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- <text id=94CT0230><title>Burkina—People</title>
- <article><source>CIA Factbook</source>
- <hdr>The World Factbook 1994: Burkina<nl>People</hdr><body>
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- <item><hi format=bold>Population:</hi> 10,134,661 (July 1994 est.)
- <item><hi format=bold>Population growth rate:</hi> 2.81% (1994 est.)
- <item><hi format=bold>Birth rate:</hi> 48.42 births/1,000 population (1994 est.)
- <item><hi format=bold>Death rate:</hi> 18.2 deaths/1,000 population (1994 est.)
- <item><hi format=bold>Net migration rate:</hi> -2.08 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1994 est.)
- <item><hi format=bold>Infant mortality rate:</hi> 118.3 deaths/1,000 live births (1994 est.)
- <item><hi format=bold>Life expectancy at birth:</hi>
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- <item>• <hi format=ital>total population:</hi> 47.03 years
- <item>• <hi format=ital>male:</hi> 46.18 years
- <item>• <hi format=ital>female:</hi> 47.9 years (1994 est.)
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- <item><hi format=bold>Total fertility rate:</hi> 6.94 children born/woman (1994 est.)
- <item><hi format=bold>Nationality:</hi>
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- <item>• <hi format=ital>noun:</hi> Burkinabe (singular and plural)
- <item>• <hi format=ital>adjective:</hi> Burkinabe
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- <item><hi format=bold>Ethnic divisions:</hi> Mossi (about 2.5 million), Gurunsi, Senufo, Lobi, Bobo, Mande, Fulani
- <item><hi format=bold>Religions:</hi> indigenous beliefs 40%, Muslim 50%, Christian (mainly Roman Catholic) 10%
- <item><hi format=bold>Languages:</hi> French (official), tribal languages belong to Sudanic family, spoken by 90% of the population
- <item><hi format=bold>Literacy:</hi> age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.)
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- <item>• <hi format=ital>total population:</hi> 18%
- <item>• <hi format=ital>male:</hi> 28%
- <item>• <hi format=ital>female:</hi> 9%
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- <item><hi format=bold>Labor force:</hi> NA (most adults are employed in subsistance agriculture; 52% of population is 15 years of age or older)
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- <item>• <hi format=ital>by occupation:</hi> agriculture 80%, industry 15%, commerce, services, and government 5%
- <item>• <hi format=ital>note:</hi> 20% of male labor force migrates annually to neighboring countries for seasonal employment (1984)
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