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Communications

Broadcast media [time series]

2 TV stations - 1 state-owned and 1 privately owned; state-owned radio runs a national and regional network; substantial number of privately owned radio stations; transmissions of several international broadcasters available in Ouagadougou (2007)

Internet country code [time series]

.bf

Internet users [time series]

total: 782,400 | percent of population: 4.3% (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 125

Broadcast media (Radio broadcast stations) [time series]

AM 2, FM 26, shortwave 3 (2007)

Telecommunication systems (Telephone system) [time series]

general assessment: system includes microwave radio relay, open-wire, and radiotelephone communication stations; in 2006, the government sold a 51% stake in the national telephone company and ultimately plans to retain only a 23% stake in the company | domestic: fixed-line connections stand at less than 1 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular usage, fostered by multiple providers, is increasing rapidly from a low base | international: country code - 226; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2011)

Telephones - fixed lines [time series]

total subscriptions: 120,000 | subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 1 (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 141

Telephones - mobile cellular [time series]

total: 12.5 million | subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 68 (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 74

Broadcast media (Television broadcast stations) [time series]

3 (1 national, 2 private)

Economy

Agricultural products (Agriculture - products) [time series]

cotton, peanuts, shea nuts, sesame, sorghum, millet, corn, rice; livestock

Budget [time series]

revenues: $3.234 billion | expenditures: $3.724 billion (2014 est.)

Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-) [time series]

-3.7% of GDP (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 136

Central bank discount rate [time series]

4.25% (31 December 2010) | 4.25% (31 December 2009) | country comparison to the world: 85

Commercial bank prime lending rate [time series]

NA% (31 December 2014 est.)

Current account balance [time series]

-$767 million (2014 est.) | -$495.9 million (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 123

Debt - external [time series]

$2.974 billion (31 December 2014 est.) | $2.669 billion (31 December 2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 141

Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income (Distribution of family income - Gini index) [time series]

39.5 (2007) | 48.2 (1994) | country comparison to the world: 61

Economic overview (Economy - overview) [time series]

Burkina Faso is a poor, landlocked country that depends on adequate rainfall. About 80% of the population is engaged in subsistence farming and cotton is the main cash crop. The country has few natural resources and a weak industrial base. Cotton and gold are Burkina Faso’s key exports and Burkina Faso’s economic growth and revenue depends on global prices for the two commodities. The Burkinabe economy experienced high levels of growth over the last few years and gold accounted for about three-quarters of the country’s total export revenues in 2013. The country has seen an upswing in gold exploration, production, and exports. Burkina Faso experienced a number of public protests over the high cost of living, corruption, and other socioeconomic issues in 2013 and the fall of the COMPAORE government in 2014 gave rise to laborers pushing for better pay and working conditions. A new three-year IMF program was approved in 2013 to focus on improving the quality of public investment and ensuring inclusive growth. Political insecurity in neighboring Mali, unreliable energy supplies, and poor transportation links pose long-term challenges.

Exchange rates [time series]

Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (XOF) per US dollar - | 491.2 (2014 est.) | 494.04 (2013 est.) | 510.53 (2012 est.) | 471.87 (2011 est.) | 495.28 (2010 est.)

Exports [time series]

$2.254 billion (2014 est.) | $2.499 billion (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 140

Exports - commodities [time series]

gold, cotton, livestock

Exports - partners [time series]

China 13.5%, India 8.7%, Indonesia 7.1%, Bangladesh 6.4%, France 5.7%, Canada 5.2%, Japan 4.4% (2014)

Fiscal year [time series]

calendar year

GDP (official exchange rate) [time series]

$12.5 billion (2014 est.)

Real GDP (purchasing power parity) (GDP (purchasing power parity)) [time series]

$29.31 billion (2014 est.) | $28.18 billion (2013 est.) | $26.43 billion (2012 est.) | note: data are in 2014 US dollars | country comparison to the world: 124

GDP - composition, by end use [time series]

GDP - composition, by sector of origin [time series]

agriculture: 38% | industry: 22% | services: 40% (2014 est.)

