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Location:
Western Africa, north of Ghana
Population:
11,946,065
note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2000 est.)
Ethnic groups:
Mossi over 40%, Gurunsi, Senufo, Lobi, Bobo, Mande, Fulani
Religions:
indigenous beliefs 40%, Muslim 50%, Christian (mainly Roman Catholic) 10%
Languages:
French (official), native African languages belonging to Sudanic family spoken by 90% of the population
Area:
total: 274,200 sq km
land: 273,800 sq km
water: 400 sq km
Natural resources:
manganese, limestone, marble; small deposits of gold, antimony, copper, nickel, bauxite, lead, phosphates, zinc, silver
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- Association un Avenir par l'Ecole
- Agence de cooperation Culturelle et Technique, ACCT - In French. Inter-governmental organization for French-speaking countries, including Burkina Faso; provides link to Lettre de la Francophonie, information on French-African relations.
- Edukafaso - In English and French. Nonprofit organization in Paris providing financial assistance, school supplies, library materials, etc. to elementary school-age children in Burkina Faso, especially to girls and rural schoolchildren in general.
- International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) - ICC search engine produces at least 10 records on Burkina Faso and world business, chambers of commerce, etc.; includes the Chambre de Commerce, d'Industrie et d'Artisanat du Burkina Faso.
- Global Health Council - Burkina Faso: Community Education Program Scaled-Up in Burkina Faso
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- Burkina Information Agency
- Africanet: Burkina Faso - includes climate, geography, history, languages, and parks.
- Burkina Faso Page - links, maps, and more.
- CIA World Factbook: Burkina Faso - includes information about geography, people, government, economy, and more.
- Governments on the WWW: Burkina Faso
- Burkina Faso Country Report on Human Rights Practices for 1997 - released by the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, U.S. State Department.
- Burkina Faso Country Report on Human Rights Practices for 1998 - from the U.S. State Department.
- Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (FESPACO) - biennial event.
- Lonely Planet -Destination Burkina Faso
- Lonely Planet Travellers' Reports: Burkina Faso - with tips on border crossings, moving about the country, scams and warnings, and more.
- Burkina - large country map.
- Ethnologue: Burkina Faso - features language map and overviews for the 71 languages listed for the country.
- Burkina Faso: City Population
- History and coins of Burkina Faso
- Wikipedia: National Culture Week of Burkina Faso
- Wikipedia: Mossi People of Burkina Faso
- Islam in Burkina Faso
- Wikipedia: Burkina Faso - formerly Upper Volta, is a landlocked country in West Africa.
- Transport in Burkina Faso
- WordAtlas.Com: Burkina Faso - country details and maps.
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