691,005.
• Burundi has two official languages: French and Kirundi.
• The currency of Burundi is the Burundian Franc which was introduced in 1962.
• Famous tribes of Burundi have lived on Twa, Hutu and Tutsi for nearly 500 years. In Burundi, there was an ethnic conflict between these tribes from 1993 to 2005 in which about 2 lakh people died, but after the year 2005, the country is on the path of progress due to political stability.
• The highest mountain in Burundi is Mount Heha, which is 2,670 meters (8,759 feet) high.
• The major rivers of Burundi are Malagasi, Kanyaru, Ruvubu and Rasij and the important lakes here include Ravro, Kohaha and Tanganyika.
• Burundi's most famous waterfall is named Chutes de la Kagera (Kagera Falls), which is located in Routana, southern Burundi. Its height is 80 meters (262 ft).

• 08 July 1966 - King Mabamutas IV Bangrikeng of Burundi was displaced by his son Ntare-V. Burundi is a small landowner in the African continent. It is one of the five poorest countries in the world. The history of Burundi is marked by massacres and political imbalance before becoming a republic.
• 20 November 1981 - Adopted the constitution in the African country of Burundi.
• 07 April 1994 - Rwanda's President Juvenal Heyvarimana and Burundi's President Cipriana Ntamita died in a rocket attack at Kigali Airport.