Burundi

Exact population: 10,557,259 (July 2012 est.)
Literacy: Total population: 51.6%; male: 58.5%; female: 45.2%
Ethnicities: Hutu (Bantu) 85%, Tutsi (Hamitic) 14%, Twa (Pygmy) 1%, Europeans 3,000, South Asians 2,000
Land boundaries: Total: 974 km; border countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo 233 km, Rwanda 290 km, Tanzania 451 km
Terrain: Hilly and mountainous, dropping to a plateau in east, some plains
Extremes: Lowest point: Lake Tanganyika 772 m; highest point: Heha 2,670 m
Imports: Kenya 13.6%, Tanzania 11.1%, US 8.8%, Belgium 8.5%, France 8.3%, Italy 5.9%, Uganda 5.6%, Japan 4.6%, Germany 4.4% (2004)
Exports: Germany 20.7%, Belgium 8.6%, Pakistan 7%, US 5.9%, Rwanda 5.9% (2004)
Industries: Light consumer goods such as blankets, shoes, soap; assembly of imported components; public works construction; food processing

Source: CIA World Factbook