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| Country |
: |
Burkina Faso |
| Capital |
: |
Ouagadougou |
| Total Area |
: |
105,869.21 sq mi
274,200.00 sq km
(slightly larger than
Colorado) |
| Population |
: |
12,272,289 (July 2001 est.)
note: estimates for this
country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to
AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and
death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution
of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected |
| Estimated Population in 2050 |
: |
34,303,964 |
| Languages |
: |
French (official), native African languages belonging to
Sudanic family spoken by 90% of the population |
| Literacy |
: |
19.2% total, 29.5% male, 9.2% female (1995
est.) |
| Religions |
: |
Indigenous beliefs 40%, Muslim 50%, Christian (mainly Roman
Catholic) 10% |
| Life Expectancy |
: |
45.86 male, 46.98 female (2001 est.) |
| Government Type |
: |
Parliamentary |
| Currency |
: |
Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (CFAF) = 100
centimes |
| GDP (per capita) |
: |
$1,000 (2000 est.) |
| Industry |
: |
Cotton lint, beverages, agricultural processing, soap,
cigarettes, textiles, gold |
| Agriculture |
: |
Peanuts, shea nuts, sesame, cotton, sorghum, millet, corn,
rice; livestock |
| Arable Land |
: |
13% |
| Natural Resources |
: |
Manganese, limestone, marble; small deposits of gold,
antimony, copper, nickel, bauxite, lead, phosphates, zinc, silver |
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