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Burkina Faso
former: Upper Volta
COMMUNICATIONS
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Telephones - main lines in use:
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53,200 (2000) |
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Telephones - mobile cellular:
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25,200 (2000) |
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Telephone system:
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general assessment: all services only fair
domestic: microwave radio relay, open wire, and radiotelephone communication stations international: satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) |
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Radio broadcast stations:
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AM 3, FM 17, shortwave 3 (2002) |
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Radios:
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394,020 (2000) |
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Television broadcast stations:
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1 (2002) |
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Televisions:
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131,340 (2002) |
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Internet country code:
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.bf |
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Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
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1 (2002) |
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Internet users:
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25,000 (2002) |
TRANSPORTATION
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Railways:
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total: 622 km (517 km from Ouagadougou to the Cote d'Ivoire border and 105 km from Ouagadougou to Kaya)
narrow gauge: 622 km 1.000-m gauge (1995 est.) |
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Highways:
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total: 12,506 km
paved: 2,001 km unpaved: 10,505 km (1999) |
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Waterways:
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none |
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Ports and harbors:
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none |
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Airports:
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33 (2001) |
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Airports - with paved runways:
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total: 2
over 3,047 m: 1 2,438 to 3,047 m: 1 (2002) |
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Airports - with unpaved runways:
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total: 31
1,524 to 2,437 m: 3 914 to 1,523 m: 11 under 914 m: 17 (2002) |
MILITARY
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Military branches:
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Army, Air Force, National Gendarmerie, National Police, People's Militia |
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Military manpower - availability:
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males age 15-49: 2,688,072 (2002 est.) |
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Military manpower - fit for military service:
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males age 15-49: 1,379,010 (2002 est.) |
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Military expenditures - dollar figure:
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$40.1 million (FY01) |
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Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
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1.4% (FY01) |
TRANSNATIONAL ISSUES
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Disputes - international:
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two villages are in dispute with Benin |