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The Princetoniana website is intended to celebrate the traditions and qualities that make the University distinctive. The website, which is an evolving project, emerged out of a collaboration between alumni volunteers and four University departments. The site presents content covering a host of Princeton treasures and lore. It includes signature songs such as "Going Back to Nassau Hall," which was written in 1910 and is one of the most popular songs of Princeton.
Image courtesy of Princeton University Archives
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'Princetoniana' website celebrates the Princeton spirit
Posted July 18, 2013; 12:00 p.m.
Senior jackets. Songs and cheers. Campus landmarks. The bonfire. Princeton and the movies. Famous alumni. These are just some of the topics covered in the new Princetoniana website, which launched this month. The site will continue to evolve, focusing through text and images on many of the traditions and qualities that make the University distinctive.
"I'm excited by the launch of the new Princetoniana website," said Sev Onyshkevych, a member of the Class of 1983 who worked on the project. "It elevates the importance of Princeton's rich and unique traditions and integrates this information with Princeton's main site, accessible to a broad community."
Campus landmarks are vivid reminders of Princeton's history and traditions. The "Big Cannon," which was brought to campus during the Revolutionary War and is buried behind Nassau Hall, has inspired songs and served as the center of championship football bonfires. (Image courtesy of Princeton University Archives)
On July 1, Onyshkevych started a two-year term as chair of the alumni-led Princetoniana Committee, which works to preserve and disseminate information about the University's history and traditions. He said the website will serve as a tool in this endeavor by "providing a platform for regularly adding content and turning the Princetoniana site into a living tapestry of Princeton's traditions and lore."
The project emerged out of a collaboration of four University departments — the Office of the Alumni Association, Office of Communications, Office of Development and Princeton University Archives — working with alumni volunteers from the Princetoniana Committee.
Princeton's Alumni Council established the Princetoniana Committee in 1981 after the death of Frederic Fox of the Class of 1939, who had served as a "keeper of Princetoniana." Fox wrote that this role had "particular responsibilities for the legends, songs and symbols of the University" and that "as long as there is a Princeton, there will be proud keepers of it."
The website honors Fox and is dedicated to Bob Rodgers of the Class of 1956, who in 2009 as chair of the Princetoniana Committee took the first steps in exploring the possibility of creating a website for "things Princeton." Previously, the committee had collected information on its own website, which proved a challenge to update and present in a dynamic way, and which did not have broad reach.
The 173-foot Cleveland Tower, which flanks the main entrance to the Graduate College, is one of the subjects of the rotating watercolors on the website. (Watercolor by Marina Ahun)
Kathy Taylor, a member of the Class of 1974 and director of alumni affairs and communications in the Alumni Council, recalled early discussions with Rodgers, who died in 2011: "Through several conversations, we landed on the proposal that such a project could be a collaboration of the volunteer committee with several University offices that would have a vested interest in a site that recorded Princeton's past, present and future for public consumption."
Taylor said that a core of 15 members of the 50-member Princetoniana Committee actively participated in the project, with participants spanning several alumni classes. Alumni and campus partners worked together to research and write articles and gather material. Taylor noted that key sources deserved acknowledgment: University Archives at Mudd Library; "A Princeton Companion" by Alexander Leitch published in 1978 by Princeton University Press; "Princeton University: The First 250 Years" by Don Oberdorfer published in 1955 by The Trustees of Princeton University; and "Princeton Campus Plan" published in 2008 by The Trustees of Princeton University.
The tradition of senior jackets, formerly known as beer jackets, was started in 1912 by a group of seniors. Today, the senior jacket is worn by the graduating class and is sported on Class Day. (Photo by Denise Applewhite)
Dan Linke, University archivist and curator of public policy papers at Mudd Library, said working on the project proved mutually beneficial. "Working on the website was an example of how the committee's energy could be used to promote the archives' holdings, as the site uses photographs and information from the archives," he said.
The website will continue to be updated with the help of alumni volunteers and University staff, Taylor said. This will include adding rotating visual features to the site's homepage — the first feature is of campus scenes in watercolors by artist Marina Ahun.
