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Vital Statistics
Areal extent: 274,200 sq.km.~
Population (2003): 12,300,000**
Population density: 41.6 per sq. km.
Urban population (1980/2001): 9/17*
Population growth % (1975-2001/2000-2015): 2.7/3.0**
Life expectancy males/females (1996): 45/47*
Fertility rate (1980/1996): 7.5/6.7*
Capital: Ouagadougou
Largest city/population (1991): Ouagadougou/634,479
GNP $ billions (2001): 2.3**
GNP per capita (2001): $215**
UNDP HDI Rank/index (2003): 173/0.330
Link to UNDP Human Development Indicators 2003 - Burkina Faso page
* = World Bank 1999
** UNDP 2003
~ = Instituto del Tercer Mundo 1997
International dialling code: +226
Currency: CFA Franc
For approximate current rates of exchange, click here
Languages: French (official), major vernaculars:
Religions: Christian, Muslim, indigenous beliefs
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