Real GDP per capita (GDP - per capita (PPP)) [time series]

$1,700 (2014 est.) | $1,600 (2013 est.) | $1,500 (2012 est.) | note: data are in 2014 US dollars | country comparison to the world: 212

Real GDP growth rate (GDP - real growth rate) [time series]

4% (2014 est.) | 6.6% (2013 est.) | 6.5% (2012 est.) | country comparison to the world: 22

Gross national saving [time series]

4.6% of GDP (2014 est.) | 13.6% of GDP (2013 est.) | 10.4% of GDP (2012 est.) | country comparison to the world: 145

Household income or consumption by percentage share [time series]

lowest 10%: 2.9% | highest 10%: 32.2% (2009 est.)

Imports [time series]

$3.117 billion (2014 est.) | $2.901 billion (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 148

Imports - commodities [time series]

capital goods, foodstuffs, petroleum

Imports - partners [time series]

Cote dIvoire 19.6%, France 14.1%, Togo 7.7%, China 4.8%, India 4.7%, Ghana 4.7% (2014)

Industrial production growth rate [time series]

4.5% (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 60

Industries [time series]

cotton lint, beverages, agricultural processing, soap, cigarettes, textiles, gold

Inflation rate (consumer prices) [time series]

-0.3% (2014 est.) | 0.5% (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 16

Labor force [time series]

7.468 million | note: a large part of the male labor force migrates annually to neighboring countries for seasonal employment (2012 est.) | country comparison to the world: 63

Labor force - by occupation [time series]

agriculture: 90% | industry and services: 10% (2000 est.)

Market value of publicly traded shares [time series]

$NA

Population below poverty line [time series]

46.7% (2009 est.)

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold [time series]

$493.6 million (31 December 2014 est.) | $628.5 million (31 December 2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 149

Stock of broad money [time series]

$4.211 billion (31 December 2013 est.) | $3.343 billion (31 December 2012 est.) | country comparison to the world: 135

Stock of domestic credit [time series]

$3.485 billion (31 December 2014 est.) | $3.058 billion (31 December 2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 128

Stock of narrow money [time series]

$2.013 billion (31 December 2014 est.) | $2.088 billion (31 December 2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 127

Taxes and other revenues [time series]

24.2% of GDP (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 127

Unemployment rate [time series]

77% (2004) | country comparison to the world: 201

Energy

Carbon dioxide emissions (Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy) [time series]

1.406 million Mt (2012 est.) | country comparison to the world: 161

Crude oil - exports [time series]

0 bbl/day (2010 est.) | country comparison to the world: 198

Crude oil - imports [time series]

0 bbl/day (2010 est.) | country comparison to the world: 135

Crude oil - production [time series]

0 bbl/day (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 138

Crude oil - proved reserves [time series]

0 bbl (1 January 2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 201

Electricity - consumption [time series]

1.033 billion kWh (2011 est.) | country comparison to the world: 151

Electricity - exports [time series]

0 kWh (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 209

Electricity - from fossil fuels [time series]

86.6% of total installed capacity (2011 est.) | country comparison to the world: 84

Electricity - from hydroelectric plants [time series]

13.4% of total installed capacity (2011 est.) | country comparison to the world: 106

Electricity - from nuclear fuels [time series]

0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.) | country comparison to the world: 196

Electricity - from other renewable sources [time series]

0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.) | country comparison to the world: 134

Electricity - imports [time series]

495 million kWh (2011 est.) | country comparison to the world: 78

Electricity - installed generating capacity [time series]

238,000 kW (2011 est.) | country comparison to the world: 158

Electricity - production [time series]

579 million kWh (2011 est.) | country comparison to the world: 160

Natural gas - consumption [time series]

0 cu m (2012 est.) | country comparison to the world: 203

Natural gas - exports [time series]

0 cu m (2012 est.) | country comparison to the world: 199

Natural gas - imports [time series]

0 cu m (2012 est.) | country comparison to the world: 143

Natural gas - production [time series]

0 cu m (2012 est.) | country comparison to the world: 202

Natural gas - proved reserves [time series]

0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 202

Refined petroleum products - consumption [time series]

