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Comparison of Burkina Faso and Eswatini [S]ave

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Burkina Faso
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Eswatini
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Geography
Area (km²)274,20017,364
ContinentAfricaAfrica
Land area (km²)273,80017,204
Water area (km²)400160
Land boundaries (km)3,611546
Border countries
  • Benin
  • Cote d'Ivoire
  • Ghana
  • Mali
  • Niger
  • Togo
  • Mozambique
  • South Africa
Coastline (km)00
Mean elevation (m)297305
Lowest point (m)20021
Highest point (m)7491,862
People
Population20,835,4011,104,479
Official languages
  • French
  • English
  • siSwati
ReligionMuslimChristian
Government
Long country name-Kingdom of Eswatini
Short country nameBurkina FasoEswatini
Long local name-Umbuso weSwatini
Short local nameBurkina FasoeSwatini
Former name
  • Republic of Upper Volta
  • Upper Volta
  • Swaziland
Government typePresidential republicAbsolute monarchy
CapitalOuagadougouMbabane
Economy
GDP (PPP) (USD)35,850,000,00011,600,000,000
GDP (OER) (USD)12,570,000,0004,417,000,000
GDP (real growth rate) (%)6.41.6
GDP - per capita (PPP) (USD)1,90010,100
Gross national saving (% of GDP)9.325.4
Labor force8,501,000427,900
Unemployment rate (%)7728
Population below poverty line (%)40.163
Budget revenues (USD)2,666,000,0001,263,000,000
Budget expenditures (USD)3,655,000,0001,639,000,000
Military expenditures (% of GDP)2.061.5
Taxes and other revenues (% of GDP)21.228.6
Budget surplus or deficit (% of GDP)-7.9-8.5
Public debt (% of GDP)38.128.4
Inflation rate (%)0.46.2
Central bank discount rate (%)4.257.25
Commercial bank prime lending rate (%)5.310.75
Stock of narrow money (USD)3,357,000,000554,300,000
Stock of broad money (USD)3,357,000,000554,300,000
Stock of domestic credit (USD)4,409,000,0001,144,000,000
Market value of publicly traded shares (USD)-203,100,000
Current account balance (USD)-1,019,000,000604,000,000
Exports (USD)3,140,000,0001,830,000,000
Imports (USD)3,305,000,0001,451,000,000
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold (USD)49,000,000563,100,000
External debt (USD)3,056,000,000526,300,000
National currencyCommunaute Financiere Africaine francsUS Dollar
National currency (code)XOFUSD
National currency (symbol)-$
National currency rate to USD605.314.44



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