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 Click to see country in continent: Burkina Faso
Capital: Ouagadougou
Population: 17,3 mln
Surface: 274,200 sq km
Languages:
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In 1985 Burkina Faso changed its name from Upper Volta to Burkina Faso, meaning “land of upright people”
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Exact population: 17,275,115 (July 2012 est.)
Literacy: Total population: 26.6%; male: 36.9%; female: 16.6%
Ethnicities: Mossi over 40%, Gurunsi, Senufo, Lobi, Bobo, Mande, Fulani
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
Terrain: Mostly flat to dissected, undulating plains; hills in west and southeast
Extremes: Lowest point: Mouhoun (Black Volta) River 200 m; highest point: Tena Kourou 749 m
Imports: France 29.3%, Cote d''Ivoire 16%, Togo 9.8% (2004)
Exports: China 31.9%, Singapore 11.5%, Ghana 4.7%, Bangladesh 4.3% (2004)
Industries: Cotton lint, beverages, agricultural processing, soap, cigarettes, textiles, gold
Source: CIA World Factbook
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