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National name: Burkina Faso
President: Blaise Compaore (1991)
Prime Minister: Kadre Desire Ouedraogo (1996)
Area: 105,870 sq. mi. (274,200 sq. km)
Population (1999 est.): 11,575,898 (average annual rate of natural increase: 2.83%); birth rate: 44.8/1000; infant mortality rate: 107.2/1000; density per sq. mi.: 109
Capital and largest city (1994 est.): Ouagadougou, 500,000
Monetary unit: Franc CFA
Languages: French, tribal languages
Ethnicity/race: Mossi (about 24%), Gurunsi, Senufo, Lobi, Bobo, Mande, Fulani
Religions: Muslim, 50%; Christian (mainly Roman Catholic), 10%; indigenous beliefs, 40%
Literacy rate: 18%
Economic summary: GDP/PPP (1998 est.): $11.6 billion; $1,000 per capita. Real growth rate: 6%. Inflation: 2.5%. Unemployment: n.a. Arable land: 13%. Agriculture: peanuts, shea nuts, sesame, cotton, sorghum, millet, corn, rice; livestock. Labor force: 4.679 million (persons 10 years old and over, according to a sample survey taken in 1991); agriculture, 85%; industry, commerce, services, government (1998). Industry: cotton lint, beverages, agricultural processing, soap, cigarettes, textiles, gold. Natural resources: manganese, limestone, marble, gold, antimony, copper, nickel, bauxite, lead, phosphates, zinc, silver. Exports: 400 million (f.o.b., 1997 est.): cotton, animal products, gold. Imports: $700 million (f.o.b., 1997 est.): machinery, food products, petroleum. Major trading partners: Côte d'Ivoire, France, Italy, Mali, Togo, Nigeria.
