Official Name: Burkina Faso
Currency: Franc
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Hemisphere: Northern
Continent: Africa
Location: In W Africa, S of the Sahara. Neighbors: Mali on NW, Niger on NE, Benin, Togo, Ghana, Cote d`lvoire on S
Area: 103,456 sq mi, 267,950 sq km
Form of Government: Multiparty republic with one legislative house (National Assembly 111)
Population: (2007) 141,378,000
Population Density: (2007) persons per sq mi 178.4, persons per sq km 68.9
Principal Language(s): French (official), native African Sudanic-family languages
Religions: Muslim 50%, indigenous beliefs 40%, Christian (mainly Roman Catholic) 10%
Capital: Ouagadougou
Capital Population: 1,488,176
Capital Average Temperature: Maximum: 28.3 degrees Celsius, 82.9 degrees Fahrenheit
Major Cities: Bobo-Dioulasso 452,349, Koudougou 142,360, Tenkodogo 130,084, Solenzo 123,488
Topography: Landlocked Burkina Faso is in the savanna region of W Africa. The N is arid, hot, and thinly populated.
Economy: G.D.P. $17.5 billion
G.D.P. per Capita: $1,200
Vital Statistics: Birth rate per 1,000 population (2006): 45.6 (world avg. 20.3) . Death rate per 1,000 population (2006); 15.6 (world avg. 8.6) Total fertility rate (avg. births per childbearing woman 2006) 6.47. Life expectancy at birth (2006) male 47.3 years; female 50.4 years
Government Website: www.burkinaembassy-usa.org
Reference Sources: The World Almanac 2009, The New York Times Almanac 2009, Time Almanac 2009, World Climate website.
