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Reference
Burkina Faso Facts and Figures from Encarta
Basic Facts
Official name Burkina Faso
Capital Ouagadougou
Area 274,200 sq km
105,900 sq mi
Burkina Faso
People
Population 13,228,460 (2003 estimate)
Population growth
Population growth rate 2.60 percent (2003 estimate)
Projected population in 2025 22,459,372 (2025 estimate)
Projected population in 2050 39,483,650 (2050 estimate)
Population density 48 persons per sq km (2003 estimate)
125 persons per sq mi (2003 estimate)
Urban/rural distribution
Share urban 17 percent (2001 estimate)
Share rural 83 percent (2001 estimate)
Largest cities, with population
Ouagadougou 709,736 (1996)
Bobo-Dioulasso 309,771 (1996)
Ethnic groups
Mossi, Gourounsi, Senufo, Lobi, Bobo, Mande, Fulani
Languages
French (official); tribal languages belonging to Sudanic family are spoken by 90 percent of the population.
Religious affiliations
Muslim 49 percent
Indigenous beliefs 34 percent
Roman Catholic 9 percent
Protestant 7 percent
Other 1 percent
Health and Education
Life expectancy
Total 44.5 years (2003 estimate)
Female 45.9 years (2003 estimate)
Male 43 years (2003 estimate)
Infant mortality rate 100 deaths per 1,000 live births (2003 estimate)
Population per physician 26,315 people (1997)
Population per hospital bed 706 people (1996)
Literacy rate
Total 26.6 percent (2003 estimate)
Female 16.6 percent (2003 estimate)
Male 36.9 percent (2003 estimate)
Education expenditure as a share of gross national product (GNP) 1.5 percent (1996)
Number of years of compulsory schooling 10 years (2000)
Number of students per teacher, primary school 49 students per teacher (1999-2000)
Government
Form of government Multiparty republic
Voting qualifications universal at age 18
Constitution June 1991, amended in 1997
Armed forces
Total number of military personnel 10,200 (2001)
Military expenditures as a share of gross domestic product (GDP) 1.6 percent (2001)
Economy
Gross domestic product (GDP, in U.S.$) $2.5 billion (2001)
GDP per capita (U.S.$) $220 (2001)
GDP by economic sector
Agriculture, forestry, fishing 38.2 percent (2001)
Industry 20.7 percent (2001)
Services 41.1 percent (2001)
Employment
Number of workers 5,682,709 (2001)
Workforce share of economic sector
Agriculture, forestry, fishing 92 percent (1990)
Industry 2 percent (1990)
Services 6 percent (1990)
Unemployment rate Not available
National budget (U.S.$)
Total revenue $467.1 million (1993)
Total expenditure $471.3 million (1993)
Monetary unit
1 Communaut* Financière Africaine (CFA) franc, consisting of 100 centimes
Major trade partners for exports
Singapore, Italy, France, Colombia, and Portugal
Major trade partners for imports
France, Côte d'Ivoire, Nigeria, United States, and Italy
Energy, Communications, and Transportation
Electricity production
Electricity from thermal sources 69.89 percent (2001 estimate)
Electricity from hydroelectric sources 30.11 percent (2001 estimate)
Electricity from nuclear sources 0 percent (2001 estimate)
Electricity from geothermal, solar, and wind sources 0 percent (2001 estimate)
Number of radios per 1,000 people 34 (1997)
Number of telephones per 1,000 people 5 (2001)
Number of televisions per 1,000 people 12 (2000 estimate)
Number of Internet hosts per 10,000 people 0.60 (2001)
Daily newspaper circulation per 1,000 people 1 (1996)
Number of motor vehicles per 1,000 people 5.5 (1997)
Paved road as a share of total roads 16 percent (1999)
Sources
Basic Facts and People sections
Area data are from the statistical bureaus of individual countries. Population, population growth rate, and population projections are from the United States Census Bureau, International Programs Center, International Data Base (IDB) (www.census.gov). Urban and rural population data are from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations (UN), FAOSTAT database (www.fao.org). Largest cities population data and political divisions data are from the statistical bureaus of individual countries. Ethnic divisions and religion data are largely from the latest Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) World Factbook and from various country censuses and reports. Language data are largely from the Ethnologue, Languages of the World, Summer Institute of Linguistics International (www.sil.org).
Health and Education section
Life expectancy and infant mortality data are from the United States Census Bureau, International Programs Center, International database (IDB) (www.census.gov). Population per physician and population per hospital bed data are from the World Health Organization (WHO) (www.who.int). Education data are from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) database (www.unesco.org).
Government section
Government, independence, legislature, constitution, highest court, and voting qualifications data are largely from various government Web sites, the latest Europa World Yearbook, and the latest Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) World Factbook. The armed forces data is from Military Balance.
Economy section
Gross domestic product (GDP), GDP per capita, GDP by economic sectors, employment, and national budget data are from the World Bank database (www.worldbank.org). Monetary unit, agriculture, mining, manufacturing, exports, imports, and major trade partner information is from the latest Europa World Yearbook and various International Monetary Fund (IMF) publications.
Energy, Communication, and Transportation section
Electricity information is from the Energy Information Administration (EIA) database (www.eia.doe.gov). Radio, telephone, television, and newspaper information is from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) database (www.unesco.org). Internet hosts, motor vehicles, and road data are from the World Bank database (www.worldbank.org).
Note
Figures may not total 100 percent due to rounding.