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	Burkina Faso (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		Burkina Faso was a very important economic region for the Songhai Empire during the 15th and 16th centuries.
		Burkina Faso has a primarily tropical climate with two very distinct seasons: the rainy season with between 24-35 inches (600 and 900 mm) of rainfall, and the dry season during which the harmattan blows, a hot dry wind from the Sahara.
		A relatively dry tropical savanna, the Sahel extends beyond the borders of Burkina Faso, from the Horn of Africa to the Atlantic Ocean, and borders the Sahara to its north, and the fertile region of the Sudan to the South.
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	Burkina in Depth
		Burkina Faso is a landlocked country of 105,869 square miles, located in the heart of Western Africa, approximately 600 miles from the Atlantic Ocean.
		The tropical weather in Burkina Faso is divided into two seasons: the dry season from November to May (with a cool and dry period from November to February, and hot weather from March to May), and the rainy season from June to October.
		Four parties (of the approximately 60 in Burkina Faso) are represented in the National Assembly after the legislative elections of May 1997: the CDP, the PDP, the ADF and the RDA.
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		Burkina Faso (formerly Upper Volta) is a landlocked Sahel country that shares borders with six nations.
		Burkina Faso's game preserves--the most important of which are Arly, Nazinga, and W National Park--contain lions, elephants, hippopotamus, monkeys, warthogs, and antelopes.
		Burkina Faso has three distinct seasons: warm and dry (November-March), hot and dry (March-May), and hot and wet (June-October).
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	Oxfam's Cool Planet - On the Line - the geography of Burkina Faso
		Burkina Faso is a landlocked country in West Africa.
		Close to Burkina Faso's northern-most border there is a remarkable freshwater lake, the Mare d'Oursi, which is fringed by sand dunes.
		Most people in Burkina Faso are farmers who grow cash crops (peanuts, shea nuts, sesame, cotton), and food crops (sorghum, millet, maize, rice and vegetables).
	www.oxfam.org.uk /coolplanet/ontheline/explore/journey/burkina/geography.htm (412 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: Government - Government Burkina Faso is governed under the constitution of 1991.
		Burkina Faso: Economy - Economy Burkina Faso is one of the poorest nations in the world, with the great majority of its...
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	Burkina Faso (08/05)
		Burkina held multiparty municipal elections in 1995 and 2000 and legislative elections in 1997 and 2002.
		Burkina Faso maintains an embassy in the United States at 2340 Massachusetts Ave.
		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 (2932 words)

	Geography of Burkina Faso (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		Burkina Faso (formerly Upper Volta) is a landlocked Sahel country that shares borders with six It lies between the Sahara Desert and the Gulf of Guinea south of the loop of the Niger River.
		Most of central Burkina Faso on a savanna plateau 198-305 meters (650-1 000 ft.) sea level with fields brush and scattered Burkina Faso's game preserves--the most important of are Arly Nazinga and W National Park--contain lions elephants hippopotamus monkeys warthogs and antelopes.
		Burkina Faso has three distinct seasons : warm and dry (November-March) hot and (March-May) and hot and wet (June-October).
	www.freeglossary.com /Burkina_Faso/Geography (680 words)

	Country Profiles Foreign & Commonwealth Office
		Burkina Faso's main export is cotton, contributing 69% of all export earnings in 2004, but its value is subject to fluctuations in world prices.
		Burkina Faso hosts the headquarters of UEMOA (the 8 francophone member Economic and Monetary Union of West Africa), and of CILSS (The Interstate Committee for Drought in the Sahel).
		There is evidence that Burkina Faso was involved in supporting the RUF rebellion in Sierra Leone (according to Sierra Leone's Truth and Reconciliation Report) and in supplying arms to Charles Taylor in Liberia in contravention of UN sanctions (as documented in various UN reports).
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	Agency Work in Burkina Faso: Save the Children
		Burkina Faso sits at the edge of the Sahel, locked in by Benin, Togo and Ghana to the southeast, Ivory Coast to the south, Mali to the west and Niger to the north.
		The climate in Burkina Faso is similar to that of other Sahel countries, featuring two distinct seasons: the dry season lasts from November until May and the wet season from June through October.
		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.
	www.savethechildren.org /countries/africa/burkina-faso.html (767 words)

