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BURKINA
FASO |
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| CONTACTS |
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| Manager |
Léopold
OUEDRAOGO |
Email
: louedraogo@brvm.org |
| Adress |
S/C
Chambre de Commerce, d'Industrie et d'artisanat du Burkina Faso.
01 BP 502 Ouagadougou 01 |
| Telephone |
(226)
50 30 87 73 |
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| Fax |
(226)50
30 87 19 |
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DESCRIPTION
| Head
of State |
Blaise COMPAORE
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| Area |
274
200 Km2 |
| Population |
11
900 000 inhabitants |
| Key
cities |
Ouagadougou
(Capital), Bobo-Dioulasso, Banfora, Koudougou, Ouahigouya. |
| Key
industries |
peanuts,
sesame, cotton, corn, millet sorghum, shea butter, livestock, gold |
| Communications |
Telecommunications
(telephone, telex, fax) - Road network: 13,117 km
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| Railways |
Abidjan
- Kaya 619 Km in Burkina |
| Main
Port |
Air Burkina |
| Airport |
OUAGADOUGOU,
2 km from city - Bobo, 6 km from downtown |
| Vaccinations |
Yellow
Fever- risk of malaria |
| Visa |
Passport
and visa required for all foreign nationals |
| Business
Hours |
7 a.m. - 12 noon/12:30 and 3 p.m. - 5:30 p.m./6 p.m. (Monday to
Friday)
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Area
Code
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226 |
| Useful
Addresses |
Chamber
of Commerce and Industry and Arts and Crafts, BP 502 Ouagadougou
Tel.: 30.61.14/15 , Fax: 30.61.16, Telex 5268
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| National
Office of Foreign Trade, BP 389 Ouaga, Tel: 30.62.23/24 |
UTA, BP 905 Cotonou, Tél.: 330.18.15 |
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Burkinabé
National Office of Tourism, BP 1311 Ouaga, Tel. 31.19.59/60 |
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Local Time |
U.T. |
MACROECONOMIC
INDICATORS
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(*)
estimate Source: BCEAO Economic Indicators
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1997 |
1998 |
1999* |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
| TOTAL
POPULATION ( millions of inhabitants ) |
10.47
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10.72 |
10.98 |
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| GROSS
DOMESTIC PRODUCT (billions of CFA francs) |
1390.2
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1584.8 |
1703.6
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2090.4 |
2257.1 |
2460.0 |
2681.0 |
2927.4 |
CURRENT
GROWTH RATE
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4.8%
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8.9% |
4.5% |
6.8% |
4.6% |
8.0% |
4.1% |
4.4% |
INFLATION
RATE
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3.0%
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4.9% |
NC |
4.9% |
2.3% |
2.0% |
-0.4% |
<3% |
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DOMESTIC
SAVINGS (billions of CFA francs)
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169.1
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216.5 |
240.2
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| DOMESTIC
SAVINGS RATE |
12.2% |
13.7% |
14.1% |
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INVESTMENT
(billions of CFA francs)
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396.7 |
431.1 |
449.8 |
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INVESTMENT
RATE
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28.5% |
27.2% |
26.4% |
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REVENUE
PER IN HABITANT (CFA francs)
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123,100 |
137,100 |
143,900 |
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