10,250 bbl/day (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 155

Refined petroleum products - exports [time series]

0 bbl/day (2010 est.) | country comparison to the world: 140

Refined petroleum products - imports [time series]

11,660 bbl/day (2010 est.) | country comparison to the world: 127

Refined petroleum products - production [time series]

0 bbl/day (2010 est.) | country comparison to the world: 204

Geography

Area [time series]

total: 274,200 sq km | land: 273,800 sq km | water: 400 sq km | country comparison to the world: 75

Area - comparative [time series]

slightly larger than Colorado

Climate [time series]

tropical; warm, dry winters; hot, wet summers

Coastline [time series]

0 km (landlocked)

Elevation (Elevation extremes) [time series]

lowest point: Mouhoun (Black Volta) River 200 m | highest point: Tena Kourou 749 m

Environment - current issues [time series]

recent droughts and desertification severely affecting agricultural activities, population distribution, and the economy; overgrazing; soil degradation; deforestation

International environmental agreements (Environment - international agreements) [time series]

party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands | signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements

Total water withdrawal (Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural)) [time series]

total: 0.72 cu km/yr (46%/3%/51%) | per capita: 54.99 cu m/yr (2005)

Geographic coordinates [time series]

13 00 N, 2 00 W

Geography - note [time series]

landlocked savanna cut by the three principal rivers of the Black, Red, and White Voltas

Irrigated land [time series]

250 sq km (2003)

Land boundaries [time series]

total: 3,611 km | border countries (6): Benin 386 km, Cote d'Ivoire 545 km, Ghana 602 km, Mali 1,325 km, Niger 622 km, Togo 131 km

Land use [time series]

agricultural land: 43% | arable land 20.8%; permanent crops 0.3%; permanent pasture 21.9% | forest: 20.4% | other: 36.6% (2011 est.)

Location [time series]

Western Africa, north of Ghana

Map references [time series]

Africa

Maritime claims [time series]

none (landlocked)

Natural hazards [time series]

recurring droughts

Natural resources [time series]

manganese, limestone, marble; small deposits of gold, phosphates, pumice, salt

Terrain [time series]

mostly flat to dissected, undulating plains; hills in west and southeast

Total renewable water resources [time series]

12.5 cu km (2011)

Government

Administrative divisions [time series]

13 regions; Boucle du Mouhoun, Cascades, Centre, Centre-Est, Centre-Nord, Centre-Ouest, Centre-Sud, Est, Hauts-Bassins, Nord, Plateau-Central, Sahel, Sud-Ouest

Capital [time series]

name: Ouagadougou | geographic coordinates: 12 22 N, 1 31 W | time difference: UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)

Constitution [time series]

several previous; latest approved by referendum 2 June 1991, adopted 11 June 1991; amended several times, last in 2012 (2012)

Country name [time series]

conventional long form: none | conventional short form: Burkina Faso | local long form: none | local short form: Burkina Faso | former: Upper Volta, Republic of Upper Volta

Diplomatic representation from the US [time series]

chief of mission: A mbassador Tulinabo Salama MUSHINGI (since 5 August 2013) | embassy: Rue 15.873, Avenue Sembene Ousmane, Ouaga 2000, Secteur 15 | mailing address: 01 B. P. 35, Ouagadougou 01; pouch mail - US Department of State, 2440 Ouagadougou Place, Washington, DC 20521-2440 | telephone: [226] 25-49-53-00 | FAX: [226] 25-49-56-28

Diplomatic representation in the US [time series]

chief of mission: Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Seydou SINKA (since 1 November 2014) | chancery: 2340 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008 | telephone: [1] (202) 332-5577 | FAX: [1] (202) 667-1882

