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Repeated military coups during the 1970s and 1980s were followed by multiparty elections in the early 1990s. Current President Blaise COMPAORE came to power in a 1987 military coup and has won every election since then. Burkina Faso's high population density and limited natural resources result in poor economic prospects for the majority of its citizens. Recent unrest in Cote d'Ivoire and northern Ghana has hindered the ability of several hundred thousand seasonal Burkinabe farm workers to find employment in neighboring countries. Location Western Africa, north of Ghana   Geographic Coordinates 13 00 N, 2 00 W Area - comparative slightly larger than Colorado Coast line 0 km (landlocked) Climate none (landlocked) Terrain Burkina Faso tropical; warm, dry winters; hot, wet summers Natural Resources Burkina Faso mostly flat to dissected, undulating plains; hills in west and southeast Irrigated land manganese, limestone, marble; small deposits of gold, phosphates, pumice, salt Total Renewable Water Resources 250 sq km (2003) Natural Hazards 17.5 cu km (2001) Environment Currentissues recurring droughts Geography Note recent droughts and desertification severely affecting agricultural activities, population distribution, and the economy; overgrazing; soil degradation; deforestation Population Burkina Faso landlocked savanna cut by the three principal rivers of the Black, Red, and White Voltas Population growth rate 16,241,811 Birth Rate 3.095% (2010 est.) Death Rate 43.98 births/1,000 population (2010 est.) Netmigration Rate 13.02 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.) Total Fertility Rate NA Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate 6.21 children born/woman (2010 est.) Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids 1.6% (2007 est.) Hiv/Aids Deaths 9,200 (2007 est.) Religions Mossi over 40%, other approximately 60% (includes Gurunsi, Senufo, Lobi, Bobo, Mande, and Fulani) Languages Muslim 50%, indigenous beliefs 40%, Christian (mainly Roman Catholic) 10% Education Expenditures French (official), native African languages belonging to Sudanic family spoken by 90% of the population Government Type 4.2% of GDP (2006) Administrative Divisions parliamentary republic Independence 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 National Holiday 5 August 1960 (from France) Constitution Republic Day, 11 December (1958) Legal System approved by referendum 2 June 1991; formally adopted 11 June 1991; last amended January 2002 Suffrage based on French civil law system and customary law; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction Legislative Branch 18 years of age; universal Political Partie Sand Leaders unicameral National Assembly or Assemblee Nationale (111 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms) Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders African Democratic Rally-Alliance for Democracy and Federation or ADF-RDA [Gilbert OUEDRAOGO]; Citizen's Popular Rally or RPC [Antoine QUARE]; Coalition of Democratic Forces of Burkina or CFD-B [Amadou Diemdioda DICKO]; Congress for Democracy and Progress or CDP [Roch Marc-Christian KABORE]; Democratic and Popular Rally or RDP [Nana THIBAUT]; Movement for Tolerance and Progress or MTP [Nayabtigungou Congo KABORE]; Party for African Independence or PAI [Soumane TOURE]; Party for Democracy and Progress-Socialist Party or PDP-PS [Ali LANKOANDE]; Party for Democracy and Socialism or PDS [Felix SOUBEIGA]; Party for National Rebirth or PAREN [Jeanne TRAORE]; Rally for the Development of Burkina or RDB [Antoine KARGOUGOU]; Rally of Ecologists of Burkina Faso or RDEB [Ram OUEDRAGO]; Republican Party for Integration and Solidarity or PARIS; Union for Democracy and Social Progress or UDPS [Fidele HIEN]; Union for Rebirth - Sankarist Movement or UNIR-MS [Benewende STANISLAS]; Union for the Republic or UPR [Toussaint Abel COULIBALY]; Union of Sankarist Parties or UPS [Ernest Nongma OUEDRAOGO] International Organization Participation Burkinabe General Confederation of Labor or CGTB [Tole SAGNON]; Burkinabe Movement 