Burkina Faso Fact Sheet
Database: Date of Independence for Modern Countries
| Record Name | Year | Country | Previous Ruler Country | Date |
| Burkina Faso Country Formation Date | 1960 | Burkina Faso | France | August 5, 1960 |
Database: Death Rates by Country
| Record Name | Country | Death Rate (per 1000 persons) | Source |
| Death Rate for Burkina Faso | Burkina Faso | 14.4 | Wikipedia |
Database: World Gold Mining Production By Country
| Record Name | Country | Metal | 1999 (Kilograms) | 2000 (Kilograms) | 2001 (Kilograms) | 2002 (Kilograms) | 2003 (Kilograms) | Source |
| Gold production for Burkina Faso | Burkina Faso | Gold | 869 | 553 | 209 | 390 | 400 | United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program |
Database: World Widfe life Expectancy by Country
| Record Name | Country | Source | Life Expectancy | Rank |
| Burkina Faso Life Expectancy | Burkina Faso | World Fact Book | 49.21 | 200 |
Database: World Oil Production by Country
| Record Name | Country | Year | Source | Barrels per Day |
| Burkina Faso Oil Production | Burkina Faso | 2006 | 2006 CIA World Factbook | 0 |
Database: Number of Airports in World Countries
| Record Name | Country | Year | Airports | Source |
| Number of Airports in Burkina Faso | Burkina Faso | 2007 | 33 | CIA World Fact Book |
Database: Local Names of World Countries
| Record Name | Country | Local Name |
| Local Name for Burkina Faso | Burkina Faso | Burkina Faso |
Database: World Literacy Rates
| Record Name | Country | Source | Total | Men | Women | Year |
| Burkina Faso Literacy Rate | Burkina Faso | UNESCO | 28.5 percent | 38.8 percent | 18.2 percent | 2005 |
Database: List of countries by train railway track length
| Record Name | Country | Year Reported | Transportation Type | Railway Length (km) | Source |
| Burkina Faso Railway Length | Burkina Faso | 2005 | Train | 622 | Wikipedia |
Database: Internet Country Codes
| Record Name | Country | Internet Code |
| BF Burkina Faso | Burkina Faso | BF |
Database: Prison Population by Country
| Record Name | Year | Source |
| Prison population for Burkina Faso | 2007 | Human Development Reports (UNDP) |
Database: Global Alcohol Consumption by Country
| Record Name | Country | 1975 (liters per year) | 1979 (liters per year) | 2003 (liters per year) | 2004 (liters per year) | Source |
| Average total alchohol consumption per person for Burkina Faso | Burkina Faso | n/a | n/a | 5.01 | n/a | World Health Organization |
Database: Country Population (2002)
| Record Name | Country | Capital City | Year | Land Area | Population | Source |
| Burkina Faso | Burkina Faso | Ouagadougou | 2002 | 274,200 | 12,603,185 | The World Factbook 2002, CIA |
Database: List of Carbon Emissions by Country
| Record Name | Country | Source | Thousand Metric Tonnes | per Capita (per thousand people) |
| Burkina Faso CO2 Carbon Emissions | Burkina Faso | World Resources Institute | 1,080.9 | 0.0801141 |
Database: Coastline of world countries
| Record Name | Country | Coastline (KM) |
| Burkina Faso Ocean Coastline Length | Burkina Faso | 0 (Landlocked) |
Database: Inflation rates by country (2003)
| Record Name | Country | Source | Rate (2003) | Rate (2002) | Rate (2001) | Rate (2000) |
| BURKINA FASO Inflation Rate | Burkina Faso | International Monetary Fund | n.a. | n.a. | 3 | -0.2 |
Database: Capital Cities of World Countries
| Record Name | Country | Capital City | Country Long Name | FIPS code |
| Burkina Faso (Burkina Faso) | Burkina Faso | Ouagadougou | Burkina Faso | UV |
Database: World Currency List
| Record Name | Country | Symbol | Subdivision | Name |
| Burkina Faso | Burkina Faso | CFAF | 100 centimes | franc |
| Upper Volta | Upper Volta | now Burkina Faso |
Database: Country GDP (2005)
| Record Name | Country | Year | Source | GDP | GDP per Capita | Real Growth Rate | Inflation |
| Burkina Faso GDP | Burkina Faso | 2005 | The World Factbook 2006 | 16.95 billion | 1,300 | 4.5 | 3.0 |
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