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Burkina Faso Geography

Burkina Faso Geography

Burkina Faso is a land-locked country. The nearest port is located at 1145 kilometers from the capital Ouagadougou in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. The area is 274,200 km sq, mostly flat and with hills in the West and the Southeast. It is bordered by Benin, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Mali, Niger, and Togo. All but Ghana are French speaking countries. The climate is tropical with rainy and dry seasons.

Map of Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso socio-economic statistics

Indicators Burkina Statistics

Capital

 Ouagadougou, pop. 1 million
Government Parliamentary democracy
Population

11,946,000 (Year 2000 est.).
Growth rate: 2.94%
Sex Ratio 0.95 males / females (1999 est.)
Natural Resources

Gold, manganese, limestone, marble, copper, bauxite, nickel, lead, phosphates, zinc, silver
Currency 1 Euro = 666.53 CFA
Trade-Exports Cotton, gold, livestock, peanuts, shea nuts
Health Policy

About 90% of people have access to the free health system. Patient pays drugs, labs fees.
GNP per capita $240 (1999 est.)
Ethnic groups

Mossi (largest). Gurunsi, Peuls, Lobi, Mande, Gourmantche, Bissa, Dagari, Bobo, Senoufo, Dioulas, Samos, Nouna, etc.
Official Language French
Religions

Islam, Christianity, Traditional religions (Animism).
Issues and problems

High illiteracy rate, droughts, soil degradation, deforestation.
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