Population
23.5M
+2.86% growth
GDP
$20B
$864 per capita
Life Expectancy
62.7 yrs
Literacy Rate
41.2%
Urbanization
31.9%
Currency
West African CFA franc
Country Information
| Official Name: | Burkina Faso |
| Capital: | Ouagadougou |
| Area: | 274,200 km² |
| Languages: | French |
| Independence: | 1960-08-05 |
| Leader: | Ibrahim Traoré |