"The Princetoniana website is intended to convey the spirit of Princeton not only to those who know and love the University but also to those who come to the site simply to learn about this 'best old place of all, situated and celebrated in New Jersey,'" said Taylor, echoing the words from the song "Going Back to Nassau Hall."
FitzRandolph Gate and Nassau Hall are shown in a screenshot of the Princetoniana website. (Watercolor by Marina Ahun)


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Video: Princeton at 265
Posted October 20, 2011; 12:00 p.m.
The independent spirit of Princeton's charter -- granted Oct. 22, 1746 -- continues to infuse the University today. Read more.
Video Closed Captions
Daniel Linke:
Welcome to the 265th anniversary of the signing
of the Princeton University charter, granted
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on Oct. 22, 1746, a time of great religious
tumult known as the "Great Awakening."
Daniel Linke:
Join us as we delve into the archives at Mudd
Library to look back at previous celebrations
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and to see the oldest extant copy of the University's
charter, which has only been on display three
Daniel Linke:
times in the last 60 years.
Daniel Linke:
This historic document, crafted by seven
radical-minded founders, embodies the "genius
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loci," or spirit of the place, of Princeton, known
for its constant innovation and groundbreaking research.
Daniel Linke:
So this is the oldest extant copy of the University charter.
Daniel Linke:
You can see how lovingly it's been preserved.
Daniel Linke:
It's a beautiful document. I don't
even get to look at this very often.
Daniel Linke and Dave Gillespie:
I just love, "George II, by the grace of God,
of Great Britain, France and Ireland, king
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and defender of the faith."
Daniel Linke:
Charter Day is like the University's birthday,
and so in the 19th Century, it was a day to
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celebrate, with speech-making contests and
other festivities. In the 20th Century, the
Daniel Linke:
practice tapered off a little bit, but we
had really big celebrations for the 200th
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and 250th anniversaries.
Documentary narrator:
On Oct. 19, 1946, Princeton University celebrated
its 200th Charter Day. In 1746, under the
Documentary narrator:
seal of George II, the original charter was
granted. The University was founded, and seven
Documentary narrator:
years later, plans for Nassau Hall were drawn
up. Now, on this bright October morning two
Documentary narrator:
centuries later, a great university pauses
to look back upon a long and honorable history of
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useful service to the United States and the world.
Daniel Linke:
For the 250th, there were three specially commissioned
poems, and Sandra Bermann read one of them.
Sandra Bermann:
Now surely, there is no knowledge we
cannot conquer. We are scarcely aware of the
Sandra Bermann:
dialectical ghosts among whom we walk, who
peer invisibly from leaded windows, who lift
Sandra Bermann:
the cups from which we are to drink.
Gabriella Ravida:
It's just really exciting to be among all of the history,
actually, first-hand. And, speaking with professors
Gabriella Ravida:
that have experienced it all and are making history.
Toni Morrison:
In private memory this place is its halls,
its library, its chapel worn satin by the
Toni Morrison:
encounters and collaborations among and between
strangers from other neighborhoods and strangers
Toni Morrison:
from other lands.
Toni Morrison:
Every doorway, every tree and turn is haunted
by laughter, by murmurs of loyalty and love.
Toni Morrison:
Yet woven into these instances of private
memory are other more complicated ones that
Toni Morrison:
are the property of public memory.
Daniel Linke:
What made Princeton's founding notable was
that, unlike other institutions which were
Daniel Linke:
primarily devoted to training ministers, Princeton
was interested in all of the thoughts and
Daniel Linke:
knowledge that were available. This spirit
of dissent transfused the institution and
Daniel Linke:
it's a line that you can trace all the way
through the American Revolution with John Witherspoon.
Toni Morrison:
The founders of Princeton knew well, better
perhaps than the founders of any American
Toni Morrison:
institution of high learning at that time, they knew
the necessity of being open to the unforeseeable.
