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  1. Date of Independence: August 5, 1960 (from France)
  2. Date of Current Constitution: June 2, 1991
  3. Population: 11,575,898 (1999 est.)
  4. Area: 105,946 sq. mi.
  5. Capital: Ouagadougou
  6. Form of Government: republic
  7. Natural Resources: manganese, marble, limestone, phosphate, zinc, gold, lead, silver
  8. Main Industries: agricultural processing, mining, brewing, textiles, soap, tobacco processing
  9. Agriculture: sorghum (grain), millet (grain), peanuts, rice, cotton, tobacco, livestock
  10. Currency: Communaute Financi√®re Africaine (CFA) franc 
  11. GDP: $11.6 billion (1998 est.)
  12. GDP per Capita: $1,000 (1998 est.)
  13. Languages: French (official), Sudanic languages
  14. Religions: Islam, traditional African belief systems, Christianity (Roman Catholicism)
  15. Literacy Rate: 19%
  16. Life Expectancy:     45 years (male)
  17.                 47 years (female)
  18. Birthrate: 46 births per 1,000 population
  19. Death Rate: 18 deaths per 1,000 population