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	Burkina Faso - Search View - MSN Encarta
		Burkina Faso is bounded on the north and west by Mali, on the east by Niger, and on the south by Benin, Togo, Ghana, and Côte d’Ivoire.
		The basis of the economy of Burkina Faso is agriculture, primarily for subsistence consumption.
		Burkina Faso was accused of sheltering dissident members of the Côte d’Ivoire army, while at the same time the 2 million Burkinabe immigrants in Côte d’Ivoire were being blamed for a military uprising in that country.
	encarta.msn.com /text_761569771__1/Burkina_Faso.html (3158 words)

	Burkina Faso - HighBeam Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Burkina Faso is one of the poorest nations in the world, with the great majority of its workers engaged in subsistence farming.
		Burkina Faso has a small mining industry that produces manganese, phosphates, and gold-bearing quartz; there are also small, and as yet largely untapped, deposits of antimony, copper, zinc, nickel, lead, bauxite, and uranium.
		Invaders from present-day Ghana conquered central and E Burkina Faso, establishing the Mossi states of Ouagadougou, Yatenga, and Tengkodogo in the center and the state of Gourma in the east.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-burkinaf1.html (1644 words)

	Burkina Faso (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Burkina Faso is one of the world's poorest countries and place of the ancient Sahelian Empires and coastal kingdoms.
		Much of Burkina Faso is populated by descendants of the Mossi empire, founded when a band of horsemen from nearby Ghana galloped through at the turn of the 15th century.
		Burkina Faso is the world’s 9th largest producer of sweet potatoes, and the 11th of sorghum.
	www.africa-afrika.com /burkino.html (2050 words)

	Burkina Faso ECONOMY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Burkina Faso remains one of the poorest countries in the world.
		Northern Burkina is at the edge of the Sahara Desert and has been subject to severe drought.
		Prior to devaluation, Burkina Faso imported most of its food and had little to export; since 1994, exports have risen.
	www.nationsencyclopedia.com /Africa/Burkina-Faso-ECONOMY.html (428 words)

	Burkina Faso (09/06)
		Burkina Faso is a landlocked country located in the middle of West Africa's "hump." It is geographically in the Sahel--the agricultural region between the Sahara Desert and the coastal rain forests.
		Burkina held multiparty municipal elections in 1995 and 2000 and legislative elections in 1997 and 2002.
		Burkina is attempting to improve the economy by developing its mineral resources, improving its infrastructure, making its agricultural and livestock sectors more productive and competitive, and stabilizing the supplies and prices of food grains.
	www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/2834.htm (2961 words)

	Economy of Burkina Faso - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Burkina Faso is one of the poorest countries in the world with an average income per capita of €250 (US$300).
		Current GDP per capita of Burkina Faso grew 13% in the Sixties reaching a peak growth of 237% in the Seventies.
		Burkina's exploitable natural resources are limited, although a manganese ore deposit is located in the remote northeast.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Economy_of_Burkina_Faso (690 words)

	Information On Burkina Faso - 12th Meeting of the Parties (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Burkina Faso also has 49 main districts which will be ruled by Mayors after the local election of the year 2000.
		Burkina Faso is a land-locked country and is only served by road, railway and air.
		Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso is, according to historians, the former capital of the Mossi Kingdom.
	www.unep.ch /ozone/infobukina-faso.shtml (3957 words)

	Burkina Faso - programming framework
		Burkina Faso's GDP has grown appreciably since the devaluation of the CFA franc (CFAF) in 1994, rising by an average of 0.8% in 1992-19 93, 4.2% in 1994-1997 and an estimated 6.2% in 1998.
		Burkina Faso's balance of trade might thus be expected to improve in the near future, but for the moment it still shows a structural deficit, with exports covering scarcely 48% of imports.
		Burkina Faso's economy is based chiefly on agriculture and livestock, which together accounted for 37.2% of the GDP and 80% of total exports in 1998.
	www.acdi-cida.gc.ca /CIDAWEB/acdicida.nsf/En/JUD-321115844-MWR (10512 words)

	Burkina Faso: History, Geography, Government, and Culture — Infoplease.com
		Burkina Faso was originally inhabited by the Bobo, Lobi, and Gurunsi peoples, with the Mossi and Gurma peoples immigrating to the region in the 14th century.
		Burkina Faso: Economy - Economy Burkina Faso is one of the poorest nations in the world, with the great majority of its...
		Burkina Faso: Land and People - Land and People The country is made up mainly of vast monotonous plains and of low hills that rise...
	www.infoplease.com /ipa/A0107369.html (816 words)

