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Country name:
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conventional long form:
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conventional short form: Burkina Faso
local long form: none
local short form: Burkina Faso
former: Upper Volta, Republic of Upper Volta
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Government type:
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parliamentary republic
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Capital of Burkina
Faso:
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name: Ouagadougou
geographic coordinates: 12 22 N, 1 31 W
time difference: UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of
Washington, DC during Standard Time) |
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Administrative
divisions in Burkina Faso:
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45 provinces; Bale, Bam,
Banwa, Bazega, Bougouriba, Boulgou, Boulkiemde, Comoe,
Ganzourgou, Gnagna, Gourma, Houet, Ioba, Kadiogo,
Kenedougou, Komondjari, Kompienga, Kossi, Koulpelogo,
Kouritenga, Kourweogo, Leraba, Loroum, Mouhoun, Nahouri,
Namentenga, Nayala, Noumbiel, Oubritenga, Oudalan,
Passore, Poni, Sanguie, Sanmatenga, Seno, Sissili, Soum,
Sourou, Tapoa, Tuy, Yagha, Yatenga, Ziro, Zondoma,
Zoundweogo |
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Independence:
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5 August 1960 (from France)
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National holiday:
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Republic Day, 11 December
(1958) |
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Constitution of
Burkina Faso:
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2 June 1991 approved by
referendum, 11 June 1991 formally adopted; last amended
January 2002 |
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Legal system in
Burkina Faso:
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based on French civil law
system and customary law; has not accepted compulsory
ICJ jurisdiction |
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Suffrage:
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universal |
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Executive branch of
Burkina Faso:
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chief of state:
President Blaise COMPAORE (since 15 October 1987)
head of government: Prime Minister Tertius ZONGO
(since 4 June 2007)
cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the
president on the recommendation of the prime minister
elections: president elected by popular vote for
a five-year term (eligible for a second term); election
last held 13 November 2005 (next to be held in 2010); in
April 2000, the constitution was amended reducing the
presidential term from seven to five years, enforceable
as of 2005; prime minister appointed by the president
with the consent of the legislature
election results: Blaise COMPAORE reelected
president; percent of popular vote - Blaise COMPAORE
80.3%, Benewende Stanislas SANKARA 4.9% |
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Legislative branch in
Burkina Faso:
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unicameral National Assembly
or Assemblee Nationale (111 seats; members are elected
by popular vote to serve five-year terms)
elections: National Assembly election last held 6
May 2007 (next to be held in May 2012)
election results: percent of vote by party - NA;
seats by party - CDP 73, RDA-ADF 14, UPR 5, UNIR-MS 4,
CFD-B 3, UPS 2, PDP-PS 2, RDB 2, PDS 2, PAREN 1, PAI 1,
RPC 1, UDPS 1 |
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Judicial branch:
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Supreme Court; Appeals Court
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Political parties and
leaders of burkinabe:
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African Democratic
Rally-Alliance for Democracy and Federation or ADF-RDA
[Gilbert OUEDRAOGO]; Citizen's Popular Rally or RPC;
Confederation for Federation and Democracy or CFD
[Amadou Diemdioda DICKO]; Congress for Democracy and
Progress or CDP [Roch Marc-Christian KABORE]; Convention
of the Democratic Forces of Burkina or CFD-B; Movement
for Tolerance and Progress or MTP [Nayabtigungou Congo
KABORE]; Party for African Independence or PAI [Philippe
OUEDRAOGO]; Party for Democracy and Progress/Socialist
Party or PDP/PS [Ali LANKOANDE]; Party for Democracy and
Socialism or PDS; Party for National Rebirth or PAREN;
Rally for the Development of Burkina or RDB; Rally of
Ecologists of Burkina Faso or RDEB [Ram OUEDRAGO];
Republican Party for Integration and Solidarity or PARIS
[Cyril GOUNGOUNGA]; Union for Democracy and Social
Progress or UDPS; Union for Rebirth - Sankarist Movement
or UNIR-MS; Union for the Republic or UPR [Toussaint
Abel COULIBALY]; Union of Sankarist Parties or UPS
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Political pressure
groups and leaders of Burinabe:
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Burkinabe General
Confederation of Labor or CGTB; Burkinabe Movement for
Human Rights or MBDHP; Group of 14 February; National
Confederation of Burkinabe Workers or CNTB; National
Organization of Free Unions or ONSL; watchdog/political
action groups throughout the country in both
organizations and communities |
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International
organization participation:
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ACCT, ACP, AfDB, AU, ECOWAS,
Entente, FAO, FZ, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt,
ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Interpol,
IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, ITUC,
MIGA, MONUC, NAM, OIC, OIF, ONUB, OPCW, PCA, UN, UNCTAD,
UNESCO, UNIDO, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WADB (regional),
WAEMU, WCL, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO |
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Diplomatic
representation in the US from Burkina Faso:
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chief of mission:
Ambassador Tertius ZONGO
chancery: 2340 Massachusetts Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20008
telephone: [1] (202) 332-5577
FAX: [1] (202) 667-1882 |
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Diplomatic
representation from the US to Burkina Faso:
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chief of mission:
Ambassador Jeanine E. JACKSON
embassy: 602 Avenue Raoul Follereau, Koulouba,
Secteur 4
mailing address: 01 B. P. 35, Ouagadougou 01;
pouch mail - US Department of State, 2440 Ouagadougou
Place, Washington, DC 20521-2440
telephone: [226] 50-30-67-23
FAX: [226] 50-30-38-90, 50-31-23-68 |
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Flag description:
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two equal horizontal bands
of red (top) and green with a yellow five-pointed star
in the center; uses the popular pan-African colors of
Ethiopia |
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