CORD in Burundi

Key facts about Burundi

• Burundi is the eleventh poorest country in the world
• There is a population of 8.5 million
• Life expectancy is 48.5 years of age
• Agriculture is the main industry
• 62% of people are Roman Catholic
• Years of conflict and a decade of civil war forced 770,000 Burundian refugees to flee to neighbouring Tanzania
• An estimated half a million people were killed in the fighting
• 87% people live on less than 2 US$ a day
• A fragile peace has seen more than half the refugees return home