Burkina Faso
Official name: |
Burkina Faso |
Capital City: |
Ouagadougou |
Current Local Time: |
| International Dialing Code: |
226 |
Population: |
10,623,323 (July 199 |
Currency: |
1 Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (CFAF) = 100 |
Spoken Languages: |
French (official), tribal languages |
Holidays: |
Jan 1, 3, Feb 15, Mar 8, Apr 25, May 1, 2, Jun 2, Aug 5, 15, 27, 31, Nov 1, 7, Dec 25 |
Major Exports: |
Commodities: cotton, gold, animal products |
Partners: EC, Cote d'Ivoire, Taiwan, Thailand Major Imports: |
Commodities: machinery, food products, petroleum |
Partners: EC, Africa, Japan Total Export: |
$273 million (f.o.b., 1993) |
Total Import: |
$636 million (f.o.b., 1993) |
Gross Domestic Product: |
$7.4 billion (1995 est.) |
Per Capita Income: |
$700 (1995 est.) |
Literacy Rate: |
19.2% |
Population Growth Rate: |
2.53% (1996 est.) |
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