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Burkina Faso:
Factsheet
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Country
Name: BURKINA-FASO
Capital:
Ouagadougou
US
Contact:
Chancery
2340 Massachusetts Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20008
 1.202.332.5577
 1.202.667.1882
Related
Link: http://www.aib.bf/
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Geography
Area:
total: 274,200 sq km
Land: 273,800 sq km
Water: 400 sq km
Geographic coordinates: 13 00 N, 2 00 W
Landlocked
savanna cut by the three principal rivers of the Black, Red,
and White Voltas.
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Population
Estimates
for this country explicitly take into account the effects
of excess mortality due to AIDS. (July 2001 est.).
12272289
(July 2001 est.)
Growth
rate: 2.68% (2001 est.)
Birth rate: 44.79 births/1,000 population (2001
est.)
Death rate:17.05 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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Climate
Tropical;
warm, dry winters; hot, wet summers.
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Natural
Resources/Land Use
Manganese,
limestone, marble; small deposits of gold, antimony, copper,
nickel, bauxite, lead, phosphates, zinc, silver
Arable
land: 13%
Permanent crops: 0%
Permanent pastures: 22%
Forests and woodland: 50%
Other: 15% (1993 est.)
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Natural
Hazards/Environmental Issues
Recurring
droughts.
Recent
droughts and desertification severely affecting agricultural
activities, population distribution, and the economy; overgrazing;
soil degradation; deforestation.
Party
to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered
Species, Hazardous Wastes, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone
Layer Protection, Wetlands
Signed, but not ratified: Law of the Sea, Nuclear
Test Ban
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Economy
One of
the poorest countries in the world, landlocked Burkina Faso
has a high population density, few natural resources, and
a fragile soil. About 90% of the population is engaged in
(mainly subsistence) agriculture which is highly vulnerable
to variations in rainfall. Following the African franc currency
devaluation in January 1994 the government updated its development
program in conjunction with international agencies, and exports
and economic growth have increased.
GDP:
purchasing power parity - $12 billion (2000 est.)
GDP - per capita: purchasing power parity - $1,000
(2000 est.)
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Information
Source:
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/
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