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Comparison of Burkina Faso and Chad [S]ave

Attribute
Chad
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Burkina Faso
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Geography
Area (km²)1,284,000274,200
ContinentAfricaAfrica
Land area (km²)1,259,200273,800
Water area (km²)24,800400
Land boundaries (km)6,4063,611
Border countries
  • Cameroon
  • Central African Republic
  • Libya
  • Niger
  • Nigeria
  • Sudan
  • Benin
  • Cote d'Ivoire
  • Ghana
  • Mali
  • Niger
  • Togo
Coastline (km)00
Mean elevation (m)543297
Lowest point (m)160200
Highest point (m)3,445749
People
Population16,877,35720,835,401
Official languages
  • Arabic
  • French
  • French
ReligionMuslimMuslim
Government
Long country nameRepublic of Chad-
Short country nameChadBurkina Faso
Long local nameRepublique du Tchad/Jumhuriyat Tshad-
Short local nameTchad/TshadBurkina Faso
Former name-
  • Republic of Upper Volta
  • Upper Volta
Government typePresidential republicPresidential republic
CapitalN'DjamenaOuagadougou
Economy
GDP (PPP) (USD)28,620,000,00035,850,000,000
GDP (OER) (USD)9,872,000,00012,570,000,000
GDP (real growth rate) (%)-3.16.4
GDP - per capita (PPP) (USD)2,3001,900
Gross national saving (% of GDP)15.59.3
Labor force5,654,0008,501,000
Unemployment rate (%)-77
Population below poverty line (%)46.740.1
Budget revenues (USD)1,337,000,0002,666,000,000
Budget expenditures (USD)1,481,000,0003,655,000,000
Military expenditures (% of GDP)2.132.06
Taxes and other revenues (% of GDP)13.521.2
Budget surplus or deficit (% of GDP)-1.5-7.9
Public debt (% of GDP)52.538.1
Inflation rate (%)-0.90.4
Central bank discount rate (%)4.254.25
Commercial bank prime lending rate (%)15.55.3
Stock of narrow money (USD)1,397,000,0003,357,000,000
Stock of broad money (USD)1,397,000,0003,357,000,000
Stock of domestic credit (USD)2,681,000,0004,409,000,000
Current account balance (USD)-558,000,000-1,019,000,000
1Exports (USD)2,464,000,0003,140,000,000
Imports (USD)2,160,000,0003,305,000,000
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold (USD)22,900,00049,000,000
External debt (USD)1,724,000,0003,056,000,000
National currencyCooperation Financiere en Afrique Centrale francsCommunaute Financiere Africaine francs
National currency (code)XAFXOF
National currency (symbol)FCFA-
National currency rate to USD605.3605.3



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