The 1999 CIA World Factbook. United States. Central Intelligence Agency

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by source: fossil fuel: 1.64% hydro: 98.36% nuclear: 0% other: 0% (1996)

      Electricity—consumption: 152 million kWh (1996)

      Electricity—exports: 0 kWh (1996)

      Electricity—imports: 30 million kWh (1996)

       note: imports some electricity from Democratic Republic of the Congo

      Agriculture—products: coffee, cotton, tea, corn, sorghum, sweet

       potatoes, bananas, manioc (tapioca); beef, milk, hides

      Exports: $49 million (f.o.b., 1998)

      Exports—commodities: coffee, tea, cotton, hides

      Exports—partners: UK, Germany, Benelux, Switzerland (1997)

      Imports: $102 million f.o.b., 1998)

      Imports—commodities: capital goods, petroleum products, foodstuffs, consumer goods

      Imports—partners: Benelux, France, Germany, Japan (1997)

      Debt—external: $1.1 billion (1995 est.)

      Economic aid—recipient: $286.1 million (1995)

      Currency: 1 Burundi franc (FBu) = 100 centimes

      Exchange rates: Burundi francs (FBu) per US$1—508 (January 1999), 477.77 (1998), 352.35 (1997), 302.75 (1996), 249.76 (1995), 252.66 (1994)

      Fiscal year: calendar year

      Communications

      Telephones: 7,200 (1987 est.)

      Telephone system: primitive system domestic: sparse system of open wire, radiotelephone communications, and low-capacity microwave radio relay international: satellite earth station—1 Intelsat (Indian Ocean)

      Radio broadcast stations: AM 2, FM 2, shortwave 0 (1998)

      Radios: NA

      Television broadcast stations: 1 (1997)

      Televisions: 4,500 (1993 est.)

      Transportation

      Railways: 0 km

      Highways: total: 14,480 km paved: 1,028 km unpaved: 13,452 km (1996 est.)

      Waterways: Lake Tanganyika

      Ports and harbors: Bujumbura

      Airports: 4 (1998 est.)

      Airports—with paved runways: total: 1 over 3,047 m: 1 (1998 est.)

      Airports—with unpaved runways: total: 3 914 to 1,523 m: 2 under 914 m: 1 (1998 est.)

      Military

      Military branches: Army (includes naval and air units), paramilitary Gendarmerie

      Military manpower—military age: 16 years of age

      Military manpower—availability:

       males age 15–49: 1,260,909 (1999 est.)

      Military manpower—fit for military service:

       males age 15–49: 658,115 (1999 est.)

      Military manpower—reaching military age annually:

       males: 73,271 (1999 est.)

      Military expenditures—dollar figure: $25 million (1993)

      Military expenditures—percent of GDP: 2.6% (1993)

      Transnational Issues

      Disputes—international: none

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      @Cambodia————

      Geography

      Location: Southeastern Asia, bordering the Gulf of Thailand, between Thailand, Vietnam, and Laos

      Geographic coordinates: 13 00 N, 105 00 E

      Map references: Southeast Asia

      Area:

       total: 181,040 sq km

       land: 176,520 sq km

       water: 4,520 sq km

      Area—comparative: slightly smaller than Oklahoma

      Land boundaries: total: 2,572 km border countries: Laos 541 km, Thailand 803 km, Vietnam 1,228 km

      Coastline: 443 km

      Maritime claims: contiguous zone: 24 nm continental shelf: 200 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm territorial sea: 12 nm

      Climate: tropical; rainy, monsoon season (May to November); dry season (December to April); little seasonal temperature variation

      Terrain: mostly low, flat plains; mountains in southwest and north

      Elevation extremes: lowest point: Gulf of Thailand 0 m highest point: Phnum Aoral 1,810 m

      Natural resources: timber, gemstones, some iron ore, manganese,

       phosphates, hydropower potential

      Land use:

       arable land: 13%

       permanent crops: 0%

       permanent pastures: 11%

       forests and woodland: 66%

       other: 10% (1993 est.)

      Irrigated land: 920 sq km (1993 est.)

      Natural hazards: monsoonal rains (June to November); flooding; occasional droughts

      Environment—current issues: illegal logging activities throughout the country and strip mining for gems in the western region along the border with Thailand are resulting in habitat loss and declining biodiversity (in particular, destruction of mangrove swamps threatens natural fisheries); soil erosion; in rural areas, a majority of the population does not have access to potable water; toxic waste delivery from Taiwan sparked unrest in Kampong Saom (Sihanoukville) in December 1998

      Environment—international agreements: party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Marine Life Conservation, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 94 signed, but not ratified: Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping

      Geography—note: a land of paddies and forests dominated by the

       Mekong River and Tonle Sap

      People

      Population: 11,626,520 (July 1999 est.)

      Age structure:

       0–14 years: 45% (male 2,667,768; female 2,587,590)

       15–64 years: 52% (male 2,821,772; female 3,197,604)

       65 years and over: 3% (male 143,016; female 208,770) (1999 est.)

      Population growth rate: 2.49% (1999 est.)

      Birth rate: 41.05 births/1,000 population (1999 est.)

      Death rate: 16.2 deaths/1,000 population (1999 est.)

      Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1999 est.)

      Sex ratio:

       at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female

       under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female

       15–64 years: 0.88 male(s)/female

       65 years and over: 0.69 male(s)/female

       total population: 0.94 male(s)/female (1999 est.)

      Infant mortality rate: 105.06 deaths/1,000 live births (1999 est.)

      Life expectancy at birth: total population: 48.24 years male: 46.81 years female: 49.75 years (1999 est.)

      Total fertility rate: 5.81 children born/woman (1999 est.)

      Nationality: noun: Cambodian(s) adjective: Cambodian

      Ethnic groups: Khmer 90%, Vietnamese 5%, Chinese 1%, other 4%

      Religions:


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