Comparisons / Comparison of Algeria and Burkina Faso

Comparison of Algeria and Burkina Faso [S]ave

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Algeria
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Burkina Faso
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Geography
Area (km²)2,381,740274,200
ContinentAfricaAfrica
Land area (km²)2,381,740273,800
Water area (km²)0400
Land boundaries (km)6,7343,611
Border countries
  • Libya
  • Mali
  • Mauritania
  • Morocco
  • Niger
  • Tunisia
  • Western Sahara
  • Benin
  • Cote d'Ivoire
  • Ghana
  • Mali
  • Niger
  • Togo
Coastline (km)9980
Mean elevation (m)800297
Lowest point (m)-40200
Highest point (m)2,908749
People
Population42,972,87820,835,401
Official languages
  • Arabic
  • French
ReligionMuslimMuslim
Government
Long country namePeople's Democratic Republic of Algeria-
Short country nameAlgeriaBurkina Faso
Long local nameAl Jumhuriyah al Jaza'iriyah ad Dimuqratiyah ash Sha'biyah-
Short local nameAl Jaza'irBurkina Faso
Former name-
  • Republic of Upper Volta
  • Upper Volta
Government typePresidential republicPresidential republic
CapitalAlgiersOuagadougou
Economy
GDP (PPP) (USD)630,000,000,00035,850,000,000
GDP (OER) (USD)167,600,000,00012,570,000,000
GDP (real growth rate) (%)1.46.4
GDP - per capita (PPP) (USD)15,2001,900
Gross national saving (% of GDP)37.89.3
Labor force11,820,0008,501,000
Unemployment rate (%)11.777
Population below poverty line (%)2340.1
Budget revenues (USD)54,150,000,0002,666,000,000
Budget expenditures (USD)70,200,000,0003,655,000,000
Military expenditures (% of GDP)5.272.06
Taxes and other revenues (% of GDP)32.321.2
Budget surplus or deficit (% of GDP)-9.6-7.9
Public debt (% of GDP)27.538.1
Inflation rate (%)5.60.4
Central bank discount rate (%)44.25
Commercial bank prime lending rate (%)85.3
Stock of narrow money (USD)84,560,000,0003,357,000,000
Stock of broad money (USD)84,560,000,0003,357,000,000
Stock of domestic credit (USD)110,200,000,0004,409,000,000
Current account balance (USD)-22,100,000,000-1,019,000,000
Exports (USD)34,370,000,0003,140,000,000
Imports (USD)48,540,000,0003,305,000,000
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold (USD)97,890,000,00049,000,000
External debt (USD)6,260,000,0003,056,000,000
National currencyAlgerian dinarsCommunaute Financiere Africaine francs
National currency (code)DZDXOF
National currency (symbol)دج-
National currency rate to USD108.9605.3



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