The 1992 CIA World Factbook. United States. Central Intelligence Agency

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      Railroads:

       620 km total; 520 km Ouagadougou to Ivory Coast border and 100 km

       Ouagadougou to Kaya; all 1.00-meter gauge and single track

       Highways:

       16,500 km total; 1,300 km paved, 7,400 km improved, 7,800 km unimproved

       (1985)

       Civil air:

       2 major transport aircraft

       Airports:

       48 total, 38 usable; 2 with permanent-surface runways; none with runways

       over 3,659 m; 2 with runways 2,440-3,659 m; 8 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

       Telecommunications:

       all services only fair; radio relay, wire, and radio communication stations

       in use; broadcast stations - 2 AM, 1 FM, 2 TV; 1 Atlantic Ocean INTELSAT

       earth station

      :Burkina Defense Forces

      Branches:

       Army, Air Force, National Gendarmerie, National Police, Peoples' Militia

       Manpower availability:

       males 15-49, 1,904,647; 971,954 fit for military service; no conscription

       Defense expenditures:

       exchange rate conversion - $55 million, 2.7% of GDP (1988 est.)

      :Burma Geography

      Total area:

       678,500 km2

       Land area:

       657,740 km2

       Comparative area:

       slightly smaller than Texas

       Land boundaries:

       5,876 km; Bangladesh 193 km, China 2,185 km, India 1,463 km, Laos 235 km,

       Thailand 1,800 km

       Coastline:

       1,930 km

       Maritime claims:

       Contiguous zone:

       24 nm

       Continental shelf:

       edge of continental margin or 200 nm

       Exclusive economic zone:

       200 nm

       Territorial sea:

       12 nm

       Disputes:

       none

       Climate:

       tropical monsoon; cloudy, rainy, hot, humid summers (southwest monsoon, June

       to September); less cloudy, scant rainfall, mild temperatures, lower

       humidity during winter (northeast monsoon, December to April)

       Terrain:

       central lowlands ringed by steep, rugged highlands

       Natural resources:

       crude oil, timber, tin, antimony, zinc, copper, tungsten, lead, coal, some

       marble, limestone, precious stones, natural gas

       Land use:

       arable land 15%; permanent crops 1%; meadows and pastures 1%; forest and

       woodland 49%; other 34%; includes irrigated 2%

       Environment:

       subject to destructive earthquakes and cyclones; flooding and landslides

       common during rainy season (June to September); deforestation

       Note:

       strategic location near major Indian Ocean shipping lanes

      :Burma People

      Population:

       42,642,418 (July 1992), growth rate 1.9% (1992)

       Birth rate:

       29 births/1,000 population (1992)

       Death rate:

       10 deaths/1,000 population (1992)

       Net migration rate:

       0 migrants/1,000 population (1992)

       Infant mortality rate:

       68 deaths/1,000 live births (1992)

       Life expectancy at birth:

       57 years male, 61 years female (1992)

       Total fertility rate:

       3.8 children born/woman (1992)

       Nationality:

       noun - Burmese (singular and plural); adjective - Burmese

       Ethnic divisions:

       Burman 68%, Shan 9%, Karen 7%, Rakhine 4%, Chinese 3%, Mon 2%, Indian 2%,

       other 5%

       Religions:

       Buddhist 89%, Christian 4% (Baptist 3%, Roman Catholic 1%), Muslim 4%,

       animist beliefs 1%, other 2%

       Languages:

       Burmese; minority ethnic groups have their own languages

       Literacy:

       81% (male 89%, female 72%) age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.)

       Labor force:

       16,036,000; agriculture 65.2%, industry 14.3%, trade 10.1%, government 6.3%,

       other 4.1% (FY89 est.)

       Organized labor:

       Workers' Asiayone (association), 1,800,000 members; Peasants' Asiayone,

       7,600,000 members

      :Burma Government

      Long-form name:

       Union of Burma; note - the local official name is Pyidaungzu Myanma

       Naingngandaw, which has been translated by the US Government as Union of

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