Burkina Faso General Information

Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso is a landlocked nation in West Africa.It is surrounded by six countries: Mali, Niger, Benin, Togo, Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire.A 2002 estimate of Burkina Faso's population came in at 12,603,185. Its inhabitants are known as Burkinabè.

Highlights

• Burkina is ranked one of the poorest countries in the world and also as the most illiterate.
• Burkina have beautiful landscapes, a lot of African culture and music

Economy

• About 90% of the population is engaged in (mainly subsistence) agriculture, which is highly vulnerable to variations in rainfall, the most important product is the Cotton.
• A large part of the economic activity of the country is funded by international aid.
• Industry remains dominated by unprofitable government-controlled corporations, Mineral exploitation of copper, iron, manganese, and, above all, gold. The effects are corruption and financial disparity. (The rich getting richer and the poor getting poorer)

Education

• Education in Burkina Faso is structured primary, secondary, and higher education. Education is technically free and officially mandatory until the age of 16.
• Though schooling is free, attendance is not enforced, and only about 35% of Burkina's primary school-age children receive a basic education.
• Have institutions of higher education include University of Ouagadougou and The Polytechnical University in Bobo-Dioulasso.
• The United Nations Development Program Report places Burkina Faso as the most illiterate country in the world, with only a 12.8% literacy rate.