Compare Burkina Faso (2004) - Jersey (2006)

Compare Burkina Faso (2004) z Jersey (2006)

	Burkina Faso (2004)	Jersey (2006)

Administrative divisions	45 provinces; Bale, Bam, Banwa, Bazega, Bougouriba, Boulgou, Boulkiemde, Comoe, Ganzourgou, Gnagna, Gourma, Houet, Ioba, Kadiogo, Kenedougou, Komondjari, Kompienga, Kossi, Koulpelogo, Kouritenga, Kourweogo, Leraba, Loroum, Mouhoun, Namentenga, Nahouri, Nayala, Noumbiel, Oubritenga, Oudalan, Passore, Poni, Sanguie, Sanmatenga, Seno, Sissili, Soum, Sourou, Tapoa, Tuy, Yagha, Yatenga, Ziro, Zondoma, Zoundweogo	none (British crown dependency)
Age structure	0-14 years: 46% (male 3,135,098; female 3,114,354) 15-64 years: 51.1% (male 3,391,848; female 3,545,115) 65 years and over: 2.9% (male 163,137; female 225,268) (2004 est.)	0-14 years: 17.2% (male 8,139/female 7,552) 15-64 years: 67.1% (male 30,407/female 30,691) 65 years and over: 15.7% (male 6,299/female 7,996) (2006 est.)
Agriculture - products	cotton, peanuts, shea nuts, sesame, sorghum, millet, corn, rice; livestock	potatoes, cauliflower, tomatoes; beef, dairy products
Airports	33 (2003 est.)	1 (2006)
Airports - with paved runways	total: 2 over 3,047 m: 1 2,438 to 3,047 m: 1 (2004 est.)	total: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2006)
Airports - with unpaved runways	total: 31 1,524 to 2,437 m: 3 914 to 1,523 m: 11 under 914 m: 17 (2004 est.)	-
Area	total: 274,200 sq km land: 273,800 sq km water: 400 sq km	total: 116 sq km land: 116 sq km water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative	slightly larger than Colorado	about two-thirds the size of Washington, DC
Background	Burkina Faso (formerly Upper Volta) achieved independence from France in 1960. Repeated military coups during the 1970s and 1980s were followed by multiparty elections in the early 1990s. Burkina Faso's high population density and limited natural resources result in poor economic prospects for the majority of its citizens. Recent unrest in Cote d'Ivoire and northern Ghana has hindered the ability of several hundred thousand seasonal Burkinabe farm workers to find employment in neighboring countries.	Jersey and the other Channel Islands represent the last remnants of the medieval Dukedom of Normandy that held sway in both France and England. These islands were the only British soil occupied by German troops in World War II. Jersey is a British crown dependency, but is not part of the UK.
Birth rate	44.46 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)	9.3 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Budget	revenues: $599.8 million expenditures: $748.8 million NA, including capital expenditures of NA (2003)	revenues: $601 million expenditures: $588 million; including capital expenditures of $98 million (2000 est.)