Toni Morrison:
Princeton was the place of the independent
idea, the place where conscience was prized
Toni Morrison:
above orthodoxy, the place of the dissenting idea.
Daisy Lopez:
I feel so grateful to be here, where so many
great minds have walked the same paths that
Daisy Lopez:
I do, and seeing how much they've done makes
me feel like I should do something great.
Gabriella Ravida:
It's just really humbling being here and very,
very exciting at the same time.

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Princeton's phone app provides mobile resource
Posted December 1, 2010; 01:07 p.m.
Students and visitors to Princeton's campus looking for everything from course schedules to University news and events can finally say there's an app for that.
Princeton's Office of Information Technology (OIT) has launched iPrinceton, a free smartphone mobile application that comprises a diverse suite of 10 interactive features. These include a complete faculty and student directory, information and news about Princeton athletics, a University events calendar, a course catalog and descriptions, a detailed campus map, University videos, news, and images, as well as a full library catalogue and a link to Princeton's social media pages.
The University's free smartphone mobile application, iPrinceton, offers a diverse suite of 10 interactive features to meet the needs of students, alumni, prospective students and their families and visitors to campus.
Images courtesy of Office of Information Technology
"We felt this app was very important for the University, and we worked with offices across campus to create it," said Serge Goldstein, associate chief information officer and director of academic services at OIT, adding that the app will be a useful resource not only for Princeton students, but also alumni, prospective students and their families. "This is becoming a very common trend in higher education, and schools that have already done this have received great feedback."
Each of the app's 10 features, or modules, offer a diverse range of functions to meet the needs of visitors to campus, and individuals with a general interest in the University.
The course catalogue provides a full listing of every course from the University registrar's website, sorted by category -- engineering, freshman seminars, humanities, interdisciplinary programs, natural sciences, social sciences and writing seminars -- all of which are then subdivided into course topics. Within each category, users can view every course offered for the most current semester, along with a detailed course description, the days on which it is held, the number of sections (if applicable), the name of the instructors and its location on campus.
The athletics module is organized by each of the University's varsity sports teams, with subdivisions for men's and women's where applicable. Within each sport tab, users can access a regularly updated news feed about that particular team, as well as the current season's schedule and scores.
The videos module brings users to Princeton's YouTube page, where users can watch a wide variety of content, including student- and faculty-produced videos, as well as features showcasing University events such as Reunions and Commencement. Moreover, the still photography feature enables potential students and visitors to take a virtual tour of the campus' most attractive buildings and grounds, as well as browse for photos of activities and events held on campus.
For those looking to keep up with current Princeton news and events, the news module will provide users with updated content from the University's home page. This will include top news, feature stories and featured events. Users also can search within the news module for keywords or topics.
The course catalog on iPrinceton (pictured at left) provides a full listing of every course from the University registrar's website, sorted by category, while a news feed from the University's home page provides top news and featured stories and events (at center). The app also includes a complete directory.
The evolution of iPrinceton was a cooperative venture between OIT and Blackboard Mobile Central, a San Francisco-based technology design firm that previously has helped develop smartphone applications for universities that include Duke, Stanford and MIT.
Also instrumental in the app's development was Ryan Irwin, a member of the class of 2010. According to Goldstein, Irwin grew up with the group of young men who eventually went on to form Blackboard Mobile, and this summer Irwin worked with the Blackboard team in California to help facilitate the execution of iPrinceton.
"He was able to show us test builds of several different apps and to let us know what we could expect from iPrinceton," Goldstein said of Irwin's contributions.
A full library catalog is included among the features of iPrinceton.
Several University departments also played an integral role in providing OIT with much of the app's content. For example, all course data was supplied by the registrar's office, while the University's Office of Communications provides the app's videos, campus images and news feed.
Goldstein said this is just the first phase of iPrinceton's development, adding that the app eventually will include logistical information about Reunions and Commencement while also expanding with features such as real-time campus bus locations, library book reservations and health services information.
