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GeographyLocation: Western Africa, north of Ghana
Area: Land boundaries: total 3,192 km, Benin 306 km, Ghana 548 km, Cote d'Ivoire 584 km, Mali 1,000 km, Niger 628 km, Togo 126 km Coastline: 0 km
PeoplePopulation: 10,422,828 (July 1995 est.)
Age structure:
Population growth rate: 2.79% (1995 est.) Birth rate: 48.05 births/1,000 population Death rate: 18.22 deaths/1,000 population Net migration rate: -1.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population Infant mortality rate: 116.9 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
Total fertility rate: 6.88 children born/woman Ethnic divisions: Mossi (about 2.5 million), Gurunsi, Senufo, Lobi, Bobo, Mande, Fulani Religions: indigenous beliefs 40%, Muslim 50%, Christian (mainly Roman Catholic)10% Languages: French (official), tribal languages belonging to Sudanic family, spokenby 90% of the population
Literacy:
age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.)
Government
Names:
Type: parliamentary Capital: Ouagadougou Independence: 5 August 1960 (from France) Constitution: 2 June 1991
EconomyNational product: GDP - purchasing power parity - $6.5 billion National product real growth rate: 0.4% National product per capita: $660 Inflation rate (consumer prices): -0.6% Unemployment rate:
Electricity:
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