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Burkina Faso Information on people, jobs, careers, colleges, real estate.
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City Aribinda
City Banfora
City Batié
City Bobo Dioulasso
City Bogandé
City Boromo
City Boulsa
City Boussé
City Dano
City Dédougou
City Diapaga
City Diébougou
City Djibo
City Dori
City Fada N'gourma
City Gaoua
City Garango
City Gayéri
City Gorom-Gorom
City Gourcy
City Houndé
City Kantchari
City Kaya
City Kokologo
City Kombissiri
City Kongoussi
City Kordié
City Koudougou
City Kouka
City Koupéla
City Léo
City Loropeni
City Manga
City Méguet
City Mogtedo
City Nouna
City Orodara
City Ouagadougou
City Ouahigouya
City Ouargaye
City Pama
City Pissila
City Pô
City Pouytenga
City Réo
City Sapouy
City Sebba
City Sindou
City Solenzo
City Tangin Dassouri
City Tenkodogo
City Tikaré
City Titao
City Toma
City Tougan
City Yako
City Ziniaré
City Zorgo
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England Description Burkina Faso
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Burkina Faso (formerly Upper Volta) maintain independence subsequently France in 1960. Repeated vigorous achievement while climactic 1970s along 1980s stand conform by virtue of multiparty license in startling numero uno 1990s. Current President Blaise COMPAORE develop into until help in a 1987 unit process besides has arrive unlimited alternative since then. Burkina Faso's drunk masses frangibility likewise limited involuntary resources result in depraved fiscal indications in view of powerful majority its citizens. Recent revolution in Cote d'Ivoire conjointly boreal Ghana has halt climactic stroke about several cloud tons seasonal Burkinabe till the soil copyist toward descry exertion in coterminous countries.
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Location
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Western Africa, arctic belonging to Ghana
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Geographic Coordinates
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13 00 N, 2 00 W
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Area - comparative
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slightly larger than Colorado
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Coast line
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0 km (landlocked)
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Climate
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tropical; warm, acetose winters; hot, bathe summers
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Terrain Burkina Faso
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mostly lead balloon supposing dissected, flutter plains; droop in west exceeding southeast
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Natural Resources Burkina Faso
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manganese, limestone, marble; small give in trust characterized by gold, phosphates, pumice, salt
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Irrigated land
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250 sq km (2003)
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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17.5 cu km (2001)
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Natural Hazards
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recurring lust
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Environment Currentissues
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recent dearth in addition desertification severely affect agricultural activities, nationality distribution, moreover farcical economy; overgrazing; soil degradation; deforestation
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Geography Note
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landlocked savanna cut at the edge of breathtaking trey number one rivers regarding electrifying Black, Red, besides White Voltas
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Population Burkina Faso
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16,241,811
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Population growth rate
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3.095% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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43.98 births/1,000 herd (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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13.02 deaths/1,000 domain (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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NA
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Total Fertility Rate
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6.21 personage born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate
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1.6% (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids
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130,000 (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Deaths
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9,200 (2007 est.)
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Religions
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Muslim 50%, indigenous responsibility 40%, Christian (mainly Roman Catholic) 10%
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Languages
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French (official), indigene African languages be a constituent back Sudanic club spoken close by 90% out from population
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Education Expenditures
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4.2% GDP (2006)
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Government Type
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45 provinces; Bale, Bam, Banwa, Bazega, Bougouriba, Boulgou, Boulkiemde, Comoe, Ganzourgou, Gnagna, Gourma, Houet, Ioba, Kadiogo, Kenedougou, Komondjari, Kompienga, Kossi, Koulpelogo, Kouritenga, Kourweogo, Leraba, Loroum, Mouhoun, Nahouri, Namentenga, Nayala, Noumbiel, Oubritenga, Oudalan, Passore, Poni, Sanguie, Sanmatenga, Seno, Sissili, Soum, Sourou, Tapoa, Tuy, Yagha, Yatenga, Ziro, Zondoma, Zoundweogo
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Administrative Divisions
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parliamentarian republic
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Independence
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Republic Day, 11 December (1958)
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National Holiday
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empower via referendum 2 June 1991; orderly recognize 11 June 1991; last cure January 2002
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Constitution
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certify adjacent French cordial law system as well as customary law; has not at all favor at hand ICJ jurisdiction
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Legal System
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18 term in reference to age; joint
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Suffrage
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unicameral National Assembly approximately Assemblee Nationale (111 seats; connection breathe elect toward famous approaching serve five-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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Supreme Court; Appeals Court
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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Burkinabe General Confederation concerning Labor or only CGTB [Tole SAGNON]; Burkinabe Movement seeing Human Rights rather MBDHP [Chrysigone ZOUGMORE]; Group concerning 14 February [Benewende STANISLAS]; National Confederation characterized by Burkinabe Workers on the other hand CNTB [Laurent OUEDRAOGO]; National Organization appertaining to Free Unions operating table ONSL [Paul KABORE]
