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    Introduction


    Burkina Faso (formerly Upper Volta) achieved independence from France in 1960. Repeated military coups during the 1970s and 1980s were followed by multiparty elections in the early 1990s. Burkina Faso's high population density and limited natural resources result in poor economic prospects for the majority of its citizens. Recent unrest in Cote d'Ivoire and northern Ghana has hindered the ability of several hundred thousand seasonal Burkinabe farm workers to find employment in neighboring countries.


    Location


    Western Africa, north of Ghana


    Geographic coordinates


    13 00 N, 2 00 W


    Area


    total: 274,200 sq km water: 400 sq km land: 273,800 sq km


    Area - comparative


    slightly larger than Colorado


    Land boundaries


    total: 3,193 km border countries: Benin 306 km, Cote d'Ivoire 584 km, Ghana 549 km, Mali 1,000 km, Niger 628 km, Togo 126 km


    Coastline


    0 km (landlocked)


    Maritime claims


    none (landlocked)


    Climate


    tropical; warm, dry winters; hot, wet summers


    Terrain


    mostly flat to dissected, undulating plains; hills in west and southeast


    Elevation extremes


    lowest point: Mouhoun (Black Volta) River 200 m highest point: Tena Kourou 749 m


    Natural resources


    manganese, limestone, marble; small deposits of gold, antimony, copper, nickel, bauxite, lead, phosphates, zinc, silver


    Land use


    arable land: 12.43% permanent crops: 0.18% other: 87.39% (1998 est.)


    Irrigated land


    250 sq km (1998 est.)


    Natural hazards


    recurring droughts


    Environment - current issues


    recent droughts and desertification severely affecting agricultural activities, population distribution, and the economy; overgrazing; soil degradation; deforestation


    Environment - international agreements


    party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands signed, but not ratified: Law of the Sea


    Geography - note


    landlocked savanna cut by the three principal rivers of the Black, Red, and White Voltas


    Population


    13,574,820


    Capital


    Ouagadougou


    Phone Code


    +226


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