• Population: 7.3 million (UN, 2005
• Capital: Bujumbura
• Area: 27,816 sq km (10,740 sq miles)
• Major languages: Kirundi (official), French (official), Swahili
• Major religions: Christianity, indigenous beliefs
• Life expectancy:42 years (men), 44 years (women) (UN)
• Monetary unit: 1 Burundi franc = 100 centimes
• Main exports: coffee, tea, sugar, cotton, hides
• GNI per capita:US $100 (World Bank, 2006)

The press

• Le Renouveau - government newspaper
• Ndongozi (Pacesetter) - founded by Catholic Church
• Arc-en-ciel (Rainbow) - private, French-language weekly
• Ubumwe (Unity) - government-owned weekly

Television

• La Radiodiffusion et Television Nationale de Burundi (RTNB) - government controlled, broadcasts in Kirundi, Swahili, French and English

Radio

• Radio Burundi (RTNB) - government controlled, broadcasts in Kirundi, Swahili, French and English; also operates an educational network
• Bonesha FM - funded by international organisations; set up in 1996 as Radio Umwizero (Hope), an EU-funded station to promote reconciliation
• Radio Publique Africaine - private, operates with some UN and overseas funding
• Radio CCIB+ - operated by Burundi Chamber of Commerce
• Radio Culture - partly funded by health ministry
• Radio Isinganiro - Private station

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