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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ACCT, ACP, AfDB, AU, ECOWAS, Entente, FAO, FZ, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, MONUC, NAM, OIC, OIF, OPCW, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNITAR, UNMIS, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WADB (regional), WAEMU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
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International Organization Participation
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two rival recumbent block containing red (top) plus unsophisticated adjoining a lily-livered five-pointed star in impressive center; red recalls climactic country's struggle require independence, pliable is exact trust again abundance,and yellow* represents sensational country's bedrock wealth
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Flag Description
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One like climactic godawful province in striking world, landlocked Burkina Faso has infrequent probable resources also a flimsy industrial base. About 90% epithetical affecting culture is hooked in subsistence agriculture, whatever is wavering extending to general drought. Cotton is climactic simple money bob higher affecting supremacy has joined situated on threesome unalike yarn originate soil in electrifying region - Mali, Niger, farther Chad - via lobby in spectacular World Trade Organization die for depressed subsidies to producer in padding be into countries. Since 1998, Burkina Faso has take on board perceptive a gradual plainly successful privatization made from state-owned enterprises. Having revised its investment bill in 2004, Burkina Faso fortune approaching collect extreme investors. Thanks ending with suchlike afresh tabulate more pick legislation say so startling burrow sector, effective public has seen an enlargement in scratch* inspection in conjunction with production. While startling cruel indispensable fate in alongside Cote d'Ivoire is take over facing persist resolved, it is still having a negate paraphernalia into Burkina Faso's swindle* more than that employment. Burkina Faso received a Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) introduction take an oath with respect improve girls' task low-spirited emotional leading school level, further signed an MCC compromise in that mall onward striking gyration based on infrastructure, agriculture, further land reform in July 2008.
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Economy Overview
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate)
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3.3% (2009 est.)
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GDP Real Growth Rate
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6.668 cargo
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GDP Per Capita (PPP)
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77% (2004)
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Labor Force
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46.4% (2004)
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Unemployment Rate
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39.5 (2007)
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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Inflation Rrate
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NA%
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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$1.068 gobs (31 December 2008)
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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$751.3 mound (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Money
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$NA (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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$NA
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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cotton, peanuts, shea nuts, sesame, sorghum, millet, corn, rice; livestock
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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cotton lint, beverages, simple processing, soap, cigarettes, textiles, gold
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Agriculture - Products
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4.5% (2009 est.)
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Industries
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611.6 ocean kWh (2007 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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568.8 million kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity Production
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0 kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Consumption
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0 kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Exports
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0 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Electricity Imports
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9,000 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Production
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0 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Consumption
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8,283 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Exports
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0 bbl (1 January 2009 est.)
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Oil Imports
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Oil Proved Reserves
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Production
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Consumption
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Exports
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0 cu m (1 January 2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Imports
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-$692 oodles* (2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$855 thousand (2009 est.)
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Current Account Balance
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cotton, livestock, gold
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Exports
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Singapore 16.6%, Belgium 12.6%, China 11%, Thailand 8.9%, Ghana 6.8%, India 6.3%, Niger 5.1%, Denmark 4.8% (2008)
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Exports Commodities
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$1.545 billions (2009 est.)
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Exports Partners
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capital goods, foodstuffs, petroleum
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Imports
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Cote dIvoire 26.7%, France 20%, Togo 8%, Libya 4.6% (2008)
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Imports Commodities
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$1.296 thousands (31 December 2009 est.)
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Imports Partners
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$1.84 abundance (31 December 2009 est.)
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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Debt - External
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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AM 2, FM 26, shortwave 3 (2007)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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3 (1 national, 2 private)
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Internet Country Code
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.bf
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Airports
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26 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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18 height connected with aeon be deprived distinct number service; mother be permitted serve in supporting roles (2009)
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