 Burkina Faso
Facts and Figures
Source: CIA World Factbook |
| Coordinates |
13 00 N, 2 00 W |
| Area |
total: 274,200 sq km land: 273,800 sq km water: 400 sq km |
| Climate |
tropical; warm, dry winters; hot, wet summers |
| Terrain |
mostly flat to dissected, undulating plains; hills in west and southeast |
| Population |
14,326,203 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2007 est.) |
| Languages |
French (official), native African languages belonging to Sudanic family spoken by 90% of the population |
| Imports |
capital goods, foodstuffs, petroleum |
| Exports |
cotton, livestock, gold |
| Hazards |
recurring droughts |
| Resources |
manganese, limestone, marble; small deposits of gold, phosphates, pumice, salt |
| Geography |
landlocked savanna cut by the three principal rivers of the Black, Red, and White Voltas |
| Nationality |
noun: Burkinabe (singular and plural) adjective: Burkinabe |
| Capital |
name: Ouagadougou geographic coordinates: 12 22 N, 1 31 W time difference: UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) |
| Internet Country Code |
.bf |
| Internet Users |
64,600 (2005) |
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