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Burkina Faso Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper
Burkina Faso PRSP Progress Report 2005

Republic of Burkina Faso
http://www.primature.gov.bf/

 

Assemblée Nationale du Burkina Faso http://www.an.bf

 

The National Assembly of Burkina Faso joined the APRN in 2004 and has since then taken part of training on Community Monitoring of Poverty Reduction for Members of Parliament, parliamentary staff and representatives from civil society.

Full name

Burkina Faso

Population

13.9 million (2006)

Capital

Ouagadougou

Type of legislature

Unicameral

Women in Parliament

12% (2006)

Major languages

French (official), local languages ex. moré

% of population below poverty line

45% (2003 est.)

HIV-AIDS prevalence

4.2% (2003)

Literacy rate

male: 36.9%
female: 16.6% (2003 est.)

GDP per capita

$1,300 (2006 est.)

HDI

0.342, ranks 174 out of 177 countries

 

 

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