Executive branch [time series]

chief of state: Interim President Michel KAFANDO (since 1 November 2014); note - President Blaise COMPAORE resigned on 31 October 2014 after efforts to amend the constitution to enable him to run for another term led to violent protests; military chief Gen. Honore TRAORE temporarily assumed power on 31 October 2014, but the army named Lt. Col. Yacouba Isaac ZIDA as the head of a transitional government on 1 November 2014; on 14 November, military and opposition party leaders agreed to a charter returning the government to civilian rule and holding elections in late 2015; Michel KAFANDO became interim president on 18 November 2014 and ZIDA became prime minister on 19 November 2014; KAFANDO and ZIDA were ousted in a military coup on 16 September 2015 and returned to power on 23 September 2015 | head of government: Prime Minister Lt. Col. Yacouba Issac ZIDA (since 19 November 2014) | cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the president on the recommendation of the prime minister | elections/appointments: president elected by absolute majority popular vote in two rounds, if needed, for a 5-year term (eligible for a second); election last held on 21 November 2010 (the scheduled 11 October 2015 election has been postponed); prime minister appointed by the president with consent of the National Assembly | election results: Blaise COMPAORE reelected president; percent of vote - Blaise COMPAORE 80.2%, Hama Arba DIALLO 8.2%, Benewende Stanislas SANKARA 6.3%, other 5.3%; note - President COMPAORE resigned on 31 October 2014; Michel KAFANDO took office as interim president on 18 November 2014, after being selected by a special electoral college; Lt. Col. Yacouba Isaac ZIDA was appointed as prime minister on 19 November 2014; a 25-member transitional government will rule until elections on 11 October 2015; a 90-member national transitional council will serve as a legislative body; KAFANDO was ousted in a 16 September 2015 military coup and replaced with a National Council of Democracy led by Gen. Gilbert DIENDERE but was restored to power on 23 September 2015

Flag (Flag description) [time series]

two equal horizontal bands of red (top) and green with a yellow five-pointed star in the center; red recalls the country's struggle for independence, green is for hope and abundance, and yellow represents the country's mineral wealth | note: uses the popular Pan-African colors of Ethiopia

Government type [time series]

parliamentary republic

Independence [time series]

5 August 1960 (from France)

International law organization participation [time series]

has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction

International organization participation [time series]

ACP, AfDB, AU, CD, ECOWAS, EITI (compliant country), Entente, FAO, FZ, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (NGOs), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MINUSMA, MONUSCO, NAM, OIC, OIF, OPCW, PCA, UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNISFA, UNITAR, UNWTO, UPU, WADB (regional), WAEMU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO

Judicial branch [time series]

highest court(s): Supreme Court of Appeals or Cour de Cassation (consists of NA judges); Constitutional Council or Conseil Constitutionnel (consists of the council president and 3 judges) | judge selection and term of office: Supreme Court judge appointments mostly controlled by the president of Burkina Faso; judge tenure NA; Constitutional Council judges appointed by the president of Burkina Faso upon the proposal of the minister of justice and the president of the National Assembly; judges appointed for 9-year terms with one-third of judges renewed every 3 years | subordinate courts: Appeals Court; High Court; first instance tribunals; district courts; specialized courts relating to issues of labor, children, and juveniles; village (customary) courts

Legal system [time series]

civil law based on the French model and customary law

Legislative branch [time series]

description: unicameral Transitional National Council - interim legislative body (90 seats; members serve a nominal 1-year term) | elections: last held on 2 December 2012 (the scheduled 11 October 2015 election has been postponed) | election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - CDP 70, ADF-RDA 19, Union for Progress and Reform 19, UNIR-MS 4, UPR 4, CFD-B 3, PDS/Metba 2, other 6

National anthem(s) (National anthem) [time series]

name: "Le Ditanye" (Anthem of Victory) | lyrics/music: Thomas SANKARA | note: adopted 1974; also known as "Une Seule Nuit" (One Single Night); written by the country's president, an avid guitar player

National holiday [time series]

Republic Day, 11 December (1958); note - commemorates the day that Upper Volta became an autonomous republic in the French Community

National symbol(s) [time series]

white stallion; national colors: red, yellow, green

Political parties (Political parties and leaders) [time series]

