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ating plains; hills in west and southeast _#_Natural resources: manganese, limestone, marble; small deposits of gold, antimony, copper, nickel, bauxite, lead, phosphates, zinc, silver _#_Land use: arable land 10%; permanent crops NEGL%; meadows and pastures 37%; forest and woodland 26%; other 27%, includes irrigated NEGL% _#_Environment: recent droughts and desertification severely affecting marginal agricultural activities, population distribution, economy; overgrazing; deforestation _#_Note: landlocked _*_People _#_Population: 9,359,889 (July 1991), growth rate 3.1% (1991) _#_Birth rate: 50 births/1,000 population (1991) _#_Death rate: 16 deaths/1,000 population (1991) _#_Net migration rate: - 3 migrants/1,000 population (1991) _#_Infant mortality rate: 119 deaths/1,000 live births (1991) _#_Life expectancy at birth: 52 years male, 53 years female (1991) _#_Total fertility rate: 7.1 children born/woman (1991) _#_Nationality: noun--Burkinabe; adjective--Burkinabe _#_Ethnic divisions: more than 50 tribes; principal tribe is Mossi (about 2.5 million); other important groups are Gurunsi, Senufo, Lobi, Bobo, Mande, and Fulani _#_Religion: indigenous beliefs about 65%, Muslim 25%, Christian (mainly Roman Catholic) 10% _#_Language: French (official); tribal languages belong to Sudanic family, spoken by 90% of the population _#_Literacy: 18% (male 28%, female 9%) age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.) _#_Labor force: 3,300,000 residents; 30,000 are wage earners; agriculture 82%, industry 13%, commerce, services, and government 5%; 20% of male labor force migrates annually to neighboring countries for seasonal employment (1984); 44% of population of working age (1985) _#_Organized labor: four principal trade union groups represent less than 1% of population _*_Government _#_Long-form name: Burkina Faso _#_Type: military; established by coup on 4 August 1983 _#_Capital: Ouagadougou _#_Administrative divisions: 30 provinces; Bam, Bazega, Bougouriba, Boulgou, Boulkiemde, Ganzourgou, Gnagna, Gourma, Houet, Kadiogo, Kenedougou, Komoe, Kossi, Kouritenga, Mouhoun, Namentenga, Naouri, Oubritenga, Oudalan, Passore, Poni, Sanguie, Sanmatenga, Seno, Sissili, Soum, Sourou, Tapoa, Yatenga, Zoundweogo _#_Independence: 5 August 1960 (from France; formerly Upper Volta) _#_Constitution: none; constitution of 27 November 1977 was abo
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