The 1994 CIA World Factbook. United States. Central Intelligence Agency

livestock;

       not self-sufficient in food grains

       Economic aid:

       recipient:

       US commitments, including Ex-Im (FY70–89), $294 million; Western

       (non-US) countries, ODA and OOF bilateral commitments (1970–89), $2.9

       billion; Communist countries (1970–89), $113 million

       Currency:

       1 CFA franc (CFAF) = 100 centimes

       Exchange rates:

       CFA francs (CFAF) per US$1 - 592.05 (January 1994), 283.16 (1993),

       264.69 (1992), 282.11 (1991), 272.26 (1990), 319.01 (1989)

       note:

       beginning 12 January 1994 the CFA franc was devalued to CFAF 100 per

       French franc from CFAF 50 at which it had been fixed since 1948

       Fiscal year:

       calendar year

      @Burkina, Communications

      Railroads:

       620 km total; 520 km Ouagadougou to Cote d'Ivoire border and 100 km

       Ouagadougou to Kaya; all 1.00-meter gauge and single track

       Highways:

       total:

       16,500 km

       paved:

       1,300 km

       unpaved:

       improved earth 7,400 km; unimproved earth 7,800 km (1985)

       Airports:

       total:

       48

       usable:

       38

       with permanent-surface runways:

       2

       with runways over 3,659 m:

       0

       with runways 2,440–3,659 m:

       2

       with runways 1,220–2,439 m:

       8

       Telecommunications:

       all services only fair; microwave radio relay, wire, and radio

       communication stations in use; broadcast stations - 2 AM, 1 FM, 2 TV;

       1 Atlantic Ocean INTELSAT earth station

      @Burkina, Defense Forces

      Branches:

       Army, Air Force, National Gendarmerie, National Police, People's

       Militia

       Manpower availability:

       males age 15–49 2,013,763; fit for military service 1,029,960

       Defense expenditures:

       $NA, NA% of GDP

      @Burma, Geography

      Location:

       Southeastern Asia, bordering the Bay of Bengal, between Bangladesh and

       Thailand

       Map references:

       Asia, Southeast Asia, Standard Time Zones of the World

       Area:

       total area:

       678,500 sq km

       land area:

       657,740 sq km

       comparative area:

       slightly smaller than Texas

       Land boundaries:

       total 5,876 km, Bangladesh 193 km, China 2,185 km, India 1,463 km,

       Laos 235 km, Thailand 1,800 km

       Coastline:

       1,930 km

       Maritime claims:

       contiguous zone:

       24 nm

       continental shelf:

       200 nm or to the edge of continental margin

       exclusive economic zone:

       200 nm

       territorial sea:

       12 nm

       International disputes:

       none

       Climate:

       tropical monsoon; cloudy, rainy, hot, humid summers (southwest

       monsoon, June to September); less cloudy, scant rainfall, mild

       temperatures, lower humidity during winter (northeast monsoon,

       December to April)

       Terrain:

       central lowlands ringed by steep, rugged highlands

       Natural resources:

       petroleum, timber, tin, antimony, zinc, copper, tungsten, lead, coal,

       some marble, limestone, precious stones, natural gas

       Land use:

       arable land:

       15%

       permanent crops:

       1%

       meadows and pastures:

       1%

       forest and woodland:

       49%

       other:

       34%

       Irrigated land:

       10,180 sq km (1989)

       Environment:

       current issues:

       deforestation

       natural hazards:

       subject to destructive earthquakes and cyclones; flooding and

       landslides common during rainy season (June to September)

       international agreements:

       party to - Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution,

       Tropical Timber; signed, but not ratified - Biodiversity, Climate

       Change, Law of the Sea

       Note:

       strategic location near major Indian Ocean shipping lanes

      @Burma, People

      Population:

       44,277,014 (July 1994 est.)

       Population growth rate:

       1.86% (1994 est.)

       Birth rate:

       28.45 births/1,000 population (1994 est.)

       Death rate:

       9.84 deaths/1,000 population (1994 est.)

       Net migration rate:

       0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1994 est.)

       Infant mortality rate:

       63.7 deaths/1,000 live births (1994 est.)

       Life expectancy at birth:

       total population:

       59.98 years

       male:

       57.94 years

       female:

       62.15 years (1994 est.)

       Total fertility rate:

       3.64 children born/woman (1994 est.)

       Nationality:

       noun:

       Burmese (singular and plural)

       adjective:

       Burmese

       Ethnic divisions:

       Burman 68%, Shan 9%, Karen 7%, Rakhine 4%, Chinese 3%, Mon 2%, Indian