	Burkina Faso
		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 France, defeating the native Mossi.
	www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/burkina_faso (299 words)

	Burkina Faso, Africa : A Tourism, Travel, and information Guide to Burkina : Basecamp International
		Burkina Faso, formerly Upper Volta, is a landlocked country in West Africa.
		Burkina is ranked one of the poorest countries in the world and also as the most illiterate.
		Burkina Faso is therefore a relatively flat country, with a very few localised exceptions.
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	burkina faso map and information page
		Burkina Faso, once known as Upper Volta, and as the longtime kingdom of the Mossi people, was colonized by France in the late 1800s.
		Its name was changed to Burkina Faso when it gained independence from France in 1960, and subsequently (after that independence) suffered from numerous military coups that thankfully ended with countrywide elections in 1992.
		The Burkina Faso pages are currently being revised, but you can find additional information about the country here.
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	Burkina Faso (03/98)
		Burkina Faso is a landlocked Sahel country that shares borders with six nations.
		Burkina Faso is one of the poorest countries in the world with per capita GNP of $300.
		Burkina's exploitable natural resources are limited, although a manganese ore deposit is located in the remote northeast.
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	Burkina Faso on the Internet
		Farmers organizations in Bénin, Mali and Burkina Faso are asking that cotton producers in North American and Europe not been given price supports to continue growing cotton in competition with African cotton producers.
		It is involved in the construction, stocking, and management of village libraries in Burkina Faso and has organized a conference of village librarians.
		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 (3361 words)

	Geography Of Burkina Faso - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		Burkina Faso 1998--99: Results from the Demographic and Health Survey.(Statistical Data Included) : An article from: Studies in Family Planning
		Direct and indirect estimates of maternal mortality in rural Burkina Faso.
		Angepasste Strategien zur Entwicklung des ländlichen Raums: Das Beispiel Burkina Faso aus der Sicht einer theorie- und praxisorientierten Entwicklungsgeographie...
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	Geography of Burkina Faso -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		Most of central Burkina Faso lies on a (A flat grassland in tropical or subtropical regions) savanna plateau, 198-305 meters (650-1,000 ft.) above sea level, with fields, brush, and scattered trees.
		Annual (Water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere) rainfall varies from about 100 centimeters (40 in.) in the south to less than 25 centimeters (10 in.) in the extreme north and northeast, where hot desert winds accentuate the dryness of the region.
		Burkina Faso has three distinct (A period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field) seasons: warm and dry (November-March), hot and dry (March-May), and hot and wet (June-October).
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/g/ge/geography_of_burkina_faso.htm (539 words)

	Burkina Faso Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		Burkina Faso is made up of two major types of countryside:
		Situated between 11°3' and 13°5' north latitude, the Sudan-Sahel region is a transitional temperate zone with regards to rainfall and temperature.
		At 12.8%, Burkina Faso is the most illiterate country in Africa.(National Geographic, September 2005)
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	1Up Travel > Burkina Faso > Travel & Tourism \| Tourist Guide to Burkina Faso
		Until the end of the 19th century, the history of Burkina Faso was dominated by the empire-building Mossi, who are believed to have come from central or eastern Africa sometime in the 11th century.
		On August 4, 1984, Upper Volta changed its name to Burkina Faso, meaning "the country of honorable people." Sankara, a charismatic leader, sought by word, deed, and example to mobilize the masses and launch a massive bootstrap development movement.
		Government and Politics in Burkina Faso - Profiles the country name, government type, administrative divisions, independence, national holiday, constitution, legal system, suffrage, executive, legislative, and judicial branches, political parties and leaders, and a flag description of Burkina Faso.
	www.1uptravel.com /international/africa/burkina-faso (1363 words)

