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· Reggae is popular here, along with Caribbean dance music. · While becoming less popular every day, traditional face scarring is still being practiced. · 1.6% of the population has AIDS.
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Comparison Table
 * [|**Nation**] || [|**Region**] || [|**Area (square miles)**] || [|**Population**] || [|**Real GDP (per capita)***] || [|**Adult literacy**] || [|**Daily calorie consumption (per capita)**] || [|**Infant mortality (per 1,000 births)**] || [|**Life expectancy (male)**] || [|**Life expectancy (female)**] ||
 * Burkina Faso || Africa (Sub-Saharan Africa, West Africa) || 105,869 || 16,241,811 || $1,124 || 30% || 2,460 || 85 || 51 || 54 ||
 * United States of America || Americas (North America) || 3,794,100 || 310,232,863 || $45,592 || 99% || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 7.5pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;">3,774 || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 7.5pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;">6 || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 7.5pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;">77 || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 7.5pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;">81 ||

Population Density

**Burkina Faso:**153
 * United States of America:** 81

Flag

**Symbolism of colors and shapes** Red represents the sacrifices the people of Burkina Faso made. Yellow represents large mineral wealth. Green represents abundance of land

Birth Rate ** Burkina Faso: ** 44 births/1000 population
 * United States of America: ** 13.83 births/1000 population

// Burkina Faso’s birth rate is over 4 times that of the United States, however, when you look at the infant mortality rate it becomes evident. The people of Burkina Faso also appear to have little to none birth control, due to the fact that they’ve been using most of their health services preventing HIV/AIDS. // [|[2]] Language The official language is French, although only around 17% actually speak it fluently.

Other languages are mostly tribal, such as Mooré, Dioula, Fulfuldé, and Gurmantchéma.

Monetary Unit ** CFA FRANC **

// One CFA FRANC equals to 0.204931 USD, or 0.152449 Euros. //

Type of Government

** Parliamentary Democracy- ** A government where a President is elected, yet the Prime Minister is considered the head of the government. // Much like in medieval times, where there were kings, yet the Pope had more power. //

Economy __ <span style="color: black; display: block; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;">The economy in Burkina Faso mostly depends of farming. There are some very great mining spots, but they are left mostly unexploited. Some of the minerals in the area include limestone, copper, gold, and manganese. They export things like crafts, cotton, Shea nuts, cattle, and gold. Like all countries, they also import things, like manufactured products, chemical products, cereals, petroleum, vehicles, and machinery.