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Burkina Faso national baseline inside the research system

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BFA
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BURKINA FASO

GFP #152AfricaCAP: Ouagadougou
AU

Military junta government battling JNIM and ISGS jihadist insurgencies; expelled French forces and turned to Russian Wagner Group.

22.0M
POPULATION
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GDP TOTAL
$450M
MILITARY BUDGET
11K
ACTIVE TROOPS

FORCE STRUCTURE BREAKDOWN

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NON-NUCLEAR STATE

NATIONAL ARSENAL

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