Burkina Faso Location:
Capital
(and largest city) Ouagadougou
12°202 N, 1°402 W
Burkina Faso Geography:
Burkina Faso is made up of two major types of countryside:
The larger part of the country is covered by a peneplain which forms a gently undulating landscape with, in some areas, a few isolated hills, the last vestiges of a precambrian massif.
The south-west of the country forms a sandstone massif, where the highest peak is found: Ténakourou (749 m, 2,450 ft). The massif is bordered by sheer cliffs up to 150 metres (490 ft) high.
The average altitude is 400 metres (1,300 ft) and the difference between the highest and lowest terrain is no greater than 600 metres (2,000 ft). Burkina Faso is therefore a relatively flat country, with a very few localised exceptions.
Burkina Faso People:
Population
- 2005 estimate 13,228,000 (66th)
- 1996 census 10,312,669
- Density 48 /km2 (145th)
124 /sq mi
Burkina Faso Government:
Government Semi-presidential republic
- President Blaise Compaoré
- Prime Minister Tertius Zongo
Burkina Faso Economy:
Burkina Faso is one of the poorest countries in the world. This is represented numerically in its low GDP per capita income, $1,200. This ranks it as the 27th poorest nation, among other nations such as the Republic of the Congo and Tajikistan.[2] Agriculture represents 32% of its gross domestic product and occupies 80% of the working population. It consists mostly of livestock but also, especially in the south and southwest, of growing sorghum, pearl millet, maize (corn), peanuts, rice and cotton.
Lack of work causes a high rate of emigration: for example, three million people from Burkina Faso live in Côte d'Ivoire. According to the Central Bank of Western African States (Banque Centrale des États de l'Afrique de l'Ouest), these migrants send tens of billions of Euros back to Burkina Faso each year. Since the 1967 expulsions from Ghana, this situation has provoked tensions in the destination countries. The most recent crisis occurred owing to the events of 2003 in Côte d'Ivoire, which led to the return of 300,000 migrants.
A large part of the economic activity of the country is funded by international aid.
The currency of Burkina Faso is the CFA franc.
There is mineral exploitation of copper, iron, manganese and, above all, gold.
Burkina Faso More Information:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burkina_Faso | 