Capital	Ouagadougou	name: Saint Helier geographic coordinates: 49 12 N, 2 07 W time difference: UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
Climate	tropical; warm, dry winters; hot, wet summers	temperate; mild winters and cool summers
Coastline	0 km (landlocked)	70 km
Constitution	2 June 1991 approved by referendum; 11 June 1991 formally adopted; ammended April 2000	unwritten; partly statutes, partly common law and practice
Country name	conventional long form: none conventional short form: Burkina Faso former: Upper Volta, Republic of Upper Volta	conventional long form: Bailiwick of Jersey conventional short form: Jersey
Currency	Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (XOF); note - responsible authority is the Central Bank of the West African States	-
Death rate	18.79 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)	9.28 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Debt - external	$1.3 billion (2000)	$NA
Dependency status	-	British crown dependency
Diplomatic representation from the US	chief of mission: Ambassador Anthony HOLMES embassy: 602 Avenue Raoul Follereau, Koulouba, Secteur 4 mailing address: 01 B. P. 35, Ouagadougou 01; pouch mail - U. S. Department of State, 2440 Ouagadougou Place, Washington, DC 20521-2440 telephone: [226] 306723 FAX: [226] 303890	none (British crown dependency)
Diplomatic representation in the US	chief of mission: Ambassador Tertius ZONGO chancery: 2340 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008 telephone: [1] (202) 332-5577 FAX: [1] (202) 667-1882	none (British crown dependency)
Disputes - international	two villages are in dispute along the border with Benin; Benin accuses Burkina Faso of moving boundary pillars; Burkina Faso border regions have become a staging area for Liberia and Cote d'Ivoire rebels and an asylum for refugees caught in regional fighting; the Ivoirian Government accuses Burkina Faso of supporting Ivoirian rebels	none
Economic aid - recipient	$484.1 million (1995)	$0
Economy - overview	One of the poorest countries in the world, landlocked Burkina Faso has few natural resources, a fragile soil, and a highly unequal distribution of income. About 90% of the population is engaged in (mainly subsistence) agriculture, which is vulnerable to variations in rainfall. Cotton is the key crop. Industry remains dominated by unprofitable government-controlled corporations. Following the African franc currency devaluation in January 1994 the government updated its development program in conjunction with international agencies, and exports and economic growth have increased. Maintenance of macroeconomic progress depends on continued low inflation, reduction in the trade deficit, and reforms designed to encourage private investment. The internal crisis in neighboring Cote d'Ivoire continues to hurt trade and industrial prospects and deepens the need for international assistance.	Jersey's economy is based on international financial services, agriculture, and tourism. In 1996, the finance sector accounted for about 60% of the island's output. Potatoes, cauliflower, tomatoes, and especially flowers are important export crops, shipped mostly to the UK. The Jersey breed of dairy cattle is known worldwide and represents an important export income earner. Milk products go to the UK and other EU countries. Tourism accounts for 24% of GDP. In recent years, the government has encouraged light industry to locate in Jersey, with the result that an electronics industry has developed alongside the traditional manufacturing of knitwear. All raw material and energy requirements are imported, as well as a large share of Jersey's food needs. Light taxes and death duties make the island a popular tax haven. Living standards come close to those of the UK.
Electricity - consumption	259.6 million kWh (2001)	630.1 million kWh (2004 est.)
Electricity - exports	0 kWh (2001)	-
Electricity - imports	0 kWh (2001)	NA kWh; note - electricity supplied by France
Electricity - production	279.2 million kWh (2001)	-
Elevation extremes	lowest point: Mouhoun (Black Volta) River 200 m highest point: Tena Kourou 749 m	lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m highest point: unnamed location 143 m
Environment - current issues	recent droughts and desertification severely affecting agricultural activities, population distribution, and the economy; overgrazing; soil degradation; deforestation	NA
Environment - international agreements	party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands signed, but not ratified: Law of the Sea	-
Ethnic groups	Mossi over 40%, Gurunsi, Senufo, Lobi, Bobo, Mande, Fulani	Jersey 51.1%, British 34.8%, Irish, French, and other white 6.6%, Portuguese/Madeiran 6.4%, other 1.1% (2001 census)
Exchange rates	Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (XOF) per US dollar - 581.2 (2003), 696.988 (2002), 733.039 (2001), 711.976 (2000), 615.699 (1999)	Jersey pounds per US dollar - 0.55 (2005), 0.5462 (2004), 0.6125 (2003), 0.6672 (2002), 0.6947 (2001) note: the Jersey pound is at par with the British pound
