Burkina Faso
- Official Name:
- Burkina Faso
- Area:
- 274.200 km 2
- Population (2007):
- 14.326.203 inhabitants
- Coastline:
- 0 km. None
- Capital:
- Ouagadougou
- Maritime Ports and terminals:
- None
- Maritime claims:
-
- Territorial sea: None
- Exclusive economic zone: None
- Continental shelf: None
- Political divisions:
- 45 provinces; Bale, Bam, Banwa, Bazega, Bougouriba, Boulgou, Boulkiemde, Comoe, Ganzourgou, Gnagna, Gourma, Houet, Ioba, Kadiogo, Kenedougou, Komondjari, Kompienga, Kossi, Koulpelogo, Kouritenga, Kourweogo, Leraba, Loroum, Mouhoun, Nahouri, Namentenga, Nayala, Noumbiel, Oubritenga, Oudalan, Passore, Poni, Sanguie, Sanmatenga, Seno, Sissili, Soum, Sourou, Tapoa, Tuy, Yagha, Yatenga, Ziro, Zondoma, Zoundweogo
- Language(s):
- French (official), native African languages belonging to Sudanic family spoken by 90% of the population
- National holiday:
- Republic Day, 11 December (1958)
- Nationality:
- Burkinabe (singular and plural)
- Official time:
- UTC 0.
- Member of:
- ACCT, ACP, AfDB, AU, ECOWAS, Entente, FAO, FZ, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITU, ITUC, MIGA, MONUC, NAM, OIC, OIF, ONUB, OPCW, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WADB (regional), WAEMU, WCL, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
- Internet country code:
- .bf
Economic Profile
- Currency:
-
CFA Franc (XOF) - GDP - per capita (PPP):
- USD1.300 (2006 est.)
- GDP (official exchange rate):
- (2006 est.) USD 5.832.000.000
- PIB (Real growth rate:
- 6,5% (2006 est.)
- GDP (Composition by sector): (2006 est.)
-
- Agriculture: 32,6%
- Industry: 19,7%
- Services: 47,7%
- Labor force:
- 5.000.000 (2003 est.)
- Labor force - by occupation (2000):
-
- Agriculture 90%
- Industry and services: 10%
- Unemployment rate:
- ND
- Inflation rate (Consumer prices):
- 4% (2006 est)
- Investment (Gross Fixed):
- 20,5% del PIB (2006 est.)
- Budget:
-
- Revenues: USD1.158.000.000
- Expenditures: USD1.714.000.000
- Public debt:
- ND
- Current account balance:
- USD -604.600.000 (2006 est.)
- Exports:
- USD 543.5 million FOB (2006 est.)
- Exports - Commodities:
- Cotton, livestock, gold
- Exports - Partners:
- China 39,7%, Singapore 13%, Thailand 5,9%, Ghana 5,4%, Taiwan 4,6% (2005)
- Imports:
- USD 1.016.000.000 FOB (2006 est.)
- Imports - Commodities:
- Capital goods, foodstuffs, petroleum
- Imports - partners:
- France 23,7%, Cote d'Ivoire 23,3%, Togo 6,7% (2005)
- Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
- USD 1.328.000.000 (2006 est.)
- Debt - external:
- USD 1.850.000.000 (2006)
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