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Burkina Faso

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currency: West African CFA franc
capital city: Ouagadougou
region: Western Africa
continent: Africa
land area: 273,600 km²
population: 23,251,485 people
political leader: Roch Marc Christian Kaboré (President)

Classified as: place

Summary

Burkina Faso is a country. The capital city is Ouagadougou, located in the Western Africa region of Africa. It has a land area of 273,600 km², a population of 23,251,485 people and uses the currency West African CFA franc. The President is Roch Marc Christian Kaboré.

Location on a map: [13°0′N, -2°0′W]

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Environment

Burkina Faso is one of the countries in Africa, countries in Western Africa and 194 countries in our database.

Agricultural land: 127,400.00 km²
Carbon dioxide emissions (co2): 5.82 Mt of CO2 equivalent
Access to electricity: 19.50 % of population
Fertility rate: 4.67 births per woman
Forest area: 61,664 km²
Greenhouse gas emissions (co2, ch4, n2o, hfcs, pfcs, sf6): 36.50 Mt of CO2 equivalent
Median age: 13.00
Methane emissions: 22.73 Mt of CO2 equivalent
Nitrous oxide emissions: 6.93 Mt of CO2 equivalent
Female population: 11,662,740 people
Male population: 11,588,745 people
Renewable energy consumption: 71.40 % of total final energy consumption
Rural land area: 273,918.35 km²
Rural population: 15,690,102 people
Urban land area: 1,599.30 km²
Urban population: 7,561,383 people
Urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters : 0.00 % of total population

Geographical distribution of cities in Burkina Faso by population

Cities in Burkina Faso

Evolution of historical fertility rate in Burkina Faso

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Relationship between fertility rate and median age in Burkina Faso

Evolution of historical forest area in Burkina Faso

Relationship between forest area and rural land area in Burkina Faso

Evolution of historical fossil fuel energy consumption in Burkina Faso

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Evolution of historical other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 in Burkina Faso

Relationship between other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 and urban land area in Burkina Faso

Relationship between other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 and urban population in Burkina Faso

Evolution of historical land area in Burkina Faso

Evolution of historical median age in Burkina Faso

Evolution of historical methane emissions in Burkina Faso

Relationship between methane and nitrous oxide emissions in Burkina Faso

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Relationship between methane emissions and rural population in Burkina Faso

Relationship between methane emissions and other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 in Burkina Faso

Relationship between methane emissions and urban land area in Burkina Faso

Relationship between methane emissions and urban population in Burkina Faso

Evolution of historical nitrous oxide emissions in Burkina Faso

Relationship between nitrous oxide emissions and population in Burkina Faso

Relationship between nitrous oxide emissions and other greenhouse gas emissions in Burkina Faso

Relationship between urban land area and nitrous oxide emissions in Burkina Faso

Relationship between urban population and nitrous oxide emissions in Burkina Faso

Evolution of historical population in Burkina Faso

Relationship between urban land area and population in Burkina Faso

Evolution of historical female population in Burkina Faso

Evolution of historical male population in Burkina Faso

Evolution of historical renewable energy consumption in Burkina Faso

Evolution of historical rural land area in Burkina Faso

Evolution of historical rural population in Burkina Faso

Relationship between rural population and urban land area in Burkina Faso

Evolution of historical urban land area in Burkina Faso

Relationship between urban land area and urban population in Burkina Faso

Evolution of historical urban population in Burkina Faso

Evolution of historical urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters in Burkina Faso

Relationship between population and date in Burkina Faso

Relationship between carbon dioxide emissions and other greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) in Burkina Faso

Evolution of historical agricultural land in Burkina Faso

Relationship between agricultural land and methane emissions in Burkina Faso

Relationship between agricultural land and nitrous oxide emissions in Burkina Faso

Evolution of historical alternative and nuclear energy in Burkina Faso

Evolution of historical carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) in Burkina Faso

Relationship between carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) and GDP in Burkina Faso

Relationship between carbon dioxide and methane emissions in Burkina Faso

Relationship between carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide emissions in Burkina Faso

Relationship between carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) and urban land area in Burkina Faso

Relationship between carbon dioxide emissions and urban population in Burkina Faso

Evolution of historical access to electricity in Burkina Faso

Relationship between access to electricity and birth rate in Burkina Faso

Relationship between access to electricity and fertility rate in Burkina Faso

Relationship between access to electricity and life expectancy at birth in Burkina Faso

Distribution of sites in Burkina Faso by inscription year

Relationship between access to electricity and renewable energy consumption in Burkina Faso

Relationship between access to electricity and self-employed workers in Burkina Faso

Relationship between access to electricity and vulnerable employment in Burkina Faso

Evolution of historical electricity production from coal sources in Burkina Faso

Evolution of historical electricity production from natural gas sources in Burkina Faso

Evolution of historical electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Burkina Faso

Evolution of historical electricity production from nuclear sources in Burkina Faso

Evolution of historical electricity production from oil sources in Burkina Faso

Evolution of historical electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric, in Burkina Faso

