BURKINA FASO: general data

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BURKINA FASO

general data of the country

General useful information

Note: some data are of constant value, while other are due to changes, fluctuations etc.

Nation and population

official name (short form): Burkina ; or: Burkina Faso

country code ISO: BF [BFA] //; - FIPS: UV

location: West Africa

time zone: 0 UT

surface (land) area: 274540 sq.km = 105972 sq.mi //; - area incl. inland waters: sq.km = sq.mi

geographical position in extreme co-ordinates: North: 15° N / South: 9° N / East: 2° E / West: 5° W

borders (land): Niger, Benin, Togo, Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire, Mali

borders (coastline): none

climate: tropical, semi-arid

Government

independent since: 1960-08-05

type of government: republic

capital: Ouagadougou

administrative division: province (30,45)

Population

population according to the latest census: (1996): 10312,609

total population according to the estimate of midyear 2000: 11946,065 //; or: 11274,000 ; 2001: 11856,000 ; 2002: 11831,000

population density: 44 per sq.km = 113 per sq.mi

population growth: 2,7% //; - doubling time: 24 years

birth rate: 46 - 47 per 1000

death rate: 17 - 20 per 1000

fertility rate: 7 children per female

maternal mortality: 810 per 100,000

infant mortality (in the first year of life): 207 per 1000

infant mortality (from 1st - 4th year of life): 107 - 137 per 1000

life expectancy: 46,5 years (male: 46 - 48; female: 47 - 51) [source PG: 42; FW: 43]

age breakdown: 0-14 years: 44% //; - 15-59 years: 51% //; - 60+ years: 5%

urbanisation: 18% //; - urbanisation growth: 3,8%

percentage of urban population in the greatest city: 41%

Ethnic composition, language, religion

ethnic groups: Mossi 48%; Mande 8%; Fulani 8%; Bobo 7%; Gurunsi 7%; Gurmantche 7%; Tuareg, Dyula, Songhai, Senufo, Lobi

languages: French (official), Fulani, Mossi plus several indigenous languages of the Sudanic group

religious affiliation: indigenous beliefs 45%; Sunnî Muslim 43%; Christian 12% (mostly Roman Catholic)

Health

daily food intake: 2149 calories per capita

population with access to safe water: %

people per physician: 30000 - 33333

people per hospital bed: 2400

Education, literacy

school enrolment: primary education 6-11 years: 21% [FW 2001: 35%]

school enrolment: secondary education: 3%

school enrolment: tertiary education 20-24 years: < 1%

adult literacy: 18 - 19% (male: 30%; female: 9%) [DK: 25% / FW 2000: m: 34 ; f: 14]

Economy and infrastructure

Economy and trade

currency: CFA franc = 100 centimes

annual inflation rate: 2 - 4%

population below poverty line: %

Gross Domestic Product: USD 305 - 1100 per capita

GNI USD 210 per capita //; - [ppp: 970]

GDP growth: 2,4%

income: USD 350 per capita

import: USD 536 per capita //; - export: USD 105 per capita

trade: USD 48 per capita //; - or 35% of GDP

trade partners: FR CI CH IT US JP SN TW SG CO IN TG BE

human development index: 0,32 //; - position of the country in the world no.: 159

female labour force: 47%

unemployment: 1%

tourism: 0,1 - 0,2 million

Economic activities in agriculture, fisheries, industry, mining, services, energy

land use: arable land: 13% //; - grass land: 37% //; - wooded area: 24% //; - arid land and desert: %

agriculture: labour force: 87% [FW 2001: 92%] //; - part of agriculture in GDP: 44% [FW 2002: 32%]

agricultural products: sorghum, millet, maize, sugar cane, groundnuts, seed cotton, pulses, rice

livestock (million): asses: 0,5 / camels: / cattle: 4,7 - 4,8 / goats: 8 - 9 / pigs: 0,6 / poultry: 22 - 23 / sheep: 6,6 - 7

fish catch: 7600 - 8505 metric tonnes

industry: labour force: 4% //; - part of industry in GDP: 20% [FW 2002: 19%]

industrial products: food processing, beverages, soap, textiles

mining products: gold, antimony, marble, manganese, silver, zinc, limestone

CO2 emission per capita: 0,1

services: labour force: 9% //; - part of services in GDP: 36%[FW 2002: 50%]

energy use (kg per capita): 16

electricity use (per capita):

annual water use (per capita): 40

Traffic, communication

road network: 13134 km //; - of which paved: 16% [2001] //; - of which are motorways: 0 km

vehicles: 1 - 4 per 1000 // international license plate: BF

railways: 622 km //; - railways passenger/km: 202

navigable inland waterways: 0 km

ownership telephone: 3 - 5 per 1000 // international dialling code: +226

ownership radio receivers: 33 - 48 per 1000

ownership tv-sets: 4,4 - 11 per 1000

newspaper circulation: 1,6 per 1000

persons per post office: 157000

personal computers: 1,3 per 1000

Some physical landmarks

mountains: Téna Kourou 747 m

lowest point: in the most southern point where the Black Volta river leaves the country

lakes (natural): unknown

lakes (artificial reservoirs): unknown

lakes (deepest): unknown

rivers: Black Volta, Red Volta

canals: unknown

waterfalls: unknown

caves: longest system: unknown / deepest:

islands: none

deserts: the Northern region is close the Southern part of the Sahara desert

other natural features:

Additional remarks, especially on the statistical information

other important features:

apart from physical landmarks most of the above figures are changeable, in most cases they date from the 1990's

primary sources used for the general information:

BB CA DK EV FW PW WA WB WR, and some - local national or international - statistical yearbooks

particulars concerning population data:

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