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Burundi: Democratic Republic
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Burundi's government is a republic. It is subdivided into 3 branches: executive, legislative, and judicial. The chief of state and head of government, the President, run the executive branch. The Vice-President and the cabinet, who he appoints, assist him. The president is elected for a four-year term. The legislative branch is a bicameral system consisting of the National Assembly and the Senate.
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Burundi is a landlocked republic of central Africa. Area: 27,816 sq km (10,740 sq mi). Pop. (1993 est.): 5,665,000. Cap.: Bujumbura. Monetary unit: Burundi franc, with (Oct. 4, 1993) a free rate of FBu 244.49 to U.S. $1 (FBu 370.40 = £ 1 sterling).
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Often called “the heart of Africa,” Burundi covers an area of 27,834 square kilometers and lies between 2º30’ and 4º30’ latitude South and between 28º50’ and 30º53’30’ longitude East. Bounded to the North by Rwanda, to the West by Democratic Republic of Congo, and to the East and South by Tanzania, Burundi is part of East-Central Africa. It is part of the region of great lakes and rift valleys, which extends through Central Africa from the Red Sea to Lake Malawi through Ethiopia.
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The politics of Burundi take place in a framework of a transitional presidential representative democratic republic, whereby the President of Burundi is both head of state and head of government, and of a pluriform multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in both the government and the two chambers of parliament, the Senate and the National Assembly. The President has officially called a cease-fire between the two warring parties in the civil war.
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Burundi is a landlocked republic of central Africa. Area: 27,816 sq km (10,740 sq mi). Pop. (1995 est.): 5,936,000. Cap.: Bujumbura. Monetary unit: Burundi franc, with (Oct. 6, 1995) a free rate of FBu 247.40 to U.S. $1 (FBu 391.12 = £ 1 sterling).
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U.S. Government goals in Burundi are to help the people of Burundi realize a just and lasting peace based upon democratic principles and sustainable economic development. The United States encourages political stability, ongoing democratic reforms, political openness, respect for human rights, and economic development in Burundi. In the long term, the United States seeks to strengthen the process of internal reconciliation and democratization within all the states of the region to promote a stable, democratic community of nations that will work toward mutual social, economic, and security interests on the continent.
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