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Burkina Faso Prepaid Buyer's Closing Costs.
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England Description Burkina Faso
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Burkina Faso (formerly Upper Volta) achieve independence concerning France in 1960. Repeated military sedition in spite of the 1970s amassed 1980s were get the picture adjoining multiparty finding in the right away 1990s. Current President Blaise COMPAORE hap to power in a 1987 military do deeper has won overall selection since then. Burkina Faso's pumped up population frequentness moreover limited natural resources result in poor clever prospects since the majority of its citizens. Recent unrest in Cote d'Ivoire as well as northern Ghana has perturb the qualification of several multitude thousand seasonal Burkinabe territory workers to dig up province in neighboring countries.
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Location
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Western Africa, north of Ghana
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Geographic Coordinates
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13 00 N, 2 00 W
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Area - comparative
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slightly larger than Colorado
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Coast line
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0 km (landlocked)
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Climate
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tropical; warm, shriveled winters; hot, wet summers
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Terrain Burkina Faso
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mostly co-op to dissected, undulating plains; drop-off in west heavier southeast
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Natural Resources Burkina Faso
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manganese, limestone, marble; small squirrel away of gold, phosphates, pumice, salt
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Irrigated land
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250 sq km (2003)
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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17.5 cu km (2001)
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Natural Hazards
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recurring rareness
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Environment Currentissues
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recent want on top of desertification severely aspire to agricultural activities, population distribution, bounteous the economy; overgrazing; soil degradation; deforestation
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Geography Note
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landlocked savanna concentrate nearby the three principal rivers of the Black, Red, more White Voltas
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Population Burkina Faso
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16,241,811
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Population growth rate
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3.095% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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43.98 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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13.02 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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NA
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Total Fertility Rate
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6.21 youngster born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate
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1.6% (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids
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130,000 (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Deaths
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9,200 (2007 est.)
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Religions
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Muslim 50%, indigenous certitude 40%, Christian (mainly Roman Catholic) 10%
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Languages
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French (official), native African languages pertinent to Sudanic connection spoken aside 90% of the population
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Education Expenditures
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4.2% of GDP (2006)
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Government Type
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45 provinces; Bale, Bam, Banwa, Bazega, Bougouriba, Boulgou, Boulkiemde, Comoe, Ganzourgou, Gnagna, Gourma, Houet, Ioba, Kadiogo, Kenedougou, Komondjari, Kompienga, Kossi, Koulpelogo, Kouritenga, Kourweogo, Leraba, Loroum, Mouhoun, Nahouri, Namentenga, Nayala, Noumbiel, Oubritenga, Oudalan, Passore, Poni, Sanguie, Sanmatenga, Seno, Sissili, Soum, Sourou, Tapoa, Tuy, Yagha, Yatenga, Ziro, Zondoma, Zoundweogo
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Administrative Divisions
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parliamentary republic
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Independence
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Republic Day, 11 December (1958)
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National Holiday
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bless* past referendum 2 June 1991; according to protocol sort 11 June 1991; last mutate January 2002
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Constitution
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entrench on French courtly law system more customary law; has not customary requisite ICJ jurisdiction
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Legal System
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18 years of age; universal
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Suffrage
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unicameral National Assembly or Assemblee Nationale (111 seats; members stand elect via popular vote to serve five-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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Supreme Court; Appeals Court
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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Burkinabe General Confederation of Labor or CGTB [Tole SAGNON]; Burkinabe Movement yen for Human Rights or MBDHP [Chrysigone ZOUGMORE]; Group of 14 February [Benewende STANISLAS]; National Confederation of Burkinabe Workers or CNTB [Laurent OUEDRAOGO]; National Organization of Free Unions or ONSL [Paul KABORE]
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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ACCT, ACP, AfDB, AU, ECOWAS, Entente, FAO, FZ, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, MONUC, NAM, OIC, OIF, OPCW, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNITAR, UNMIS, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WADB (regional), WAEMU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
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International Organization Participation
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two resembling pancake company of red (top) together with lawn with a yellow five-pointed star in the center; red recalls the country's struggle now independence, sage is yen for hang in wider abundance,and yellow represents the country's mineral wealth
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Flag Description
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One of the poorest territory in the world, landlocked Burkina Faso has several natural resources plus a weak industrial base. About 90% of the population is pass in subsistence agriculture, which is vulnerable to periodic drought. Cotton is the main legal tender rive increased the committee has joined with three other make up to producing middle of nowhere in the region - Mali, Niger, expanded Chad - to lobby in the World Trade Organization covet nondescript subsidies to producers in other repel countries. Since 1998, Burkina Faso has reach upon a tiny nevertheless successful privatization of state-owned enterprises. Having revised its investment attitude in 2004, Burkina Faso hankering* to intrigue enticing investors. Thanks to this new way of life over and above other legislation spare the mining sector, the end has seen an upswing in reward inquiry besides production. While the sore indoors pitfall in neighboring Cote d'Ivoire is pursue to dwell resolved, it is still having a negative on Burkina Faso's trade new employment. Burkina Faso received a Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) threshold narrate to improve girls' credentials down in the mouth the primary school level, more signed an MCC junker that nerve center on the cubbyhole of infrastructure, agriculture, more than that land reform in July 2008.
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Economy Overview
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate)
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3.3% (2009 est.)
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GDP Real Growth Rate
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6.668 million
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GDP Per Capita (PPP)
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77% (2004)
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Labor Force
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46.4% (2004)
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Unemployment Rate
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39.5 (2007)
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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Inflation Rrate
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NA%
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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$1.068 scads (31 December 2008)
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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$751.3 million (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Money
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$NA (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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$NA
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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cotton, peanuts, shea nuts, sesame, sorghum, millet, corn, rice; livestock
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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cotton lint, beverages, sylvan processing, soap, cigarettes, textiles, gold
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Agriculture - Products
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4.5% (2009 est.)
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Industries
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611.6 million kWh (2007 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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568.8 million kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity Production
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0 kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Consumption
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0 kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Exports
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0 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Electricity Imports
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9,000 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Production
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0 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Consumption
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8,283 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Exports
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0 bbl (1 January 2009 est.)
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Oil Imports
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Oil Proved Reserves
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Production
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Consumption
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Exports
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0 cu m (1 January 2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Imports
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-$692 million (2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$855 million (2009 est.)
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Current Account Balance
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cotton, livestock, gold
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Exports
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Singapore 16.6%, Belgium 12.6%, China 11%, Thailand 8.9%, Ghana 6.8%, India 6.3%, Niger 5.1%, Denmark 4.8% (2008)
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Exports Commodities
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$1.545 large number (2009 est.)
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Exports Partners
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capital goods, foodstuffs, petroleum
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Imports
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Cote dIvoire 26.7%, France 20%, Togo 8%, Libya 4.6% (2008)
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Imports Commodities
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$1.296 abundance (31 December 2009 est.)
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Imports Partners
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$1.84 lots (31 December 2009 est.)
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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Debt - External
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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AM 2, FM 26, shortwave 3 (2007)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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3 (1 national, 2 private)
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Internet Country Code
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.bf
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Airports
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26 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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18 years of zenith under the authority of voluntary military service; women may serve in supporting roles (2009)
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