Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso, the country in Western Africa

geographical area, UN-recognised country, sovereign state, country, geographical area of significant size, populated place, african country

Capital
Ouagadougou
Currency, Operator of
the West African CFA franc
Languages
French
Population
15,746,232; 14,784,000
Area
273,800 square kilometres; 274,222 square kilometres; 274,000 square kilometres
Population density
148.9 per square mile, 57.5 per square kilometre, 124 per square mile, 48 per square kilometre
Births
▶ Thomas Sankara, Blaise CompaorĂ©, Jonathan Pitroipa, Moumouni Dagano, Charles KaborĂ©,  …
Origin of
Bil Aka Kora
Movies
▶ Sankofa, Daresalam, Yeelen, TilaĂŻ, Andanggaman,  …
Location
▶ Africa, the world, West Africa, the Northern Hemisphere, the West African Economic and Monetary Union,  …
Location of
▶ Ouagadougou; Volta River; Air Burkina; Ouagadougou Airport; Bobo Dioulasso;  …
Wikipedia Page
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burkina_Faso
Contents
Celestair
Closest Airport
Bobo Dioulasso Airport
Deaths
Thomas Sankara, Maurice Yaméogo, Norbert Zongo, Sangoulé Lamizana, Joseph Ki-Zerbo
Coordinates
12°20'00"N, 12°19'58"N, 1°40'00"W, 1°40'01"W
Overlaps
Komoé River, Oti River, Atakora River, Tena Kourou, Béli River
Nearest Settlement of
Ouagadougou Airport, Lake Bam, Mare d'Oursi, Lake Dem
Borders
▶ Ghana, Mali, CĂ´te d'Ivoire, Benin, Niger,  …
Leader's Title
"President"
Created, Independence
December 11th 1958
System of Government
republic
The Area Served By
Freedom from Hunger, Engineers Without Borders, Amici del Mondo World Friends Onlus, Tree Aid
Head Of State
▶ Thomas Sankara, Blaise CompaorĂ©, Saye Zerbo, Maurice YamĂ©ogo, SangoulĂ© Lamizana,  …
Language
French, written French
Class
▶ UN-recognised country, sovereign state, country, geographical area of significant size, populated place,  …
Examples
geographical parents are statically known
Separate From
the United Kingdom, England
Featured in
Moolaadé
Operator
Air Burkina, Faso Airways
Does
kill by capital punishment
In the Basin of
Volta River, Black Volta, White Volta, Oti River
Former Name
"Upper Volta"
ISO Code
"BF"
Fips 10 4 Code For
"UV"
NGA Class
Province of Burkina Faso
Infant Mortality Rate
92, 91.3
Average Age At Death
51 years old, 48 years and 9 months old
Administrative Areas
Region of Burkina Faso
International Phone Code
+226
Attributes
Muslim, geographical parents are statically known, autonomous
President
Blaise Compaoré
Often Found
▶ cheetah, hippopotamus, tamarind, serval, African Wild Dog,  …
Age of Consent
13 years
Map
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=burkina faso
Terrain Types
plain, Hill
Defense Budget
$75,000,000
Possible Languages
▶ Fufulde, Mossi, Cwi Bwamu, Kasem, Phuie,  …
Open Calais URI
http://d.opencalais.com/er/geo/country/ralg-geo1/eca2bbce-1ba2-7f0a-2c5e-7950eaf5bfd4
GDP
$6,977,000,000
Legislature
National Assembly of Burkina Faso
Things Running Through
Niger, Volta River
National Anthem
Une Seule Nuit
Related Websites
▶ http://www.lefaso.net, http://www.gouvernement.gov.bf, http://www.citypictures.org/k-africa-143-burkina-faso-291.htm, http://allafrica.com/burkinafaso, http://ucblibraries.colorado.edu/govpubs/for/burkinafaso.htm,  …
Driving Side
right
HIV Patients
130,000
Adjectival
"Burkinabe"
Freebase ID
"/guid/9202a8c04000641f8000000000009929"
CIA World Factbook URI
http://www4.wiwiss.fu-berlin.de/factbook/resource/Burkina_Faso
OpenCyc ID
"Mx4rvViFrJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA"
DBPedia URI
http://dbpedia.org/resource/Burkina_Faso
Political Parties
Voltaic Revolutionary Communist Party, Party for Democracy and Progress / Socialist Party
Aliases
"at burkina faso", "in burkina faso", "burkina faso"
Rare Terms
"republic of upper volta", "burkinabe"
Prime Minister
Tertius Zongo
Freebase Primary MID
"/m/01699"
ISO 3166-1
"BFA"
Male Life Expectancy
51 years old
Female Life Expectancy
52 years old
Under-Five Mortality Rate
169
Male Infant Mortality Rate
95
Female Infant Mortality Rate
89
Number Of Deaths Males Under 5 Per 1000
170
Number Of Deaths Females Under 5 Per 1000
167
Male Adult Mortality Rate
388
Female Adult Mortality Rate
361
Adult Mortality Rate
372
Average Number Of Children Per Woman
5.9
Rate Of Teenage Pregnancy in
131
Healthy Male Life Expectancy
42 years old
Healthy Female Life Expectancy, Healthy Life Expectancy
43 years old
Female Obesity
2.4%
Prevalence Of Adult Tobacco Smoking
20.8%
Prevalence Of Tobacco Smoking Among Adult Females
10.3%
Prevalence Of Adolescent Male Smoking
22.6%
Percentage Of Adolscent Female Smokers
11.5%
Median Human Age
17 years old
% of young people in
46%
% of old people in
3%
Annual Growth Rate Of Population of
3.2%
Percentage Of People Living On Less Than A Dollar A Day
56.5%
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