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| Burkina Faso Flag |
Full Name
Burkina Faso
Capital City
Ouagadougou (962,100)
Area
273,799 sq km
105,714 sq miles
Population
14,326,203 (growth rate: 3.0%)
Life Expectancy
total population: 49.21 years
male: 47.68 years
female: 50.8 years (2007 est.)
Time Zone
GMT/UTC +0
Languages
-French (official)
-native African languages belonging to Sudanic
family spoken by 90% of the population
Religion
Muslim 50%
Indigenous beliefs 40%
Christian (mainly Roman Catholic) 10%
Burkina Faso
Capital City
Ouagadougou (962,100)
Area
273,799 sq km
105,714 sq miles
Population
14,326,203 (growth rate: 3.0%)
Life Expectancy
total population: 49.21 years
male: 47.68 years
female: 50.8 years (2007 est.)
Time Zone
GMT/UTC +0
Languages
-French (official)
-native African languages belonging to Sudanic
family spoken by 90% of the population
Religion
Muslim 50%
Indigenous beliefs 40%
Christian (mainly Roman Catholic) 10%
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Electricity
220V 50HzHz
Country Dialing Code
226
President: Blaise Compaoré (1987)
Prime Minister: Tertius Zongo (2007)
Agriculture: cotton, peanuts, shea nuts, sesame,
sorghum, millet, corn, rice; livestock.
Communications:
general assessment: services only fair; in 2006 the
government sold a 51 percent stake in the national
telephone company and ultimately plans to retain
only a 23 percent stake in the company; fixed-line
connections stand at less than 1 per 100 persons;
mobile-cellular usage, fostered by multiple
providers, is increasing and stands at about 7 per
100 persons.