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Population 13,925,000	Capital and Population Ouagadougou; 821,000 Area 274,200 square kilometers (105,869 square miles) Language French, native African languages Religion Muslim, indigenous beliefs, Christian	Currency CFA franc Life Expectancy 45 GDP Per Capita U.S. $1,100 Literacy Percent 27

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