The 1994 CIA World Factbook. United States. Central Intelligence Agency

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       1 Burundi franc (FBu) = 100 centimes

       Exchange rates:

       Burundi francs (FBu) per US$1 - 247.94 (November 1993), 208.30 (1992),

       181.51 (1991), 171.26 (1990), 158.67 (1989), 140.40 (1988)

       Fiscal year:

       calendar year

      @Burundi, Communications

      Highways:

       total:

       6,285 km

       paved:

       1,099 km

       unpaved:

       gravel, crushed stone 2,500 km; improved, unimproved earth 2,686 km

       (1990)

       Inland waterways:

       Lake Tanganyika

       Ports:

       Bujumbura (lake port) connects to transportation systems of Tanzania

       and Zaire

       Airports:

       total:

       5

       usable:

       3

       with permanent-surface runways:

       1

       with runways over 3,659 m:

       0

       with runways 2,440–3,659 m:

       1

       with runways 1,220–2,439 m:

       0

       Telecommunications:

       sparse system of wire, radiocommunications, and low-capacity microwave

       radio relay links; 8,000 telephones; broadcast stations - 2 AM, 2 FM,

       1 TV; 1 Indian Ocean INTELSAT earth station

      @Burundi, Defense Forces

      Branches:

       Army (includes naval and air units), paramilitary Gendarmerie

       Manpower availability:

       males age 15–49 1,315,660; fit for military service 687,474; reach

       military age (16) annually 67,949 (1994 est.)

       Defense expenditures:

       exchange rate conversion - $28 million, 3.7% of GDP (1989)

      @Cambodia, Geography

      Location:

       Southeastern Asia, bordering the Gulf of Thailand, between Thailand

       and Vietnam

       Map references:

       Asia, Southeast Asia, Standard Time Zones of the World

       Area:

       total area:

       181,040 sq km

       land area:

       176,520 sq km

       comparative area:

       slightly smaller than Oklahoma

       Land boundaries:

       total 2,572 km, 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

       International disputes:

       offshore islands and sections of the boundary with Vietnam are in

       dispute; maritime boundary with Vietnam not defined; parts of border

       with Thailand in dispute; maritime boundary with Thailand not clearly

       defined

       Climate:

       tropical; rainy, monsoon season (May to October); dry season (December

       to March); little seasonal temperature variation

       Terrain:

       mostly low, flat plains; mountains in southwest and north

       Natural resources:

       timber, gemstones, some iron ore, manganese, phosphates, hydropower

       potential

       Land use:

       arable land:

       16%

       permanent crops:

       1%

       meadows and pastures:

       3%

       forest and woodland:

       76%

       other:

       4%

       Irrigated land:

       920 sq km (1989 est.)

       Environment:

       current issues:

       deforestation resulting in habitat loss and declining biodiversity (in

       particular, destruction of mangrove swamps threatens natural

       fisheries)

       natural hazards:

       monsoonal rains (June to November)

       international agreements:

       party to - Marine Life Conservation; signed, but not ratified -

       Endangered Species, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping

       Note:

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