1981 Edition

CIA World Factbook 1981 (Internet Archive)

1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

Countries

133

Data Records

7,952

Burkina Faso

1981 Edition · 6 data fields

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Geography

Airfields

55 total, 54 usable; 2 with permanent-surface runways; 2 with runways 2,440-3,659 m, 3 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Civil air

no major transport aircraft

Highways

8,316 km total; 967 km paved, 5,639 km improved, 1,710 km unimproved

Military manpower

males 15-49, 1,373,000; 691,000 fit for military service; no conscription

Supply

mainly dependent on France, FRG, and UK

Telecommunications

all services only fair; radio relay, wire, radiocommunication stations in use; 8,600 telephones (under 0.14 per 100 popl.); 2 AM stations, 1 FM station, and 1 TV station; 1 Atlantic Ocean INTELSAT station DEFENSE FORCES