Burundi: Will the heart of Africa stay poor for ever?

Type :

Presentation

Pages :

10 pages

Format :

.doc

Published date :

01/19/2009

Category :

Arts & media

Sub category :

Journalism

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Summary :

General introduction.
History of Burundi.
1. Before the colonization.
2. During the colonization.
3. Since the decolonization.
The current economic situation.
1. GDP.
2. GDP per capita.
3. Natural resources and sectors.
4. Exports and imports Partners.
The economic and social difficulties for the country.
1. The population.
2. The total fertility rate.
3. The life expectancy at birth.
4. The human development index.
5. About education.
The action of the international community.
Conclusion.
My point of view.
Sources.

Abstract

burundi is a landlocked country, with an equatorial climate, on the east of africa. The country is called "The heart of africa" and it is located in a hilly and mountainous place, dropping to a plateau towards the east. There are some plains but no maritime claims. Concerning its area, the country is a slightly smaller than Maryland with 27,830 sq km. The country is bordered by 3 other countries: Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda and Tanzania and by 3 lakes. The most important is the Lake Tanganyika. burundi is divided into 17 provinces, 117 communes and 2,638 colonies. The capital is Bujumbura. for answer to the question "will burundi stay poor for ever?", firstly we are going to look at the history of the country. In fact, the history of the country - specially the last 40 years - has influenced the current economic situation of the country. Then we will try to explain this situation and understand the economic and social difficulties of burundi and discover the actions of the international community which play an important role for help the country. To finish we will talk about the future of the country.