Executive branch	chief of state: President Blaise COMPAORE (since 15 October 1987) head of government: Prime Minister Ernest Paramanga YONLI (since 6 November 2000) cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the president on the recommendation of the prime minister elections: president elected by popular vote for a five-year term; election last held 15 November 1998 (next to be held NA 2005); in April 2000, the constitution was amended reducing the presidential term from seven to five years, enforceable as of 2005, and allowing the president to be reelected only once; it is unclear whether this amendment will be applied retroactively or not; prime minister appointed by the president with the consent of the legislature election results: Blaise COMPAORE reelected president with 87.5% percent of the vote	chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952) head of government: Lieutenant Governor Andrew RIDGEWAY (since 14 June 2006); Bailiff Philip Martin BAILHACHE (since February 1995) cabinet: committees appointed by the Assembly of the States elections: none; the monarch is hereditary; lieutenant governor and bailiff appointed by the monarch
Exports	NA (2001)	$NA
Exports - commodities	cotton, livestock, gold	light industrial and electrical goods, foodstuffs, textiles
Exports - partners	Singapore 12.8%, China 11.6%, Thailand 8%, Italy 6.4%, India 6%, Colombia 5.2%, Ghana 5.2%, France 4.8%, Niger 4% (2003)	UK (2004)
Fiscal year	calendar year	1 April - 31 March
Flag description	two equal horizontal bands of red (top) and green with a yellow five-pointed star in the center; uses the popular pan-African colors of Ethiopia	white with a diagonal red cross extending to the corners of the flag; in the upper quadrant, surmounted by a yellow crown, a red shield with the three lions of England in yellow
GDP	purchasing power parity - $14.55 billion (2003 est.)	-
GDP - composition by sector	agriculture: 39.8% industry: 19.6% services: 40.5% (2003)	agriculture: 5% industry: 2% services: 93% (1996)
GDP - per capita	purchasing power parity - $1,100 (2003 est.)	-
GDP - real growth rate	5.2% (2003 est.)	NA%
Geographic coordinates	13 00 N, 2 00 W	49 15 N, 2 10 W
Geography - note	landlocked savanna cut by the three principal rivers of the Black, Red, and White Voltas	largest and southernmost of Channel Islands; about 30% of population concentrated in Saint Helier
Highways	total: 12,506 km paved: 2,001 km unpaved: 10,505 km (1999)	-
Household income or consumption by percentage share	lowest 10%: 2% highest 10%: 46.8% (1994)	lowest 10%: NA% highest 10%: NA%
Imports	NA (2001)	$NA
Imports - commodities	capital goods, foodstuffs, petroleum	machinery and transport equipment, manufactured goods, foodstuffs, mineral fuels, chemicals
Imports - partners	France 31.2%, Cote d'Ivoire 14.6%, Togo 9%, Belgium 5% (2003)	UK (2004)
Independence	5 August 1960 (from France)	none (British crown dependency)
Industrial production growth rate	14% (2001 est.)	NA%
Industries	cotton lint, beverages, agricultural processing, soap, cigarettes, textiles, gold	tourism, banking and finance, dairy
Infant mortality rate	total: 98.67 deaths/1,000 live births male: 106.7 deaths/1,000 live births female: 90.39 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)	total: 5.16 deaths/1,000 live births male: 5.52 deaths/1,000 live births female: 4.78 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices)	1.9% (2003 est.)	5.3% (2004)
International organization participation	ACCT, ACP, AfDB, AU, ECOWAS, Entente, FAO, FZ, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ITU, MIGA, MONUC, NAM, OIC, ONUB, OPCW, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNOCI, UPU, WADB (regional), WAEMU, WCL, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTO	-
Irrigated land	250 sq km (1998 est.)	NA
Judicial branch	Supreme Court; Appeals Court	Royal Court (judges elected by an electoral college and the bailiff)
Labor force	5 million note: a large part of the male labor force migrates annually to neighboring countries for seasonal employment (2003)	52,790 (2004)
Labor force - by occupation	agriculture 90% (2000 est.)	-
Land boundaries	total: 3,193 km border countries: Benin 306 km, Cote d'Ivoire 584 km, Ghana 549 km, Mali 1,000 km, Niger 628 km, Togo 126 km	0 km
Land use	arable land: 14.43% permanent crops: 0.19% other: 85.38% (2001)	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (2005)
Languages	French (official), native African languages belonging to Sudanic family spoken by 90% of the population	English 94.5% (official), Portuguese 4.6%, other 0.9% (2001 census)
Legal system	based on French civil law system and customary law	English law and local statute; justice is administered by the Royal Court
Legislative branch	unicameral National Assembly or Assemblee Nationale (111 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms) elections: National Assembly election last held 5 May 2002 (next to be held NA May 2007) election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - CDP 57, RDA-ADF 17, PDP/PS 10, CFD 5, PAI 5, others 17	unicameral Assembly of the States (55 voting members - 12 senators (elected for six-year terms), 12 constables or heads of parishes (elected for three-year terms), 29 deputies (elected for three-year terms); the bailiff and the deputy bailiff; and three non-voting members - the Dean of Jersey, the Attorney General, and the Solicitor General all appointed by the monarch) elections: last held NA (next to be held NA); note - on 23 November 2005, 29 deputies, independents, were elected election results: percent of vote - NA; seats - independents 55
Life expectancy at birth	total population: 44.2 years male: 42.62 years female: 45.83 years (2004 est.)	total population: 79.38 years male: 76.89 years female: 82.05 years (2006 est.)
