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AREA: 105,792 Sq Miles
POPULATION : 11,087,000 (approx)
IMPORTS :
- Machinery;
- Petroleum;
- Foodstuffs.
EXPORTS :
- Cotton;
- Animal Products;
- Gold.
INDUSTRY:
Over 80% of the workforce is employed in subsistence agriculture and nomadic stock keeping. The principal agricultural crops are peanuts, shea nuts, cotton, millet, corn rice, sesame and sorghum. The raising of livestock is also an important agricultural activity.
The principal industries include cotton lint, beverages, agricultural processing, soap, cigarettes, textiles and gold.
Burkina Faso has the potential to increase the hydroelectric capacity of the country and the oil industry is a key element in the economy as all petroleum products are imported in their refined form. Burkina Faso has a novice mining industry.
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