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Communications of Burkina Faso

Telephones - main lines in use:94,800 (2006)
Telephones - mobile cellular:1.017 million (2006)
Telephone system:general assessment: all services only fair
domestic: microwave radio relay, open-wire, and radiotelephone communication stations
international: country code - 226; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)
Radio broadcast stations:AM 3, FM 17, shortwave 3 (2001)
Radios:394,020 (2000)
Television broadcast stations:1 (2002)
Televisions:131,340 (2002)
Internet country code:.bf
Internet hosts:399 (2006)
Internet Service Providers (ISPs):1 (2002)
Internet users:64,600 (2005)

Burkina Faso Quickstats

  • Population: 14,326,203
  • Area: 274,200 sq km
  • Density: 48 /km² (145th)
  • GDP (total): $16.845 billion¹ (117th)
  • GDP (per capita): $1,284 (163rd)
  • Literacy: 21.8%

Languages of Burkina Faso

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  • Currency: West African CFA franc (XOF)
  • Dial code: +226

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