Literacy	definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 26.6% male: 36.9% female: 16.6% (2003 est.)	definition: NA total population: NA% male: NA% female: NA%
Location	Western Africa, north of Ghana	Western Europe, island in the English Channel, northwest of France
Map references	Africa	Europe
Maritime claims	none (landlocked)	territorial sea: 3 nm exclusive fishing zone: 12 nm
Military - note	-	defense is the responsibility of the UK
Military branches	Army, Air Force	-
Military expenditures - dollar figure	$52.7 million (2003)	-
Military expenditures - percent of GDP	1.6% (2003)	-
Military manpower - availability	males age 15-49: 3,047,306 (2004 est.)	-
Military manpower - fit for military service	males age 15-49: 1,552,212 (2004 est.)	-
National holiday	Republic Day, 11 December (1958)	Liberation Day, 9 May (1945)
Nationality	noun: Burkinabe (singular and plural) adjective: Burkinabe	noun: Channel Islander(s) adjective: Channel Islander
Natural hazards	recurring droughts	NA
Natural resources	manganese, limestone, marble; small deposits of gold, antimony, copper, nickel, bauxite, lead, phosphates, zinc, silver	arable land
Net migration rate	0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)	2.74 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Political parties and leaders	African Democratic Rally-Alliance for Democracy and Federation or RDA-ADF [Herman YAMEOGO]; Confederation for Federation and Democracy or CFD [Amadou Diemdioda DICKO]; Congress for Democracy and Progress or CDP [Roch Marc-Christian KABORE]; Movement for Tolerance and Progress or MTP [Nayabtigungou Congo KABORE]; Party for African Independence or PAI [Philippe OUEDRAOGO]; Party for Democracy and Progress or PDP [Joseph KI-ZERBO]; Union of Greens for the Development of Burkina Faso or UVDB [Ram OVEDRAGO]	none; all independents
Political pressure groups and leaders	Burkinabe General Confederation of Labor or CGTB; Burkinabe Movement for Human Rights or MBDHP; Group of 14 February; National Confederation of Burkinabe Workers or CNTB; National Organization of Free Unions or ONSL; watchdog/political action groups throughout the country in both organizations and communities	none
Population	13,574,820 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2004 est.)	91,084 (July 2006 est.)
Population below poverty line	45% (2003 est.)	NA%
Population growth rate	2.57% (2004 est.)	0.28% (2006 est.)
Ports and harbors	none	-
Radio broadcast stations	AM 3, FM 17, shortwave 3 (2002)	AM NA, FM 1, shortwave 0 (1998)
Railways	total: 622 km narrow gauge: 622 km 1.000-m gauge note:: another 660 km of this railway extends into Cote D'Ivoire (2003)	-
Religions	indigenous beliefs 40%, Muslim 50%, Christian (mainly Roman Catholic) 10%	Anglican, Roman Catholic, Baptist, Congregational New Church, Methodist, Presbyterian
Sex ratio	at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.96 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.72 male(s)/female total population: 0.97 male(s)/female (2004 est.)	at birth: 1.08 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.08 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.99 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.79 male(s)/female total population: 0.97 male(s)/female (2006 est.)
Suffrage	universal	NA years of age; universal adult
Telephone system	general assessment: all services only fair domestic: microwave radio relay, open-wire, and radiotelephone communication stations international: country code - 226; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)	general assessment: NA domestic: NA international: 3 submarine cables
Telephones - main lines in use	65,400 (2003)	73,900 (2001)
Telephones - mobile cellular	227,000 (2003)	83,900 (2004)
Television broadcast stations	1 (2002)	2 (1997)
Terrain	mostly flat to dissected, undulating plains; hills in west and southeast	gently rolling plain with low, rugged hills along north coast
Total fertility rate	6.28 children born/woman (2004 est.)	1.58 children born/woman (2006 est.)
Unemployment rate	NA	0.9% (2004 est.)

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