Burkina Faso Facts and Figures. BASIC FACTS Official name Capital Area Burkina Faso Ouagadougou 274,200 sq km 105,900 sq mi PEOPLE Population 14,761,339 (2008 estimate) Population growth Population growth rate 2.99 percent (2008 estimate) Projected population in 2025 23,995,152 (2025 estimate) Projected population in 2050 43,656,786 (2050 estimate) Population density 54 persons per sq km (2008 estimate) 140 persons per sq mi (2008 estimate) Urban/rural distribution Share urban 19 percent (2005 estimate) Share rural 81 percent (2005 estimate) Largest cities, with population Ouagadougou Bobo-Dioulasso 821,000 (2003 estimate) 309,771 (1996) Ethnic groups Mossi, Gourounsi, Senufo, Lobi, Bobo, Mande, Fulani Languages French (official); tribal languages belonging to Sudanic family are spoken by 90 percent of the population. Religious affiliations Muslim 49 percent Indigenous beliefs 34 percent Roman Catholic 9 percent Protestant 7 percent O ther 1 percent HEALTH AND EDUCATION Life expectancy Total 49.5 years (2008 estimate) Female 51.1 years (2008 estimate) Male Infant mortality rate Population per physician 48 years (2008 estimate) 88 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate) 16,975 people (2004) Population per hospital bed 704 people (1996) Literacy rate Total 28.5 percent (2005 estimate) Female 18.2 percent (2005 estimate) Male 38.8 percent (2005 estimate) Education expenditure as a share of gross national product (GNP) Number of years of compulsory schooling Number of students per teacher, primary school 1.5 percent (1996) 6 years (2002-2003) 45 students per teacher (2002-2003) GOVERNMENT Form of government Multiparty republic Voting qualifications universal at age 18 Constitution Armed forces Total number of military personnel Military expenditures as a share of gross domestic product (GDP) June 1991, amended in 1997, 2000, 2002 10,800 (2004) 1.3 percent (2003) ECONOMY Gross domestic product (GDP, in U.S.$) GDP per capita (U.S.$) $6.2 billion (2006) $429.90 (2006) GDP by economic sector Agriculture, forestry, fishing 30.7 percent (2006) I ndustry 20.6 percent (2006) Services 40.9 percent (2006) Employment Number of workers 6,468,027 (2006) Workforce share of economic sector Agriculture, forestry, fishing 92 percent (1990) I ndustry 2 percent (1990) Services 6 percent (1990) Unemployment rate 2.6 percent (1994) National budget (U.S.$) Total revenue $748 million (2006) Total expenditure $741 million (2006) Monetary unit 1 Communaut* Financière Africaine (CFA) franc, consisting of 100 centimes Major trade partners for exports Singapore, Italy, Colombia, France, India Major trade partners for imports France, Côte d'Ivoire, Togo, Italy, Belgium ENERGY, COMMUNICATIONS, AND TRANSPORTATION Electricity production Electricity from thermal sources 68.83 percent (2003 estimate) Electricity from hydroelectric sources 31.17 percent (2003 estimate) Electricity from nuclear sources 0 percent (2003 estimate) Electricity from geothermal, solar, and wind sources 0 percent (2003 estimate) Number of radios per 1,000 people 34 (1997) Number of telephones per 1,000 people 7 (2005) Number of televisions per 1,000 people 12 (2000 estimate) Number of Internet hosts per 10,000 people Daily newspaper circulation per 1,000 people Number of motor vehicles per 1,000 people Paved road as a share of total roads 0.36 (2003) 1 (1996) 5.5 (1997) 31 percent (2004) SOURCES Basic Facts and People sections Area data are from the statistical bureaus of individual countries. Population, population growth rate, and population projections are from the United States Census Bureau, International Programs Center, International Data Base (IDB) (www.census.gov). Urban and rural population data are from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations (UN), FAOSTAT database (www.fao.org). Largest cities population data and political divisions data are from the statistical bureaus of individual countries. Ethnic divisions and religion data are largely from the latest Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) World Factbook and from various country censuses and reports. Language data are largely from the Ethnologue, Languages of the World, Summer Institute of Linguistics International (www.sil.org). Health and Education section Life expectancy and infant mortality data are from the United States Census Bureau, International Programs Center, International database (IDB) (www.census.gov). Population per physician and population per hospital bed data are from the World Health Organization (WHO) (www.who.int). Education data are from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) database (www.unesco.org). Government section Government, independence, legislature, constitution, highest court, and voting qualifications data are largely from various government Web sites, the latest Europa World Yearbook, and the latest Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) World Factbook. The armed forces data is from Military Balance. Economy section Gross domestic product (GDP), GDP per capita, GDP by economic sectors, employment, and national budget data are from the World Bank database (www.worldbank.org). Monetary unit, agriculture, mining, manufacturing, exports, imports, and major trade partner information is from the statistical bureaus of individual countries, latest Europa World Yearbook, and various United Nations and International Monetary Fund (IMF) publications. Energy, Communication, and Transportation section Electricity information is from the Energy Information Administration (EIA) database (www.eia.doe.gov). Radio, telephone, television, and newspaper information is from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) database (www.unesco.org). Internet hosts, motor vehicles, and road data are from the World Bank database (www.worldbank.org). Note Figures may not total 100 percent due to rounding. Microsoft ® Encarta ® 2009. © 1993-2008 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