	Burkina Faso Letter of Intent, August 2, 1999
		The government of Burkina Faso believes that the policies and measures set forth in the attached memorandum are adequate to achieve the objectives of its program but will take any further measures that may become appropriate for this purpose.
		The vulnerability of the economy has been evidenced by the impact of the drop in world cotton prices since 1998, which is leading to a deterioration of the external current account in 1999 and to a decline in the profitability of the sector, with a negative impact on tax revenue in 2000.
		Burkina Faso's contribution to the external reserves of the WAMU should be negative in 1999, but it is projected to return to positive in 2000.
	www.imf.org /external/NP/LOI/1999/080299.HTM (5273 words)

	Index of Economic Freedom 2006 - Burkina Faso
		Burkina Faso is a poor country even by African standards.
		Burkina Faso is a member of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU), which imposes a common external tariff with four rates: 0 percent, 5 percent, 10 percent, and 20 percent.
		In 2004, based on data from the Ministry of Economy and Finance, Burkina Faso received 3.74 percent of its total revenues from state-owned enterprises and government ownership of property.
	www.heritage.org /research/features/index/country.cfm?id=BurkinaFaso (1143 words)

	Burkina Faso Business Travel Guide
		Burkina Faso's economy is predominantly agricultural, employing 90 per cent of the population and contributing to approximately half the total output.
		The economy has been growing at approximately 6 per cent annually since 2000, although it is still very poor, with an average annual per capita income of US$300 and depends heavily on overseas aid, particularly from France and the EU.
		Burkina Faso belongs to the CFA Franc Zone, which fixes the value of the local currency to that of the Euro (formerly the French Franc).
	www.worldtravelguide.net /country/45/business/Africa/Burkina-Faso.html (357 words)

	Jubilee Research: Profile: Burkina Faso
		Burkina Faso’s external relations have been complicated by Campaoré’s inconsistent attitude towards the strife in Liberia, and by strained interactions with Mali and Niger over Tuareg unrest in the region.
		Burkina Faso embarked on a structural adjustment policy with the IMF in 1991.
		Burkina Faso was one of the first to qualify for assistance under the original HIPC initiative, reaching decision point in September 1997.
	www.jubileeresearch.org /databank/profiles/burkina.htm (1501 words)

	French Colonies - Burkina Faso (formerly Upper Volta)
		Burkina Faso, formerly Upper Volta, is a small, poor, landlocked country in West Africa (see map).
		Burkina Faso is located in the savanna zone on a granite and gneiss plateau some 200 to 300 m (650 to 1,000 ft) above sea level.
		Burkina Faso is one of Africa's poorest countries, and per-capita income decreased in real terms by about 2% between 1985 and 1994.
	www.discoverfrance.net /Colonies/Burkina_Faso.shtml (1959 words)

	WTO \| Trade policy review - Burkina Faso 2004
		The liberalization of foreign trade, structural reform, and macroeconomic stabilization efforts have helped to enhance the economic environment in Burkina Faso and have led to higher growth in the last six years, according to a report on the trade policies and practices of Burkina Faso released on June 30 by the WTO Secretariat.
		Nevertheless, Burkina Faso will not be able to benefit fully from access to markets at both the regional and multilateral level until its economy is able to respond competitively to external demand.
		Burkina Faso is a recipient of trade-related technical assistance (TRTA) from the WTO, which focuses on development of human resources, building of institutional capacity, support for the implementation of WTO Agreements and for participation in the Doha Development Agenda.
	www.wto.org /english/tratop_e/tpr_e/tp231_e.htm (493 words)

	Economy of Burkina Faso, Culture of Burkina Faso, Burkina Faso Flag, Burkina Faso History, Flag of Burkina Faso
		Economy of Burkina Faso, Culture of Burkina Faso, Burkina Faso Flag, Burkina Faso History, Flag of Burkina Faso
		Burkina Faso is a landlocked country with a very poor economy.
		Burkina Faso Political Map Burkina Airport Map Country Profile of Burkina Faso Flag of Burkina Faso
	www.mapsofworld.com /country-profile/burkina-faso1.html (392 words)

	An MBendi Profile: An MBendi Country Profile for Burkina Faso including economic and travel overviews and directories ...
		Burkina Faso (formerly known as Upper Volta) is an independent republic with a democratic government, which lies to the west of Niger and forms part of the landlocked West African Region.
		Burkina Faso's economy is fragile, with a large external current account deficit, heavy dependence on external assistance and few export commodities.
		Burkina's exploitable natural resources are limited, although deposits of manganese, zinc, limestone, marble, phosphate and gold have attracted the interest of international mining firms.
	www.mbendi.co.za /land/af/bf/p0005.htm (1601 words)

