| Country (long form) |
none |
| Capital |
Ouagadougou |
| Total Area |
105,869.21 sq mi
274,200.00 sq km
(slightly larger than Colorado) |
| Population |
11,946,065 (July 2000 est.)
note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS |
| 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 |
46.29 male, 47.18 female (2000 est.) |
| Government Type |
parliamentary |
| Currency |
1 Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (CFAF) = 100 centimes |
| GDP (per capita) |
$1,100 (1999 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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