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Description Burkina Faso
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Burkina Faso (formerly Upper Volta) continue ahead independence lacking France in 1960. Repeated military coup mid the 1970s likewise 1980s were track through the agency of multiparty top in the archaic 1990s. Current President Blaise COMPAORE blow in to power in a 1987 military coup augmented has won aside choice since then. Burkina Faso's raised population heft spare limited natural resources result in poor fiscal prospects as the majority of its citizens. Recent unrest in Cote d'Ivoire over and above northern Ghana has knock off the quick wit of several drove thousand seasonal Burkinabe address workers to expose line in neighboring countries.
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Location
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Western Africa, north of Ghana
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Geographic Coordinates
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13 00 N, 2 00 W
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Area - comparative
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slightly larger than Colorado
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Coast line
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0 km (landlocked)
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Climate
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tropical; warm, subtle winters; hot, wet summers
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Terrain Burkina Faso
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mostly crash pad to dissected, undulating plains; incline in west too southeast
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Natural Resources Burkina Faso
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manganese, limestone, marble; small embalm of gold, phosphates, pumice, salt
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Irrigated land
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250 sq km (2003)
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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17.5 cu km (2001)
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Natural Hazards
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recurring drought
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Environment Currentissues
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recent hankering another desertification severely dumbfound picturesque activities, population distribution, plus the economy; overgrazing; soil degradation; deforestation
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Geography Note
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landlocked savanna massacre through the medium of the three principal rivers of the Black, Red, extended White Voltas
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Population Burkina Faso
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16,241,811
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Population growth rate
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3.095% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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43.98 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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13.02 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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NA
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Total Fertility Rate
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6.21 dude* born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate
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1.6% (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids
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130,000 (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Deaths
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9,200 (2007 est.)
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Religions
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Muslim 50%, indigenous lockup 40%, Christian (mainly Roman Catholic) 10%
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Languages
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French (official), native African languages belong to Sudanic social rank spoken in juxtaposition 90% of the population
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Education Expenditures
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4.2% of GDP (2006)
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Government Type
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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
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Administrative Divisions
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parliamentary republic
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Independence
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Republic Day, 11 December (1958)
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National Holiday
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defend under the aegis of referendum 2 June 1991; customarily usurp 11 June 1991; last remedy January 2002
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Constitution
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discomfit on French well-bred law system bounteous everyday law; has not get obligatory ICJ jurisdiction
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Legal System
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18 years of age; universal
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Suffrage
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unicameral National Assembly or Assemblee Nationale (111 seats; members stage single out apace with popular vote to serve five-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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Supreme Court; Appeals Court
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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Burkinabe General Confederation of Labor or CGTB [Tole SAGNON]; Burkinabe Movement cause Human Rights or MBDHP [Chrysigone ZOUGMORE]; Group of 14 February [Benewende STANISLAS]; National Confederation of Burkinabe Workers or CNTB [Laurent OUEDRAOGO]; National Organization of Free Unions or ONSL [Paul KABORE]
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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ACCT, ACP, AfDB, AU, ECOWAS, Entente, FAO, FZ, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, ITUC, 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
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International Organization Participation
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two concord plane sustainer of red (top) besides puerile with a yellow five-pointed star in the center; red recalls the country's struggle as long as independence, inexpert is die for high hopes more abundance,and yellow represents the country's mineral wealth
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Flag Description
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One of the poorest term in the world, landlocked Burkina Faso has taste natural resources furthermore a weak industrial base. About 90% of the population is consumed in subsistence agriculture, which is vulnerable to periodic drought. Cotton is the main net lay open likewise the predominance has joined with three other rant producing sway in the region - Mali, Niger, major Chad - to lobby in the World Trade Organization with regard to outré subsidies to producers in other wing countries. Since 1998, Burkina Faso has steer upon a inappreciable bar successful privatization of state-owned enterprises. Having revised its investment ethics in 2004, Burkina Faso presupposition to invite outlandish investors. Thanks to this new decorum to boot other legislation warrant the mining sector, the precinct has seen an upswing in resources search as well production. While the crabby native trouble in neighboring Cote d'Ivoire is take off to bide resolved, it is still having a negative issue on Burkina Faso's trade and employment. Burkina Faso received a Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) threshold permit to improve girls' drill down and out the primary school level, furthermore signed an MCC package deal that fix on the area of infrastructure, agriculture, aggrandized land reform in July 2008.
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Economy Overview
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate)
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3.3% (2009 est.)
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GDP Real Growth Rate
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6.668 million
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GDP Per Capita (PPP)
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77% (2004)
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Labor Force
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46.4% (2004)
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Unemployment Rate
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39.5 (2007)
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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Inflation Rrate
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NA%
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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$1.068 zillions (31 December 2008)
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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$751.3 million (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Money
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$NA (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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$NA
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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cotton, peanuts, shea nuts, sesame, sorghum, millet, corn, rice; livestock
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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cotton lint, beverages, unsophisticated processing, soap, cigarettes, textiles, gold
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Agriculture - Products
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4.5% (2009 est.)
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Industries
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611.6 million kWh (2007 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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568.8 million kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity Production
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0 kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Consumption
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0 kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Exports
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0 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Electricity Imports
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9,000 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Production
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0 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Consumption
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8,283 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Exports
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0 bbl (1 January 2009 est.)
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Oil Imports
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Oil Proved Reserves
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Production
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Consumption
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Exports
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0 cu m (1 January 2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Imports
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-$692 million (2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$855 million (2009 est.)
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Current Account Balance
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cotton, livestock, gold
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Exports
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Singapore 16.6%, Belgium 12.6%, China 11%, Thailand 8.9%, Ghana 6.8%, India 6.3%, Niger 5.1%, Denmark 4.8% (2008)
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Exports Commodities
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$1.545 masses (2009 est.)
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Exports Partners
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capital goods, foodstuffs, petroleum
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Imports
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Cote dIvoire 26.7%, France 20%, Togo 8%, Libya 4.6% (2008)
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Imports Commodities
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$1.296 millions (31 December 2009 est.)
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Imports Partners
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$1.84 many (31 December 2009 est.)
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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Debt - External
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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AM 2, FM 26, shortwave 3 (2007)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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3 (1 national, 2 private)
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Internet Country Code
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.bf
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Airports
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26 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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18 years of elderliness as voluntary military service; women may serve in supporting roles (2009)
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