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] Flag Description 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 Economy Overview two equal horizontal bands of red (top) and green with a yellow five-pointed star in the center; red recalls the country's struggle for independence, green is for hope and abundance,and yellow represents the country's mineral wealth GDP (Purchasing Power Parity) One of the poorest countries in the world, landlocked Burkina Faso has few natural resources and a weak industrial base. About 90% of the population is engaged in subsistence agriculture, which is vulnerable to periodic drought. Cotton is the main cash crop and the government has joined with three other cotton producing countries in the region - Mali, Niger, and Chad - to lobby in the World Trade Organization for fewer subsidies to producers in other competing countries. Since 1998, Burkina Faso has embarked upon a gradual but successful privatization of state-owned enterprises. Having revised its investment code in 2004, Burkina Faso hopes to attract foreign investors. Thanks to this new code and other legislation favoring the mining sector, the country has seen an upswing in gold exploration and production. While the bitter internal crisis in neighboring Cote d'Ivoire is beginning to be resolved, it is still having a negative effect on Burkina Faso's trade and employment. Burkina Faso received a Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) threshold grant to improve girls' education at the primary school level, and signed an MCC compact that focuses on the areas of infrastructure, agriculture, and land reform in July 2008. GDP (Official Exchange Rate) $18.79 billion (2009 est.) GDP Real Growth Rate $7.871 billion (2009 est.) GDP Per Capita (PPP) 3.3% (2009 est.) Labor Force $1,200 (2009 est.) Unemployment Rate 6.668 million Population Below Poverty Line 77% (2004) Distribution Of Family Income 46.4% (2004) Unvestment Gross Fixed 39.5 (2007) Inflation Rrate 20.1% of GDP (2009 est.) Central Bank Discount Rate 3.7% (2009 est.) Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate 4.75% (31 December 2008) Stock Of Money NA% Stock Of Quasi Money $NA (31 December 2008) Stock Of Domestic Credit $NA (31 December 2008) Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares $NA (31 December 2008) Agriculture - Products $NA Industries cotton, peanuts, shea nuts, sesame, sorghum, millet, corn, rice; livestock Industrial Production Growth Rate cotton lint, beverages, agricultural processing, soap, cigarettes, textiles, gold Electricity Production 3% (2009 est.) Electricity Consumption 611.6 million kWh (2007 est.) Electricity Exports 568.8 million kWh (2007 est.) Electricity Imports 0 kWh (2008 est.) Oil Production 0 kWh (2008 est.) Oil Consumption 0 bbl/day (2008 est.) Oil Exports 9,000 bbl/day (2008 est.) Oil Imports 0 bbl/day (2007 est.) Oil Proved Reserves 8,283 bbl/day (2007 est.) Natural Gas Production 0 bbl (1 January 2009 est.) Natural Gas Consumption 0 cu m (2008 est.) Natural Gas Exports 0 cu m (2008 est.) Natural Gas Imports 0 cu m (2008 est.) Natural Gas Proved Reserves 0 cu m (2008 est.) Current Account Balance 0 cu m (1 January 2009 est.) Exports -$480 million (2009 est.) Exports Commodities $648 million (2009 est.) Exports Partners cotton, livestock, gold Imports Singapore 16.6%, Belgium 12.6%, China 11%, Thailand 8.9%, Ghana 6.8%, India 6.3%, Niger 5.1%, Denmark 4.8% (2008) Imports Commodities $1.076 billion (2009 est.) Imports Partners capital goods, foodstuffs, petroleum Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold Cote dIvoire 26.7%, France 20%, Togo 8%, Libya 4.6% (2008) Debt - External $826 million (31 December 2009 est.) Radio Broadcast Stations Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (XOF) per US dollar - 481.35 (2009), 447.81 (2008), 493.51 (2007), 522.59 (2006), 527.47 (2005) Television Broadcast Stations 144,000 (2008) Internet Country Code 2.553 million (2008) Airports .bf Military Service Age and Obligation 18 years of age for voluntary military service; women may serve in supporting roles (2009)

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