	Profiles of Least Developed Countries
		Burkina Faso (formerly Upper Volta) achieved independence from France in 1960.
		Burkina Faso's high population density and limited natural resources result in poor economic prospects for the majority of its citizens.
		Burkina Faso has few natural resources, a fragile soil, and a highly unequal distribution of income.
	www.un.org /special-rep/ohrlls/ldc/LDCs-List/profiles/burkina.htm?id=854 (198 words)

	Burkina Faso travel guide - Wikitravel
		Burkina Faso, formerly Upper Volta, is a landlocked country in West Africa.
		Burkina is one of the safest and friendliest countries in all of Africa.
		Burkina Faso is one of safer countries in West Africa.
	wikitravel.org /en/Burkina_Faso (1084 words)

	Mossi People
		From the founding of the Mossi states to the present the economy of Burkina Faso and of the Mossi benefitted from their position astride major trade routes between the forest and the desert and from the open trade policies of the government surrounded by countries such as Ghana and Mali which restricted trade.
		The Mossi are unique in Burkina Faso for their centralized and hierarchical political system.
		At the apex of political hierarchy is the emperor (Moro Naba), whose palace is in Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso.
	www.uiowa.edu /~africart/toc/people/Mossi.html (747 words)

	Burkina Faso - Gurupedia
		Burkina Faso is a landlocked nation of western Africa.
		Formerly called Upper Volta, it was renamed in 1984 by President Thomas Sankara to mean "the land of upright people" in Mossi and Dyula, the major native languages of the country.
		Burkina Faso was colonised in the 1890s by
	www.gurupedia.com /b/bu/burkina_faso.htm (216 words)

	Burkina Faso on the Internet
		It is involved in the construction, stocking, and management of village libraries in Burkina Faso and has organized a conference of village librarians.
		Burkina Faso (with many photographs), part of a larger project, MIRURAM - VALPEDO, on rural areas world-wide and the environment.
		Topics: Chris Brazier returns after ten years to a village in Burkina Faso, female genital mutilation, how Sankara's revolution changed the role of chiefs, troubles over a gift of pills, education, a comparison of the government's of Thomas Sankara and Blaise Compaoré, polygamy and what it means to the women who live with it.
	www-sul.stanford.edu /depts/ssrg/africa/burkina.html (3249 words)

	Economy of Burkina Faso
		Burkina Faso is one of the poorest countries in the world with per capita GNP of $300.
		The agricultural economy remains highly vulnerable to fluctuations in rainfall.
		Economy - overview: One of the poorest countries in the world, landlocked Burkina Faso has a high population density, few natural resources, and a fragile soil.
	www.fastload.org /ec/Economy_of_Burkina_Faso.html (651 words)

	Economy Of Burkina Faso (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
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	www.appliedlanguage.com /country_guides/burkina_faso_country_economy.shtml (417 words)

	ICFTU OnLine - February 20, 2006(3)\| 21st Century Labor Union \| IAMAW
		Moreover, despite the fact that most of the different trades within the informal economy were receptive to union action, some of the promises made to them were not honoured, making the workers reticent to commit to the trade union.
		The political forces in power are conscious of the informal economy's strength, and they use it in their favour.
		Such relations are very rare in Burkina Faso, as trade union culture is marked by the desire to maintain its independence and autonomy.
	www.goiam.org /content.cfm?cID=6362 (1297 words)

	afrol News - Burkina Faso produces exportable grain surplus
		The conflict in Côte d'Ivoire has been costly for both households and the national economy, given the large number of Burkinabe normally serving as permanent of temporal wage earners in the southern neighbour country.
		As the politico-military crisis in Côte d'Ivoire is dragging on, so are its effects on the economy of Burkina Faso, particularly with respect to food security conditions.
		The overall situation in Burkina Faso however is positive after two years of large grain surpluses.
	www.afrol.com /News2003/buf004_export.htm (558 words)

	Burkina Faso - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Settlements appeared between 3600 and 2600 BC with farmers, the traces of whose structures leave the impression of relatively permanent buildings.
		The main article on politics and government of Burkina Faso is Politics of Burkina Faso.
		Burkina Faso · Burundi · Cameroon · Cape Verde · Central African Republic · Chad · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Republic of the Congo · Comoros · Côte d'Ivoire · Djibouti · Egypt
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Burkina_Faso (2139 words)

	GTZ. Agriculture
		The agricultural sector is regarded as the driver of Burkina Faso’s economic and social development.
		The choice of this priority area is thus in line with the development policy orientation of the German Federal Government in the context of the Action Programme 2015 for poverty reduction.
		The cooperation between Germany and Burkina Faso is finding expression in a number of programmes and projects.
	www.gtz.de /en/weltweit/afrika/burkina-faso/1433.htm (312 words)

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