Burkina Faso

• Area: 274,200 sq. km (105,869 sq. mi.)
• Population: 19,512,533 (2016 est.)
• Population growth rate: 3.01% (2016 est.)
• Life expectancy: 55.5 years (2016)
• Languages: French (official), native Sudanic languages spoken by 90% of the population
• Religions: Muslim 61.6%, Catholic 23.2%, traditional/animist 7.3%, Protestant 6.7%, other/no answer 0.2%, none 0.9%
• Alternate names: Burkina, Republic of Upper Volta, République de Haute-Volta, République Voltaïque, Volta Republic, Volta Superior, Voltaic Republic
• Government type: presidential republic
• Leaders: chief of state: President Roch Marc Christian KABORE; head of government: Prime Minister Paul Kaba THIEBA
• Capital: Ouagadougou
• Administrative divisions: 13 regions
• GDP per capita (PPP): $1,700 (2015 est.)
• Exports: gold, cotton, livestock
• Imports: capital goods, foodstuffs, petroleum
• Currency: West African CFA franc (XOF)

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