The 1999 CIA World Factbook. United States. Central Intelligence Agency

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СКАЧАТЬ males age 15–49: 2,028,930 (1999 est.)

      Military manpower—fit for military service:

       males age 15–49: 1,693,597 (1999 est.)

      Military manpower—reaching military age annually:

       males: 59,887 (1999 est.)

      Military expenditures—dollar figure: $226.8 million (1997)

      Military expenditures—percent of GDP: 2.2% (1997)

      Transnational Issues

      Disputes—international: twenty bilateral agreements remain unsigned in a dispute over Bulgarian nonrecognition of Macedonian as a language distinct from Bulgarian

      Illicit drugs: major European transshipment point for Southwest Asian heroin and, to a lesser degree, South American cocaine for the European market; limited producer of precursor chemicals; significant producer of amphetamines, much of which are consumed in the Middle East

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      @Burkina Faso——————

      Geography

      Location: Western Africa, north of Ghana

      Geographic coordinates: 13 00 N, 2 00 W

      Map references: Africa

      Area:

       total: 274,200 sq km

       land: 273,800 sq km

       water: 400 sq km

      Area—comparative: slightly larger than Colorado

      Land boundaries:

       total: 3,192 km

       border countries: Benin 306 km, Ghana 548 km, Cote d'Ivoire 584 km,

       Mali 1,000 km, Niger 628 km, Togo 126 km

      Coastline: 0 km (landlocked)

      Maritime claims: none (landlocked)

      Climate: tropical; warm, dry winters; hot, wet summers

      Terrain: mostly flat to dissected, undulating plains; hills in west and southeast

      Elevation extremes:

       lowest point: Mouhoun (Black Volta) River 200 m

       highest point: Tena Kourou 749 m

      Natural resources: manganese, limestone, marble; small deposits

       of gold, antimony, copper, nickel, bauxite, lead, phosphates, zinc,

       silver

      Land use:

       arable land: 13%

       permanent crops: 0%

       permanent pastures: 22%

       forests and woodland: 50%

       other: 15% (1993 est.)

      Irrigated land: 200 sq km (1993 est.)

      Natural hazards: recurring droughts

      Environment—current issues: recent droughts and desertification severely affecting agricultural activities, population distribution, and the economy; overgrazing; soil degradation; deforestation

      Environment—international agreements: party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands signed, but not ratified: Law of the Sea, Nuclear Test Ban

      Geography—note: landlocked

      People

      Population: 11,575,898 (July 1999 est.)

      Age structure:

       0–14 years: 48% (male 2,792,895; female 2,759,072)

       15–64 years: 49% (male 2,700,253; female 2,978,168)

       65 years and over: 3% (male 147,017; female 198,493) (1999 est.)

      Population growth rate: 2.7% (1999 est.)

      Birth rate: 45.84 births/1,000 population (1999 est.)

      Death rate: 17.56 deaths/1,000 population (1999 est.)

      Net migration rate: −1.25 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1999 est.)

      Sex ratio:

       at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female

       under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female

       15–64 years: 0.91 male(s)/female

       65 years and over: 0.74 male(s)/female

       total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (1999 est.)

      Infant mortality rate: 107.19 deaths/1,000 live births (1999 est.)

      Life expectancy at birth: total population: 45.89 years male: 44.97 years female: 46.84 years (1999 est.)

      Total fertility rate: 6.56 children born/woman (1999 est.)

      Nationality:

       noun: Burkinabe (singular and plural)

       adjective: Burkinabe

      Ethnic groups: Mossi about 24%, 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, spoken by 90% of the population

      Literacy:

       definition: age 15 and over can read and write

       total population: 19.2%

       male: 29.5%

       female: 9.2% (1995 est.)

      Government

      Country name:

       conventional long form: none

       conventional short form: Burkina Faso

       former: Upper Volta

      Data code: UV

      Government type: parliamentary

      Capital: Ouagadougou

      Administrative СКАЧАТЬ