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System of government | semi-presidential republic |
Country code | BF, BFA |
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Capital city | Ouagadougou |
Currency | West African CFA franc (XOF) |
Predominant religion | Sunni Islam |
Former colonizer | France (French Republic) |
Membership | UN WTO MMF African Union |
Population | 20 244 080 people (58. place in the world) |
Area | 274 200 km2 (74. place in the world) |
Density | 74 people per km2 (106. place in the world) |
GDP per capita | 1 866 USD per capita (171. place in the world) |
Peacefulness | GPI Global Peace Index 2,176 (102. place in the world) |
Corruption | CPI Corruption Perceptions Index 40 (83. place in the world) |
Human development | HDI Human Development Index 0,423 (182. place in the world) |
Economy freedom | EFI Economy Freedom Index 59,4 (92. place in the world) |
Life expectancy | 60,8 years (170. place in the world) |
Income iequality | Gini coefficient 35,3 (57. place in the world) |
CO2 emissions | 3,399 Mt CO2/year (136. place in the world) |
CO2 emissions per km2 | 12 t CO2/km2/year (161. place in the world) |
CO2 emissions per capita | 0,2 t CO2/per capita/year (167. place in the world) |