African Democratic Rally-Alliance for Democracy and Federation or ADF-RDA [Gilbert OUEDRAOGO] | Citizen's Popular Rally or RPC [Antoine QUARE] | Coalition of Democratic Forces of Burkina or CFD-B [Zio Eric FRANCOIS] | Congress for Democracy and Progress or CDP [Assimi KOUANDA] | Democratic and Popular Rally or RDP [Nana THIBAUT] | Movement for Tolerance and Progress or MTP [Nayabtigungou Congo KABORE] | Party for African Independence or PAI [Soumane TOURE] | Party for Democracy and Progress-Socialist Party or PDP-PS [Francois O. KABORE] | Party for Democracy and Socialism/Metba or PDS/Metba [Hama Arba DIALLO] | Party for National Rebirth or PAREN [Barry TAHIROU] | People's Movement for Progress or MPP [Roch March KABORE] | Rally for the Development of Burkina or RDB [Celestin Saidou COMPAORE] | Rally of Ecologists of Burkina Faso or RDEB [Ram OUEDRAGO] | Republican Party for Integration and Solidarity or PARIS | Union for Democracy and Social Progress or UDPS [Fidele HIEN] | Union for Progress and Change or UPC [Zephirin DIABRE] | Union for Rebirth - Sankarist Movement or UNIR-MS [Benewende Stanislas SANKARA] | Union for the Republic or UPR [Toussaint Abel COULIBALY] | Union of Sankarist Parties or UPS [Ernest Nongma OUEDRAOGO]

Political parties (Political pressure groups and leaders) [time series]

Burkinabe General Confederation of Labor or CGTB [Tole SAGNON] | Burkinabe Movement for Human Rights or MBDHP [Chrysigone ZOUGMORE] | Citizen's Resistance Front [Luc Marius IBRIGA] | Group of 14 February [Benewende Stanislas SANKARA] | National Confederation of Burkinabe Workers or CNTB [Laurent OUEDRAOGO] | National Organization of Free Unions or ONSL [Paul KABORE] | other: watchdog/political action groups throughout the country in both organizations and communities

Suffrage [time series]

18 years of age; universal

Introduction

Background [time series]

Burkina Faso (formerly Upper Volta) achieved independence from France in 1960. Repeated military coups during the 1970s and 1980s were followed by multiparty elections in the early 1990s. Former President Blaise COMPAORE (1987-2014) resigned in late October 2014 following popular protests against his efforts to amend the Constitution's two-term presidential limit. By mid-November, a framework for an interim government was adopted under the terms of the National Transition Charter. An interim administration, led by President Michel KAFANDO and Prime Minister Yacouba Isaac ZIDA began organizing presidential and legislative elections planned for October 2015, but these have been postponed due to continuing political turmoil. Burkina Faso's high population growth and limited natural resources result in poor economic prospects for the majority of its citizens.

Military

Manpower available for military service [time series]

males age 16-49: 3,735,735 (2010 est.)

Manpower fit for military service [time series]

males age 16-49: 2,366,168 | females age 16-49: 2,367,673 (2010 est.)

Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually [time series]

male: 193,905 | female: 191,662 (2010 est.)

Military and security forces (Military branches) [time series]

Army, Air Force of Burkina Faso (Force Aerienne de Burkina Faso, FABF), National Gendarmerie (2011)

Military expenditures [time series]

1.39% of GDP (2012) | 1.34% of GDP (2011) | 1.39% of GDP (2010) | country comparison to the world: 73

Military service age and obligation [time series]

18 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription; women may serve in supporting roles (2013)

People and Society

Age structure [time series]

0-14 years: 45.2% (male 4,286,569/female 4,270,357) | 15-24 years: 20.08% (male 1,909,090/female 1,892,273) | 25-54 years: 29.13% (male 2,799,042/female 2,716,439) | 55-64 years: 3.14% (male 253,423/female 340,599) | 65 years and over: 2.45% (male 174,647/female 289,247) (2015 est.)

Birth rate [time series]

42.03 births/1,000 population (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 5

Child labor - children ages 5-14 [time series]

total number: 1,521,006 | percentage: 38% (2006 est.)

Children under the age of 5 years underweight [time series]

26.2% (2010) | country comparison to the world: 24

Contraceptive prevalence rate [time series]

16.2% (2010/11)

Death rate [time series]

11.72 deaths/1,000 population (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 28

Dependency ratios [time series]

total dependency ratio: 92.2% | youth dependency ratio: 87.6% | elderly dependency ratio: 4.6% | potential support ratio: 21.7% (2015 est.)

