country report:
I wanted to talk about a country that some people never heard about which is the country Burundi. In order to cover a country report I have to mention the following:
Location and size: Burundi is located in East Central Africa and is slightly smaller than Maryland State. And the Land area is 27, 830 sq. km (10,745 sp mi).
Languages: Kirundi (Official), French (Official) and Swahili (Certain parts of the country)
Geography: Burundi is a landlocked country composed of hills and mountainous land and a plateau in the eastern region of the country. Also it is divided into 17 provinces. In addition to that, it has a major river such as the Kagera river also known as the source of the Nile river It has a major lake called lake Tanganyika which is the second deepest lake in the world(maximum depth of 4,800 ft.) after lake Baikal in Siberia and it is the third largest freshwater lake in the world. This lake is shared among four countries: DRC, Burundi, Tanzania and Zambia. The Major Cities are: Bujumbura (Capital City) and Gitega (old Capital) .
Climate: Burundian climate is equatorial and is composed of four seasons:
Two wet seasons from February to May and from September to November and Two dry seasons from June to August and from December to January. The Annual temperatures vary between 23 C and 17 C (73.4 F and 62.6 F).
Population: Population 8,691,005 with growth rate of 3.4% peer a year Composed of three main ethnic groups which are 85% Hutu (Bantu) 14% (Tutsi) and 1% Twa (Pygmy).
Religions: 62% Roman Catholic, 5% Protestant, 23% indigenous belief and 10% Muslim.
History and Politics: in 1899 Burundi became a German Colony but after World War I, German handed Burundi to Belgium. Burundi became a colony of Belgium and was renamed Ruanda-Urundi (Consisting of Burundi and Rwanda). On July 1st 1962, Burundi gained its independence and was no longer called Ruanda-Urundi. Shortly after independence was attained, Burundi joined the United Nations. (September 1962). June 1993, first democratic election won by Melchior Ndadaye who was assassinated after 100 days in office.
Economy: is divided into three sectors: agriculture which is 32.9% industry which is 21.3% services which is 45.8%. The main exports Coffee, Tea, Sugar and Cotton and the main imports Petroleum goods, Capital goods and food products.
Culture: holidays are observed in Burundi such as Christmas, Easter and, Eid. In Burundi’s culture getting married entails three main ceremonies.
buundi dance,lawoncoffee.comFood: Majority of the population lives off beans , sweet potatoes, corn or peas.
brundi food,myhungrytum.comTourist places to visit in Burundi: Saga Resha, Nyanza Lac (Resha), Rusizi Natural Reserve, Ruvubu National Park, and, Kibera National Park
Reference:
1-"CIA - The World Factbook." Welcome to the CIA Web Site — Central Intelligence Agency. Web. 26 Oct. 2011. Retrieved from
Preparation:
Looking for the third interviewee from the same country was not that easy. So I went to Burundi event which was in Mitchell Hall to find a Burundian in order to make an interview with him. I asked several people to interview them but all of them denied until I saw Shabani I approach to him and I invited him for an interview. He accepted the invitation, and then I scheduled a meeting in the library. As in the days of the first and the second interview I went to the meeting earlier and I brought the recorder with me and two sheets of the interview questions. After that, I booked a room in the library and I waited for him. Next, he came and before I start the interview I gave him his copy of the interview questions and I told to read the questions and to cancel the questions which he is not comfortable for answering them. Finally, he skimmed the questions and did not cancel any questions and we started the interview.
Personal review:
The last interview was the easiest one because I knew what to do. I had confidence and I hardly made mistakes. When comparing all of the interviews I see that each one of them is similar in some parts and different in others. Furthermore, after I finished the third interview I had a different feeling than the first and the second ones. I asked the fact questions with knowing the answers previously because all of the interviewees are from the same country which is Burundi. Additionally, I found that the questions which based on the interviewee opinion are kind of similar. That leaded to believe that people from the same country share lots of opinions. Finally, the Shabani influenced me when I asked him about “how do you see yourself in 15 years” because he said “a successful man”.
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