People (Burkina)
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     Population:
         9,653,672 (July 1992), growth rate 3.1% (1992)
     Birth rate:
         49 births/1,000 population (1992)
     Death rate:
         16 deaths/1,000 population (1992)
     Net migration rate:
         --2 migrants/1,000 population (1992)
     Infant mortality rate:
         117 deaths/1,000 live births (1992)
     Life expectancy at birth:
         52 years male, 53 years female (1992)
     Total fertility rate:
         7.1 children born/woman (1992)
     Nationality:
         noun - Burkinabe (singular and plural); adjective - Burkinabe
     Ethnic divisions:
         more than 50 tribes; principal tribe is Mossi (about 2.5 million); other
         important groups are Gurunsi, Senufo, Lobi, Bobo, Mande, and Fulani
     Religions:
         indigenous beliefs about 65%, Muslim 25%, Christian (mainly Roman Catholic)
         10%
     Languages:
         French (official); tribal languages belong to Sudanic family, spoken by 90%
         of the population
     Literacy:
         18% (male 28%, female 9%) age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.)
     Labor force:
         3,300,000 residents; 30,000 are wage earners; agriculture 82%, industry 13%,
         commerce, services, and government 5%; 20% of male labor force migrates
         annually to neighboring countries for seasonal employment (1984); 44% of
         population of working age (1985)
     Organized labor:
         four principal trade union groups represent less than 1% of population