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Ber-kê´ne fä´so (ùp´er vòl´te)
![bullet](../_themes/gandhi/tecbul1a.gif) | Capital: Ouagadougou. Area:
105,946 sq. mi. |
![bullet](../_themes/gandhi/tecbul1a.gif) | Population: ~10.6 million. Pop. density:
100 per sq. mi. Urban: 15%. |
![bullet](../_themes/gandhi/tecbul1a.gif) | Ethnic groups: Mossi, Gurunsi,
Senufo, Lobi, Bobo, Mande,
Fulani. |
![bullet](../_themes/gandhi/tecbul1a.gif) | Principal languages: French (official), Sudanic tribal
languages. |
![bullet](../_themes/gandhi/tecbul1a.gif) | Religions: Muslim 50%, indigenous beliefs 40%, Christian
10%. |
![bullet](../_themes/gandhi/tecbul1a.gif) | Defense: 6.4% of GDP (1994). Active troop
strength: 10,000. |
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