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Burkina Faso

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Background :

Burkina Faso (formerly Upper Volta) achieved independence from France in 1960. Repeated military coups during the 1970s and 1980s were followed by multiparty elections in the early 1990s. Current President Blaise COMPAORE came to power in a 1987 military coup and has won every election since then. Burkina Faso's high population density and limited natural resources result in poor economic prospects for the majority of its citizens. Recent unrest in Cote d'Ivoire and northern Ghana has hindered the ability of several hundred thousand seasonal Burkinabe farm workers to find employment in neighboring countries. In January 2008, Burkina Faso assumed a nonpermanent seat on the UN Security Council for the 2008-09 term. 

Location :

Western Africa, north of Ghana 

Geographic Coordinates Center :

13 00 N, 2 00 W  (Latitude, Longtitude)

Geographic Coordinates Rectangle :

West -5.52
North 15.08
East 2.41
South 9.40

Area :

total 274 200 square km
land 273 800 square km
water 400 square km

Land boundaries :

total 3 193 km
Benin (bj) 306 km
Cote d'Ivoire 584 km
Ghana (gh) 549 km
Mali (ml) 1 000 km
Niger (ne) 628 km
Togo (tg) 126 km

Coastline :

0.00 km

Climate :

tropical; warm, dry winters; hot, wet summers 

Terrain :

mostly flat to dissected, undulating plains; hills in west and southeast 

Elevation extremes :

lowest point 200 metres
highest point 749 metres

Natural resources :

limestone manganese
marble

Land use :

arable land 17.66 %
permanent crops 0.22 %
other 82.12 %

Irrigated land :

250 square km

current issues :

recent droughts and desertification severely affecting agricultural activities, population distribution, and the economy; overgrazing; soil degradation; deforestation 

international agreements :

Biodiversity Climate Change
Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol Desertification
Endangered Species Hazardous Wastes
Law of the Sea Marine Life Conservation
Ozone Layer Protection Wetlands

Population :

15 746 232 

Indicators :

Growth rate 3.10 %
Birth rate 44.33 births/1,000 population
Total fertility rate 6.28 children born/woman
Death rate 13.30 deaths/1,000 population

Age structure :

0-14 years 46.20 %
15-64 years 51.30 %
65 years and over 2.50 %

Median age :

total 16.80 years
male 16.60 years
female 17.00 years

Sex ratio :

at birth 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years 1.01 male(s)/female
15-64 years 0.99 male(s)/female
65 years and over 0.65 male(s)/female
total population 0.99 male(s)/female

Health :

Infant mortality rate 84.49 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth - total population 52.95 years
Life expectancy at birth - male 51.04 years
Life expectancy at birth - female 54.91 years
HIV-AIDS adult prevalence rate 1.60 %
HIV-AIDS people living with HIV-AIDS 130 000
HIV-AIDS deaths 9 200

Religions :

Muslim 50.00 %
indigenous beliefs 40.00 %
Christian 10.00 %

Languages :

French  
African belonging to Sudanic family spoken by 90.00 %

Literacy :

total population 21.80 %
male 29.40 %
female 15.20 %

Country name :

conventional short form Burkina Faso
local short form Burkina Faso
former Upper Volta, Republic of Upper Volta

Country Codes :

ISO 3166 BF
ISO Numeric 854
ISO3 BFA
FIPS UV
ccTLD bf
English Burkina Faso

Administrative divisions :

45 provinces; Bale, Bam, Banwa, Bazega, Bougouriba, Boulgou, Boulkiemde, Comoe, Ganzourgou, Gnagna, Gourma, Houet, Ioba, Kadiogo, Kenedougou, Komondjari, Kompienga, Kossi, Koulpelogo, Kouritenga, Kourweogo, Leraba, Loroum, Mouhoun, Nahouri, Namentenga, Nayala, Noumbiel, Oubritenga, Oudalan, Passore, Poni, Sanguie, Sanmatenga, Seno, Sissili, Soum, Sourou, Tapoa, Tuy, Yagha, Yatenga, Ziro, Zondoma, Zoundweogo 

Capital :

name Ouagadougou
geographic coordinates 12 22 N, 1 31 W
time difference 0.00

International organization participation :

ACCT ACP
AU AfDB
ECOWAS Entente
FAO FZ
G-77 IAEA
IBRD ICAO
ICC ICCt
ICRM IDA
IDB IFAD
IFC IFRCS
ILO IMF
IOC IOM
IPU ISO (correspondent)
ITSO ITU
ITUC Interpol
MIGA MONUC
NAM OIC
OIF OPCW
PCA UN
UNCTAD UNESCO
UNIDO UNITAR
UNMIS UNOCI
UNWTO UPU
WADB (regional) WAEMU
WCO WFTU
WHO WIPO
WMO WTO

Independence :

1960-08-05 

National holiday :

Republic Day

1958-12-11

Executive branch :

President Blaise COMPAORE Prime Minister Tertius ZONGO

GDP - Gross Domestic product :

PPP - Purchasing Power Parity 19 120 000 000 $
Official Exchange Rate 7 780 000 000
RGR - Real Growth rate 5.20 %
PPP - per capita 1 200 $

GDP Composition by sector :

agriculture 29.40 %
industry 20.10 %
services 50.50 %

Labor force - by occupation :

agriculture 90.00 %
services 10.00 %

Other Indicators :

Labor force 6 668 000 people
Unemployment rate 77.00 %
Population below poverty line 46.40 %
Distribution of family income - Gini index 39.50
Inflation rate (consumer prices) 3.70 %
Investment (gross fixed) 20.10 % of GDP
Current account balance - 480 000 000 $
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 826 000 000 $
Debt external 1 840 000 000 $
Military expenditures 1.20 % of GDP

Household income or consumption by percentage share :

lowest 10% 2.80 %
highest 10% 32.20 %

Budget :

revenues 1 364 000 000 $
expenditures 1 910 000 000 $

Agriculture - products :

corn cotton
livestock millet
peanuts rice
sesame shea nuts
sorghum

Industries :

agricultural processing beverages
cigarettes cotton lint
gold soap
textiles

Energy :

Electricity Production 611 600 000 kWh
Electricity Consumption 568 800 000 kWh
Oil Consumption 9 000 bbl/day
Oil Imports 8 283 bbl/day

Value :

648 000 000 $

Partners :

Singapore (sg) 16.60 %
Belgium (be) 12.60 %
China (cn) 11.00 %
Thailand (th) 8.90 %
Ghana (gh) 6.80 %
India (in) 6.30 %
Niger (ne) 5.10 %
Denmark (dk) 4.80 %

Commodities :

cotton gold
livestock

Value :

1 076 000 000 $

Partners :

Cote dIvoire 26.70 %
France (fr) 20.00 %
Togo (tg) 8.00 %
Libya (ly) 4.60 %

Commodities :

capital products foodstuffs
petroleum

Currency-name :

Communaute Financiere Africaine franc 

Communications :

Telephons Main lines in use 144 000
Telephons Mobile, Cellular 2 553 000
FM Radio broadcast stations 26
Television broadcast stations 3
Internet Country code (ccTLD) bf
Internet Hosts 1 951
Internet Users 140 000

Transportation :

Airports with paved runways 2
Roadways - total 92 495 km
Roadways - paved 3 857 km
Roadways - unpaved 88 638 km
Railways 622 km

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