During a "soft launch" testing phase begun in early September, more than 2,000 users downloaded the app. Currently, iPrinceton is available for the iPhone via the iTunes App Store and for the BlackBerry through the BlackBerry App World store, and soon will be made available for additional devices -- such as the Android and iPad.
A detailed campus map with street and building names (pictured at left) helps visitors navigate the campus using their mobile device. The separate athletics module (center) is organized by each of the University's varsity sports teams and allows users to access a regularly updated news feed, as well as schedules and scores. In addition, the app's University events calendar feature is a resource for keeping up with events on campus (at right).


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New Zealand Population: 4,365,113
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|The Polynesian Maori reached New Zealand in about A.D. 800. In 1840, their chieftains entered into a compact with Britain, the Treaty of Waitangi, in which they ceded sovereignty to Queen Victoria while retaining territorial rights. That same year, the British began the first organized colonial settlement. A series of land wars between 1843 and 1872 ended with the defeat of the native peoples. The British colony of New Zealand became an independent dominion in 1907 and supported the UK militarily in both world wars. New Zealand's full participation in a number of defense alliances lapsed by the 1980s. In recent years, the government has sought to address longstanding Maori grievances.
Almost 90% of the population lives in cities; Wellington is the southernmost national capital in the world
|Oceania, islands in the South Pacific Ocean, southeast of Australia
|Geographic coordinates:
| total: 267,710 sq km
land: 267,710 sq km
water: NA
note: includes Antipodes Islands, Auckland Islands, Bounty Islands, Campbell Island, Chatham Islands, and Kermadec Islands
Size comparison: about the size of Colorado
|Land Boundaries:
|0 km
|15,134 km
|Maritime claims:
| territorial sea: 12 nm
contiguous zone: 24 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
continental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin
|temperate with sharp regional contrasts
|predominately mountainous with some large coastal plains
|Elevation extremes:
| lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m
highest point: Aoraki-Mount Cook 3,754 m
|Natural resources:
|natural gas, iron ore, sand, coal, timber, hydropower, gold, limestone
|Land use:
| arable land: 1.76%
permanent crops: 0.27%
other: 97.98% (2011)
|Irrigated land:
|6,193 sq km (2007)
|Natural hazards:
|earthquakes are common, though usually not severe; volcanic activity volcanism: significant volcanism on North Island; Ruapehu (elev. 2,797 m), which last erupted in 2007, has a history of large eruptions in the past century; Taranaki has the potential to produce dangerous avalanches and lahars; other historically active volcanoes include Okataina, Raoul Island, Tongariro, and White Island
|Current Environment Issues:
|deforestation; soil erosion; native flora and fauna hard-hit by invasive species
|International Environment Agreements:
| party to: Antarctic-Environmental Protocol, Antarctic-Marine Living Resources, Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands, Whaling
signed, but not ratified: Antarctic Seals, Marine Life Conservation
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| noun: New Zealander(s)
adjective: New Zealand
|Ethnic groups:
|European 56.8%, Asian 8%, Maori 7.4%, Pacific islander 4.6%, mixed 9.7%, other 13.5% (2006 Census)
|English (official) 91.2%, Maori (official) 3.9%, Samoan 2.1%, French 1.3%, Hindi 1.1%, Yue 1.1%, Northern Chinese 1%, other 12.9%, New Zealand Sign Language (official) note: shares sum to 114.6% due to multiple responses on census (2006 Census)
|Protestant 38.6% (Anglican 13.8%, Presbyterian, Congregational, and Reformed 10%, Christian (no denomination specified) 4.6%, Methodist 3%, Pentecostal 2%, Baptist 1.4%, other Christian 3.8%), Roman Catholic 12.6%, Maori Christian 1.6%, Hindu 1.6%, Buddhist 1.3%, other religions 2.2%, none 32.2%, other or unidentified 9.9% (2006 Census)
|4,365,113 (July 2013 est.)
|Age structure:
| 0-14 years: 20.1% (male 449,850/female 427,934)
15-24 years: 14.1% (male 314,262/female 299,693)
25-54 years: 40.6% (male 887,060/female 885,421)
55-64 years: 11.3% (male 240,854/female 250,635)
65 years and over: 14% (male 280,569/female 328,835) (2013 est.)
