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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