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Burkina Faso means “land of the people of integrity”

GEOGRAPHY & PEOPLE

The size of Colorado, Population: 15,746,232
Capitol city: Ougadougou, pop: unofficial est ~2,000,000
Landlocked by Mali, Niger, Ghana, Ivory coast, Benin , Togo
Crossed by 3 rivers: Black, Red, and White Voltas
Life expentancy: 53 years
Official languages: French
Other languages: over 70, including Moré, Fulfulde, Gourma, Jula
Religions: Muslim 50%; Animistic (Spirit Worship) 40%; Christian (mostly catholic) 10%
Literacy: People over 15 who can read or write: 21%

GOVERNMENT & ECONOMICS:

Parliamentary Republic
President: Blaise Compaore
Occupations: 90% agriculture, 10% services or industry (2000)
77% unemployment rate (2004)
94,800 landlines versus 1,611,000 cellphones (2006, 2007)
exports: gold, livestock, cotton
Industries: cotton lint, beverages, agriculture processing, soap, cigarettes, textiles, gold

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