Evolution of historical net energy imports in Burkina Faso

Geographical distribution of sites in Burkina Faso by area

Sites in Burkina Faso

Proportion of transboundary sites in Burkina Faso

Geographical distribution of wildfires in Burkina Faso by mean width

Wildfires in Burkina Faso

Relationship between mean length and mean width of wildfires in Burkina Faso

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Politics

Armed forces personnel: 11,000 people
Democracy score: 4.75
Democracy type: Hybrid regime
Internally displaced persons, by conflict and violence: 2,063,000 people
Individuals using the internet: 19.92 % of population
Military expenditure: 3.09 % of GDP
Net migration: -24,998 people
Press freedom: 3.19
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments: 16.90 %

Evolution of historical armed forces personnel in Burkina Faso

Relationship between methane emissions and armed forces personnel in Burkina Faso

Relationship between armed forces personnel and nitrous oxide emissions in Burkina Faso

Relationship between armed forces personnel and population in Burkina Faso

Relationship between rural population and armed forces personnel in Burkina Faso

Relationship between armed forces personnel and other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 in Burkina Faso

Relationship between urban land area and armed forces personnel in Burkina Faso

Relationship between urban population and armed forces personnel in Burkina Faso

Evolution of historical internally displaced persons, by conflict and violence in Burkina Faso

Evolution of historical individuals using the Internet in Burkina Faso

Evolution of historical military expenditure in Burkina Faso

Evolution of historical net migration in Burkina Faso

Evolution of the historical proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Burkina Faso

Political parties in Burkina Faso

Distribution of politicians from Burkina Faso by birth year

Proportion of politicians per gender in Burkina Faso

Politicians from Burkina Faso

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Business

Central government debt: 62.53 % of GDP
Expense: 20.82 % of GDP
Gdp: 20,324,617,838.97 current US$
Inflation: 0.74 annual %
Self-employed workers: 85.62 % of total employment
Tax revenue: 17.67 % of GDP
Unemployment: 5.29 % of total labor force
Vulnerable employment: 83.23 % of total employment

Proportion of revenue types by company in Burkina Faso

Distribution of companies founded in Burkina Faso by year

Proportion of CEOs per gender in Burkina Faso

Companies from Burkina Faso

Proportion of employee types in companies from Burkina Faso

Evolution of historical central government debt in Burkina Faso

Evolution of historical expense in Burkina Faso

Evolution of historical GDP in Burkina Faso

Relationship between GDP and other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 in Burkina Faso

Evolution of historical inflation in Burkina Faso

Evolution of historical proportion of self-employed workers in Burkina Faso

Relationship between self-employment and vulnerable employment in Burkina Faso

Evolution of historical tax revenue in Burkina Faso

Evolution of historical unemployment in Burkina Faso

Evolution of historical vulnerable employment in Burkina Faso

Exchanges in Burkina Faso

Proportion of shops per country in Burkina Faso

Shops in Burkina Faso

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Health

Birth rate: 34.95 per 1,000 people
Death rate: 8.66 per 1,000 people
Health expenditure per capita: 56.95 current US$
Health expenditure: 6.38 % of GDP
Incidence of hiv: 0.08 per 1,000 uninfected population
Hospital beds: 0.20 per 1,000 people
Life expectancy at birth: 60
Suicide mortality rate: 7.50 per 100,000 population

Evolution of historical death rate in Burkina Faso

Evolution of historical birth rate in Burkina Faso

Relationship between birth rate and fertility rate in Burkina Faso

Relationship between birth rate and life expectancy at birth in Burkina Faso

Relationship between birth rate and proportion of self-employed workers in Burkina Faso

Relationship between birth rate and vulnerable employment in Burkina Faso

Relationship between birth rate and median age in Burkina Faso

Relationship between death rate and life expectancy at birth in Burkina Faso

Evolution of historical health expenditure per capita in Burkina Faso

Evolution of historical health expenditure in Burkina Faso

Evolution of historical incidence of HIV in Burkina Faso

Evolution of historical hospital beds in Burkina Faso

Evolution of historical life expectancy at birth in Burkina Faso

Relationship between life expectancy and the proportion of self-employed workers in Burkina Faso

Relationship between life expectancy and vulnerable employment in Burkina Faso

Evolution of historical suicide mortality rate in Burkina Faso

Diseases in Burkina Faso

Distribution of diseases by first founded year in Burkina Faso

Proportion of diseases in Burkina Faso by mortality rate

Distribution of diseases in Burkina Faso by start date

Evolution of historical cases in Burkina Faso

Evolution of historical deaths in Burkina Faso

Relationship between cases and deaths in Burkina Faso

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Sports

Distribution of athletes from Burkina Faso by birth year

Proportion of athletes per gender in Burkina Faso

Athletes from Burkina Faso

Proportion of competitions per city in Burkina Faso

Competitions in Burkina Faso

Proportion of competitions per country in Burkina Faso

Distribution of competitions in Burkina Faso by start date

Proportion of medals won by Burkina Faso in the Olympics

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Culture

Artists from Burkina Faso

Distribution of artists from Burkina Faso by birth year

Proportion of artists per gender in Burkina Faso

Geographical distribution of museums in Burkina Faso by visitors

Museums in Burkina Faso

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Research

Geographical distribution of universities in Burkina Faso by total students

Distribution of universities in Burkina Faso per foundation year

Universities in Burkina Faso

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In literature

There are 27 books written about Burkina Faso in the database

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