Burkina Faso

Exact population: 13,902,972 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 2006 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