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Country name:
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conventional long
form: Republic of Burundi
conventional short form: Burundi
local long form: Republique du Burundi/Republika
y'u Burundi
local short form: Burundi
former: Urundi |
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Government type:
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republic |
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Capital of Burundi
Africa:
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name:
Bujumbura
geographic coordinates: 3 22 S, 29 21 E
time difference: UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of
Washington, DC during Standard Time) |
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Administrative
divisions in Burundi Africa:
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17 provinces; Bubanza,
Bujumbura Mairie, Bujumbura Rurale, Bururi, Cankuzo,
Cibitoke, Gitega, Karuzi, Kayanza, Kirundo, Makamba,
Muramvya, Muyinga, Mwaro, Ngozi, Rutana, Ruyigi
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Independence:
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1 July 1962 (from UN
trusteeship under Belgian administration) |
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National holiday:
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Independence Day, 1 July
(1962) |
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Constitution of
Burundi:
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28 February 2005; ratified
by popular referendum |
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Legal system in
Burundi Africa:
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based on German and Belgian
civil codes and customary law; has not accepted
compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
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Suffrage of
Burundians:
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NA years of age; universal
(adult) |
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Executive branch of
Burundi Africa:
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chief of state:
President Pierre NKURUNZIZA (since 26 August 2005);
First Vice President Yves SAVINGUVU - Tutsi (since 9
November 2007); Second Vice President Gabriel
NTISEZERANA - Hutu (since 9 February 2007)
head of government: President Pierre NKURUNZIZA
(since 26 August 2005); First Vice President Yves
SAVINGUVU - Tutsi (since 9 November 2007); Second Vice
President Gabriel NTISEZERANA - Hutu (since 9 February
2007)
cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by
president
elections: the president is elected by popular
vote to a five-year term (eligible for a second term);
note - the constitution adopted in February 2005 permits
the post-transition president to be elected by a
two-thirds majority of the parliament; vice presidents
nominated by the president, endorsed by parliament
election results: Pierre NKURUNZIZA was elected
president by the parliament by a vote of 151 to 9; note
- the constitution adopted in February 2005 permits the
post-transition president to be elected by a two-thirds
majority of the legislature |
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Legislative branch of
Burundi Africa:
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bicameral Parliament or
Parlement, consists of a National Assembly or Assemblee
Nationale (minimum 100 seats, 60% Hutu and 40% Tutsi
with at least 30% being women; additional seats
appointed by a National Independent Electoral Commission
to ensure ethnic representation; members are elected by
popular vote to serve five-year terms) and a Senate (54
seats; 34 members elected by indirect vote to serve
five-year terms, with remaining seats assigned to ethnic
groups and former chiefs of state)
elections: National Assembly - last held 4 July
2005 (next to be held in 2010); Senate - last held 29
July 2005 (next to be held in 2010)
election results: National Assembly - percent of
vote by party - CNDD-FDD 58.6%, FRODEBU 21.7%, UPRONA
7.2%, CNDD 4.1%, MRC-Rurenzangemero 2.1%, others 6.2%;
seats by party - CNDD-FDD 59, FRODEBU 25, UPRONA 10,
CNDD 4, MRC-Rurenzangemero 2; Senate - percent of vote
by party - NA%; seats by party - CNDD-FDD 30, FRODEBU 3,
CNDD 1 |
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Judicial branch in
Burundi Africa:
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Supreme Court or Cour
Supreme; Constitutional Court; Courts of Appeal (there
are three in separate locations); Tribunals of First
Instance (17 at the province level and 123 small local
tribunals) |
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Political parties and
leaders in Burundi Africa:
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governing parties:
Burundi Democratic Front or FRODEBU [Leonce NGENDAKUMANA];
National Council for the Defense of Democracy - Front
for the Defense of Democracy or CNDD-FDD [Jeremie
NGENDAKUMANA]; Unity for National Progress or UPRONA [Aloys
RUBUKA]
note: a multiparty system was introduced after
1998, included are: National Council for the Defense of
Democracy or CNDD [Leonard NYANGOMA]; National
Resistance Movement for the Rehabilitation of the
Citizen or MRC-Rurenzangemero [Epitace BANYAGANAKANDI];
Party for National Redress or PARENA [Jean-Baptiste
BAGAZA] |
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Political pressure
groups and leaders in Burundi:
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none |
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International
organization participation in Burundi Africa:
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ACCT, ACP, AfDB, AU, CEPGL,
COMESA, EAC, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA,
IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, IOM
(observer), IPU, ISO (subscriber), ITU, ITUC, MIGA, NAM,
OIF, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO,
WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO |
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Diplomatic
representation in the US from Burundi:
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chief of mission:
Ambassador Celestin NIYONGABO
chancery: Suite 212, 2233 Wisconsin Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20007
telephone: [1] (202) 342-2574
FAX: [1] (202) 342-2578 |
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Diplomatic
representation from the US in Burundi:
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chief of mission:
Ambassador Patricia Newton MOLLER
embassy: Avenue des Etats-Unis, Bujumbura
mailing address: B. P. 1720, Bujumbura
telephone: [257] 223454
FAX: [257] 222926 |
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Burundian Flag
description:
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divided by a white diagonal
cross into red panels (top and bottom) and green panels
(hoist side and fly side) with a white disk superimposed
at the center bearing three red six-pointed stars
outlined in green arranged in a triangular design (one
star above, two stars below) |
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