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Burkina

OFFICIAL NAME: Burkina Faso

DATE OF FORMATION: 1960

POPULATION: 13.4 million

DENSITY: 127 people per square mile

LANGUAGES: Mossi, Fulani, French, Tuareg, Dyula, Songhai

RELIGIONS: Muslim 55%, Traditional beliefs 35%, Roman Catholic 9%, Other Christian 1%

ETHNIC MIX: Other 50%, Mossi 50%

GOVERNMENT: Multiparty elections

CURRENCY: CFA franc

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Landlocked in west Africa, Burkina (formerly Upper Volta) gained independence from France in 1960. The majority of Burkina lies in the arid fringe of the Sahara known as the Sahel. Ruled by military dictators for much of its postindependence history, Burkina became a multiparty state in 1991. However, much power still rests with President Blaise Compaoré. Burkina's economy remains largely based on agriculture.