Area: 274.200 km2
Capital: Ouagadougou
Principal cities: Ouagadougou, Bobo-Dioulasso, Koudougou
Official language: French
Independence day: December 11
Population: 16,9 million (PNUD, 2014)
Demographic growth: 3 % (Banque mondiale, 2014)
Life expectancy: 56 ans (PNUD, 2014)
Literacy rate: 29 % (PNUD, 2014)
Religion(s): Islam (50%), Indigeneous beliefs (40%), Christianity (10%)
Human development index: 0,388, 181 out of 187 (PNUD, 2014)
Currency: CFA Franc
GDP: 12,5 billion dollars (Banque mondiale, 2014)
GDP per capital: 720 dollars (Banque mondiale, 2014)
Growth rate: 4 % (Banque mondiale, 2014)
Rate of unemployment: 3 % (Banque mondiale, 2013)
Rate of inflation: - 1 % (Banque mondiale, 2014)
Net budgetary position: - 2 % du produit intérieur brut (FMI, 2014)
Balance of payment: - 2 187 million dollars (OMC, 2013)
Export partners: Switzerland, Mali, South Africa, European Union, China (OMC, 2013)
Import partners: EU, China, Côte d'Ivoire, United States, India (OMC, 2013)
Contribution of various sectors to GDP: Agriculture 22 %, Industry 26 %, Services 52 % (Banque mondiale, 2014)