1) Government
| Ambassadors from Finland > Current Finnish Ambassadors > Ambassador | Jorma Paukku | |
| Capital city | Bujumbura | |
| countries' copyright length > Usual term of copyright protection | 50 pma | |
| CPIA equity of public resource use rating | 3 | [58th of 75] |
| CPIA quality of public administration rating | 2.5 | [58th of 75] |
| Diplomatic representation from the US > FAX | [257] 222926 | |
| Diplomatic representation in the US > FAX | [1] (202) 342-2578 | |
| Diplomatic representation in the US > Telephone | [1] (202) 342-2574 | |
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embassies and high commissions in Ottawa > Address 325 Dalhousie St, Suite 815 |
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| embassies and high commissions in Ottawa > Neighbourhood | Byward Market | |
| Flag modification | 28 | [24th of 197] |
| Foreign relations of Western Sahara > States recognizing the SADR > Date of recognition | March 1, 1976 | |
| General government final consumption expenditure > annual % growth | -3.39 % | [126th of 147] |
| General government final consumption expenditure > constant LCU | 8968361000 | |
| General government final consumption expenditure > current LCU | 244798500000 | |
| General government final consumption expenditure > current US$ | 227,458,800 $ | [129th of 169] |
| General government final consumption expenditure > current US$ (per $ GDP) | 0.284 $ per $1 of GDP | [6th of 184] |
| Independence Day > Date | July 1 | |
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Legal origin French |
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| Management time dealing with officials > % of management time | 5.7 % | [19th of 38] |
| Parliamentary seats > Female | 6% | [105th of 143] |
| Policy uncertainty > % of managers surveyed ranking this as a major business constraint | 14.3 % | [5th of 38] |
| political parties > Multi party | • | |
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Political parties and leaders > A note a multiparty system was introduced after 1998, included are: Burundi African Alliance for the Salvation or ABASA [Terrence NSANZE]; Rally for Democracy and Economic and Social Development or RADDES [Joseph NZENZIMANA]; Party for National Redress or PARENA [Jean-Baptiste BAGAZA]; People's Reconciliation Party or PRP [Mathias HITIMANA] |
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| Procedures to build a warehouse > number | 18 | [68th of 168] |
| Procedures to enforce a contract > number | 47 | [28th of 170] |
| Procedures to register property > number | 5 | [121st of 167] |
| Proportion of seats held by women in national parliament > % | 30.5 % | [18th of 174] |
| Start-up procedures to register a business > number | 11 | [56th of 171] |
| Status | transition | |
| Time required to build a warehouse > days | 302 days | [22nd of 168] |
| Time required to enforce a contract > days | 403 days | [108th of 171] |
| Time required to register property > days | 94 days | [46th of 167] |
| Time required to start a business > days | 43 days | [67th of 171] |
| Time to prepare and pay taxes > hours | 140 hours | [124th of 169] |
| Time to resolve insolvency > years | 4 years | [45th of 151] |
| Trademarks, nonresidents | 132 | [68th of 99] |
| Trademarks, residents | 20 | [66th of 98] |
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Transnational Issues > Disputes > International Burundi and Rwanda dispute sections of border on the Akanyaru/Kanyaru and the Kagera/Nyabarongo rivers, which have changed course since the 1960s, when the boundary was delimited; cross-border conflicts among Tutsi, Hutu, other ethnic groups, associated political rebels, armed gangs, and various government forces persist in the Great Lakes region |
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| UN membership date | 18 Sep. 1962 | |
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United
Nations mission http://www.foreignpolicy-infocus.org/briefs/vol2/v2n13bur.html http://www.usip.org/oc/events/burundi.html http://allafrica.com/burundi/ |
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| Washington, D.C. embassies > Neighborhood | Glover Park | |
| Bertelsmann Transformation Index > Management Index 2006 | 2.77 | [106th of 118] |
| Bertelsmann Transformation Index > Status Index 2006 | 3.58 | [101st of 119] |
| Bertelsmann Transformation Index>Political Transformation | 3.64 | [93rd of 119] |
| Civil and political liberties | 1 | [119th of 140] |
| CPIA gender equality rating | 3.5 | [28th of 75] |
| CPIA policies for social inclusion/equity cluster average | 3 | [58th of 75] |
| CPIA property rights and rule-based governance rating | 2.5 | [46th of 75] |
| CPIA public sector management and institutions cluster average | 2.7 | [56th of 75] |
| CPIA transparency, accountability, and corruption in the public sector rating | 3 | [24th of 75] |
| Electoral system | party list | |
| Electoral system type | proportional | |
| Female candidacy | 1,961 | [36th of 161] |
| Female ministers | 10.2% | [74th of 125] |
| Female parliamentarians | 14.4% | [58th of 157] |
| Female suffrage | 1961 | |
| First female parliamentarian | 1982 (elected) | |
| Gender Parity Index in primary level enrolment | 0.85782905080411 | [130th of 183] |
| Homosexuality laws of the world > Homosexuality laws > Laws against homosexuality | No | |
| Parliamentary elections > Registered voter turnout | 91.4% | [13th of 152] |
| Parliamentary elections > Total vote | 2,156,660 | [78th of 154] |
| Parliamentary elections > Turnout | 75.4 | [36th of 117] |
| Parliamentary elections > Voter registration | 2,360,090 | [93rd of 152] |
| Parliamentary elections > Voting age population | 2,859,840 | [91st of 163] |
| Presidential elections > Invalid votes | 0.9% | [54th of 61] |
| Presidential elections > Registered voter turnout | 97.3% | [1st of 86] |
| Presidential elections > Total vote | 2,291,750 | [47th of 87] |
| Presidential elections > Turnout | 80.1 | [13th of 82] |
| Presidential elections > Voter registration | 2,355,130 | [61st of 86] |
| Presidential elections > Voting age population | 2,859,840 | [61st of 91] |
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