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COUNTRY FACTS: BURKINA FASO
Name(official): Burkina Faso
Name(short): Burkina Faso
Capital City: Ouagadougou
Location: Western Africa
Coordinate: 13 00 N, 2 00 W
Independence: (From France) August 5; 1960
President: Blaise Compaore (President),
Paramanga Ernest Yonli (Prime Minister)
Type of Government: Parliamentary Republic
Total Area: 274 200sq.km.
Population: 13 902 972
People: Mossi over 40%, Gurunsi, Senufo, Lobi, Bobo, Mande, Fulani
Religion: Muslim 50%, indigenous beliefs 40%, Christian (mainly Roman Catholic) 10%
Languages: French(official), native Afrcan languages belonging to Sudanic family spoken by 90% of the population
Literacy: 26.6%total, 36.9%male, 16.6%female (2003 est.)
Currency: Communaute Financiere Africaine Franc
(1CFAF =100centimes)
GDP(per capita): $1 200 (2005 est.)
Arable Land: 17.66% (2005 est.)
Agriculture: Cotton, peanuts, shea nuts, sesame, sorghum, millet, corn, rice, livestock.
Natural resources: manganese, limestone, marble, small deposit of gold, phosphate, pumice, salt.
Embassy in Japan: Embassy of Burkina Faso
Chancery: Hiroo Glisten Hills 3F, 3-1-17, Hiroo, Shibuya-ku. Post Code: 150-0012 Tel. 03-3400-7919
Embassy of Burkina Faso
General Info: Burkina Faso Embassy, U.S.A.
International Phone Code: +226

ECONOMY: BUSINESS, TRADE AND INVESTMENT

MAJOR CITIES

Bobo-Dioulasso, Koudougou, Ouagadougou, Banfora, ouahigouya.

NEWS

INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:

GOVERNMENT: ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS

45 provinces: Balé, BAM, BANWA, Bazéga, BOUGOURIBA, BOULGOU, BOULKIEMDE, Comoé, GANZOURGOU, GNAGNA, GOURMA, HOUET, IOBA, KADIOGO, Kénédougou, KOMONDJARI, KOMPIENGA, KOSSI, Koulpélogo, KOURITTENGA, Kourwéogo, Léraba, LOROUM, MOUHOUN, NAHOURI, NAMENTENGA, NAYALA, NOUMBIEL, OUBRITENGA, OUDALAN, Passoré, PONI, Sanguié, SANMATENGA, Séno, SISSILI, SOUM, SOUROU, TAPOA, TUY, YAGHA, YATENGA, ZIRO, ZONDOMA, Zoundwéogo

GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS

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