ECOBANK BURKINA FASO
ECOBANK ANNEX HOUSE
ECOBANK OF BURKINA FASO
FORIEGN REMITTANCE ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
A975, AV KWAME N'KRUMAH OUAGADOUGO ,
01 BP 145 OUAGADOUGOU 01, BURKINA FASO
Phone:(226) 79 65 41 77
Fax:(226) 73341896
Email:ecobanplc.bf@cash4u.com
GEOGRAPHICAL DATA:
| Area: | 274.200 sq km |
| Capital : | Ouagadougou |
| Principal cities: | Ouagadougou (1.300.000 inhabitants), Bobo-Dioulasso (350.000 inhabitants), Koudougou (115.000 inhabitants). |
| Official language: | French |
| Currency : | CFA Franc |
| Independence Day: | December 11 |
DEMOGRAPHICAL DATA:
Population: Demographic growth: | 15,746,232 (CIA July 2010 est.) 3.103% (CIA 2010 est.) |
| Life expectancy: | 52.95 years (CIA 2010 est.) |
| Literacy rate: | 21.8% (UNDP 2006) |
| Religion(s) : | Islam (50%), Indigeneous beliefs (40%), Christianity (10%) |
| Human development Index (2002): | 174 out of 177 (UNDP, 2006) |
ECONOMIC DATA:
| GDP : | 8.105 billion dollars (CIA 2009 est.) |
| GDP per capita: | 1,200 dollars (CIA 2009 est.) |
| Growth rate: | 3.2% (CIA 2009 est.) |
| Rate of unemployment : | 77% (CIA 2004) |
| Rate of inflation: | 2.6% (CIA 2009 est.) |
| Net budgetary position : | deficit of 11.5% of GDP in 2003 |
| Balance of payment: | déficit de 8,4% of GDP in 2003 (mission économique) |
| Export partners: | Singapore 16.76%, Belgium 12.78%, China 7.59%, Ghana 6.89%, India, 6.36%, Denmark 5.76%, Niger 5.13%Thailand 4.52% (CIA 2009) |
| Import partners: | Cote d'Ivoire 24.31%, France 19.48%, , Togo 6.42% (CIA 2009) |
| Contribution of various sectors to GDP: | Agriculture: 30.1%, Industry: 20.7%, Services: 49.2% (CIA 2009 est.) |