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BURKINA FASO |
Ecobank Burkina Faso
633, Rue Ilboudo Waogyandé (ex Maurice Bishop)
P.O. box:01 BP 145 Ouagadougou 01 , Burkina Faso.
Phone:(226) 50 32 83 28
Fax:(226) 50 31 89 81/82
Email:ecobankbf@ecobank.com
GEOGRAPHICAL DATA:
| Area: |
274.190 sq km |
| Population: |
14,326,203 (CIA July 2007 est.) |
| Capital : |
Ouagadougou |
| Principal cities: |
Ouagadougou (1.300.000 inhabitants), Bobo-Dioulasso (350.000 inhabitants), Koudougou (115.000 inhabitants). |
| Official language: |
French |
| Currency : |
CFA Franc |
| Independence Day: |
December 11 |
DEMOGRAPHICAL DATA:
| Demographic growth: |
2.997% (CIA 2007 est.) |
| Life expectancy: |
49.21 years (CIA 2007 est.) |
| Literacy rate: |
21.8% (UNDP 2006 |
| Religion(s) : |
Animism (majority), Islam (52%), Catholicism (30%) |
| Human development Index (2002): |
174 out of 177 (UNDP, 2006) |
ECONOMIC DATA:
| GDP : |
5.832 billion dollars (CIA 2006 est.) |
| GDP per capita: |
1,300 dollars (CIA 2006 est.) |
| Growth rate: |
6.5% (CIA 2006 est.) |
| Rate of unemployment : |
N/A |
| Rate of inflation: |
4% (CIA 2006 est.) |
| Net budgetary position : |
current deficit of 11.5% of GDP in 2003 |
| Balance of payment: |
déficit de 8,4% of GDP in 2003 (mission économique) |
| Export partners: |
China 39.7%, Singapore 13%, Thailand 5.9%, Ghana 5.4%, Taiwan 4.6% (CIA 2005) |
| Import partners: |
France 23.7%, Cote d'Ivoire 23.3%, Togo 6.7% (CIA 2005) |
| Contribution of various sectors to GDP: |
Agriculture: 32.6%, Industry: 19.7%, Services: 47.7% (CIA 2006 est.) |
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