	03.01.05: A Story, A Story - Embracing Geography, Culture, and Diversity through Film
		Convey that geography is more than a simplistic study of the earth's surface: it is an up-close, wide-lens view of landmasses--continents and countries, climate, flora and fauna, natural resources, inhabitants, and ways that living things interact with their environ.
		Ghana lies to the east, Burkina Faso to the northeast, Mali to the northwest, Guinea along its western border, and Liberia to its southwestern boundary.
		In Burkina Faso, a land where drought is prevalent, a young boy who was milking his emaciated goat, has allowed the last drop of milk fall to the ground; his grandfather sends the boy to search for that magical last drop of milk.
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	Geography Of Burkina Faso (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
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	BUBL LINK: Burkina faso
		A catalogue of all the languages and dialects spoken in Burkina Faso, with details of the numbers of speakers of each language.
		Map of Burkina Faso showing the main settlements, province capitals and boundaries, and routes from the capital (Ouagadougou).
		Basic reference information about Burkina Faso, such as area, capital, population, population density, geography, language, religion, time zone, history and government, plus business and social information, including details of accommodation, addresses, climate, regions, travel, visas, passports, money, health and public holidays.
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	Burkina Faso (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		The inhabitants of Burkina Faso are called Burkinabe.
		Schooling is free but not compulsory, and only about 29% of Burkina's primary school-age children receive a basic education, few Burkinabe have had formal education.
		Education is technically free and officially mandatory until the age of 16, however only about 29% of Burkina's primary school-age children actually receive a basic education, few adult Burkinabe have had formal education.
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	Burkina Faso - Atlapedia Online (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		It is bound by Mali to the north and west, Niger to the northeast and east, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the south and the Ivory Coast to the southwest.
		CLIMATE: Burkina has a tropical climate which is hot all year round and has two alternating seasons, (1.) a dry season between November and May and a (2.) wet season between June and October with violent storms in August.
		Also during 1993 progress was made in negotiations between Burkina Faso and the Ivory Coast to delineate their common border.
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	Geography matters
		It is the nature of this "new geography of global centrality/marginality" that we explore in this paper.
		That countries are either in the same ranking category for human development and digital access or in a higher human development ranking than their digital access ranking is suggestive of HDI as a prerequisite to digital development rather than the converse.
		In addition to illustrating Tobler’s first law of geography that, "all things are related, but nearby things are more related than distant things," this clustering lends further weight to the idea that both the HDI and DAI have a strong spatial component.
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	World Factbook Burkina Faso, Burkina Faso Map, Map of Burkina Faso, Information on Burkina Faso, Location of Burkina ...
		Burkina Faso is bound by Mali on the north and west, by Niger on the east and by Benin, Togo, Ghana, and Côte d'Ivoire on the south.
		Burkina Faso is located on a plateau sloping generally to the south.
		Burkina Faso experiences a dry, cool season from November through March.
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	Burkina Faso, Africa Information
		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.
		Recent unrest in Cote d'Ivoire and northern Ghana has hindered the ability of several hundred thousand seasonal Burkinabe farm workers to find employment in neighboring countries.
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	Geography of Burkina Faso (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		The land is green in the south, with forests andfruit trees, and desert in the north.
		Burkina Faso's gamepreserves--the most important of which are Arly, Nazinga, and W National Park --contain lions, elephants, hippopotamus, monkeys, warthogs, and antelopes.
		Annual rainfall varies from about 100 centimeters (40 in.) in the south to lessthan 25 centimeters (10 in.) in the extreme north and northeast, where hot desert winds accentuate the dryness of the region.Burkina Faso has three distinct seasons : warm and dry (November-March), hot and dry(March-May), and hot and wet (June-October).
	www.therfcc.org /geography-of-burkina-faso-147869.html (279 words)

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