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location:
western africa. north of ghana
geographic coordinates:
13 00 n. 2 00 w
map references:
africa
area:
total: 274.200 sq km land: 273.800 sq km water: 400 sq km
area - comparative:
slightly larger than colorado
land boundaries:
total: 3.193 km border countries: benin 306 km. cote d'ivoire 584 km. ghana 549 km. mali 1.000 km. niger 628 km. togo 126 km
coastline:
0 km (landlocked)
maritime claims:
none (landlocked)
climate:
tropical; warm. dry winters; hot. wet summers
terrain:
mostly flat to dissected. undulating plains; hills in west and southeast
elevation extremes:
lowest point: mouhoun (black volta) river 200 m highest point: tena kourou 749 m
natural resources:
manganese. limestone. marble; small deposits of gold. phosphates. pumice. salt
land use:
arable land: 14.43% permanent crops: 0.19% other: 85.38% (2001)
irrigated land:
250 sq km (1998 est.)
natural hazards:
recurring droughts
environment - current issues:
recent droughts and desertification severely affecting agricultural activities. population distribution. and the economy; overgrazing; soil degradation; deforestation
environment - international agreements:
party to: biodiversity. climate change. desertification. endangered species. hazardous wastes. law of the sea. marine life conservation. ozone layer protection. wetlands signed. but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
geography - note:
landlocked savanna cut by the three principal rivers of the black. red. and white voltas
population:
13.925.313 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to aids; this can result in lower life expectancy. higher infant mortality and death rates. lower population and growth rates. and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (july 2005 est.)
age structure:
0-14 years: 46% (male 3.213.436/female 3.193.253) 15-64 years: 51.2% (male 3.487.201/female 3.635.673) 65 years and over: 2.8% (male 164.418/female 231.332) (2005 est.)
median age:
total: 16.82 years male: 16.43 years female: 17.22 years (2005 est.)
population growth rate:
2.53% (2005 est.)
birth rate:
44.17 births/1.000 population (2005 est.)
death rate:
18.86 deaths/1.000 population (2005 est.)
net migration rate:
0 migrant(s)/1.000 population (2005 est.)
sex ratio:
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.96 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.71 male(s)/female total population: 0.97 male(s)/female (2005 est.)
infant mortality rate:
total: 97.57 deaths/1.000 live births male: 105.55 deaths/1.000 live births female: 89.34 deaths/1.000 live births (2005 est.)
life expectancy at birth:
total population: 48.45 years male: 46.96 years female: 49.99 years (2005 est.)
total fertility rate:
6.23 children born/woman (2005 est.)
hiv/aids - adult prevalence rate:
4.2% (2003 est.)
hiv/aids - people living with hiv/aids:
300.000 (2003 est.)
hiv/aids - deaths:
29.000 (2003 est.)
major infectious diseases:
degree of risk: very high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea. hepatitis a. and typhoid fever vectorborne disease: malaria is a high risk in some locations water contact disease: schistosomiasis respiratory disease: meningococcal meningitis (2004)
nationality:
noun: burkinabe (singular and plural) adjective: burkinabe
ethnic groups:
mossi over 40%. gurunsi. senufo. lobi. bobo. mande. fulani
religions:
indigenous beliefs 40%. muslim 50%. christian (mainly roman catholic) 10%
languages:
french (official). native african languages belonging to sudanic family spoken by 90% of the population
literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 26.6% male: 36.9% female: 16.6% (2003 est.)
country name:
conventional long form: none conventional short form: burkina faso former: upper volta. republic of upper volta
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