Drinking water source [time series]

Education expenditure (Education expenditures) [time series]

3.4% of GDP (2011) | country comparison to the world: 128

Ethnic groups [time series]

Mossi over 40%, other approximately 60% (includes Gurunsi, Senufo, Lobi, Bobo, Mande, and Fulani)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate [time series]

0.94% (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 48

HIV/AIDS - deaths [time series]

3,800 (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 38

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS [time series]

107,700 (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 42

Health expenditure (Health expenditures) [time series]

6.4% of GDP (2013) | country comparison to the world: 107

Hospital bed density [time series]

0.4 beds/1,000 population (2010)

Infant mortality rate [time series]

total: 75.32 deaths/1,000 live births | male: 82.56 deaths/1,000 live births | female: 67.87 deaths/1,000 live births (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 9

Languages [time series]

French (official), native African languages belonging to Sudanic family spoken by 90% of the population

Life expectancy at birth [time series]

total population: 55.12 years | male: 53.1 years | female: 57.21 years (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 210

Literacy [time series]

definition: age 15 and over can read and write | total population: 36% | male: 43% | female: 29.3% (2015 est.)

Major infectious diseases [time series]

degree of risk: very high | food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever | vectorborne disease: dengue fever, malaria, and yellow fever | water contact disease: schistosomiasis | respiratory disease: meningococcal meningitis | animal contact disease: rabies | note: highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza has been identified in this country; it poses a negligible risk with extremely rare cases possible among US citizens who have close contact with birds (2013)

Major urban areas - population [time series]

OUAGADOUGOU (capital) 2.741 million (2015)

Median age [time series]

total: 17.1 years | male: 17 years | female: 17.3 years (2015 est.)

Nationality [time series]

noun: Burkinabe (singular and plural) | adjective: Burkinabe

Net migration rate [time series]

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 104

Obesity - adult prevalence rate [time series]

5.2% (2014) | country comparison to the world: 181

Physician density (Physicians density) [time series]

0.05 physicians/1,000 population (2010)

Population [time series]

18,931,686 | 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, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 60

Population growth rate [time series]

3.03% (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 7

Religions [time series]

Muslim 60.5%, Catholic 19%, animist 15.3%, Protestant 4.2%, other 0.6%, none 0.4% (2006 est.)

Sanitation facility access [time series]

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) [time series]

total: 8 years | male: 8 years | female: 7 years (2013)

Sex ratio [time series]

Total fertility rate [time series]

5.86 children born/woman (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 6

Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24) (Unemployment, youth ages 15-24) [time series]

total: 3.8% | male: 4.6% | female: 2.9% (2006 est.) | country comparison to the world: 129

Urbanization [time series]

urban population: 29.9% of total population (2015) | rate of urbanization: 5.87% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)

Transnational Issues

Disputes - international [time series]

adding to illicit cross-border activities, Burkina Faso has issues concerning unresolved boundary alignments with its neighbors; demarcation is currently underway with Mali; the dispute with Niger was referred to the ICJ in 2010, and a dispute over several villages with Benin persists; Benin retains a border dispute with Burkina Faso around the town of Koualou

Refugees and internally displaced persons [time series]

refugees (country of origin): 33,703 (Mali) (2015)

Transportation

Airports [time series]

23 (2013) | country comparison to the world: 133

Airports - with paved runways [time series]

total: 2 | over 3,047 m: 1 | 2,438 to 3,047 m: 1 (2013)

Airports - with unpaved runways [time series]

total: 21 | 1,524 to 2,437 m: 3 | 914 to 1,523 m: 13 | 5 (2013)

Railways [time series]

total: 622 km | narrow gauge: 622 km 1.000-m gauge | note: another 660 km of this railway extends into Cote d'Ivoire (2014) | country comparison to the world: 107

Roadways [time series]

total: 15,272 km | note: does not include urban roads (2010) | country comparison to the world: 121