|Dependency ratios:
| total dependency ratio: 51.9 %
youth dependency ratio: 30.7 %
elderly dependency ratio: 21.2 %
potential support ratio: 4.7 (2013)
|Median age:
| total: 37.4 years
male: 36.6 years
female: 38.2 years (2013 est.)
|Population growth rate:
|0.85% (2013 est.)
|Birth rate:
|13.48 births/1,000 population (2013 est.)
|Death rate:
|7.25 deaths/1,000 population (2013 est.)
|Net migration rate:
|2.24 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2013 est.)
| urban population: 86% of total population (2010)
rate of urbanization: 0.9% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
|Major urban areas - population:
|Auckland 1.36 million; WELLINGTON (capital) 391,000 (2009)
|Sex ratio:
| at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
0-14 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-24 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
25-54 years: 1 male(s)/female
55-64 years: 0.96 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.85 male(s)/female
total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2013 est.)
|Mother's mean age at first birth:
|27.7 (2008 est.)
|Maternal mortality rate:
|15 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)
|Infant mortality rate:
| total: 4.65 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 5.22 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 4.06 deaths/1,000 live births (2013 est.)
|Life expectancy at birth:
| total population: 80.82 years
male: 78.79 years
female: 82.94 years (2013 est.)
|Total fertility rate:
|2.06 children born/woman (2013 est.)
|Contraceptive prevalence rate:
|75% note: percent of women aged 20-49 (1995)
|Health expenditures:
|10.1% of GDP (2010)
|Physicians density:
|2.38 physicians/1,000 population (2007)
|Hospital bed density:
|6.18 beds/1,000 population (2002)
|Drinking water source:
| improved:
urban: 100% of population
rural: 100% of population
total: 100% of population (2010 est.)
|HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
|0.1% (2009 est.)
|HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
|2,500 (2009 est.)
|HIV/AIDS - deaths:
|fewer than 100 (2009 est.)
|Obesity - adult prevalence rate:
|28.3% (2008)
|Education expenditures:
|7.2% of GDP (2010)
| definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 99% (2003 est.)
|School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
| total: 20 years
male: 19 years
female: 20 years (2010)
|Unemployment, youth ages 15-24:
| total: 17.3%
male: 18.2%
female: 16.1% (2011)
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|Country name:
| conventional long form: none
conventional short form: New Zealand
abbreviation: NZ
|Government type:
|parliamentary democracy and a Commonwealth realm
| name: Wellington
geographic coordinates: 41 18 S, 174 47 E
time difference: UTC+12 (17 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in September; ends first Sunday in April
note: New Zealand is divided into two time zones - New Zealand standard time (12 hours in advance of UTC), and Chatham Islands time (45 minutes in advance of New Zealand standard time)
|Administrative divisions:
|16 regions and 1 territory*; Auckland, Bay of Plenty, Canterbury, Chatham Islands*, Gisborne, Hawke's Bay, Manawatu-Wanganui, Marlborough, Nelson, Northland, Otago, Southland, Taranaki, Tasman, Waikato, Wellington, West Coast
|Dependent areas:
|Cook Islands, Niue, Tokelau
|26 September 1907 (from the UK)
|National holiday:
|Waitangi Day (Treaty of Waitangi established British sovereignty over New Zealand), 6 February (1840); ANZAC Day (commemorated as the anniversary of the landing of troops of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps during World War I at Gallipoli, Turkey), 25 April (1915)
|consists of a series of legal documents, including certain acts of the UK and New Zealand parliaments, as well as The Constitution Act 1986, which is the principal formal charter; adopted 1 January 1987, effective 1 January 1987
|Legal system:
|common law system, based on English model, with special legislation and land courts for the Maori
|18 years of age; universal
|Executive branch:
| chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor General Lt Gen Sir Jerry MATEPARAE (since 31 August 2011)
head of government: Prime Minister John KEY (since 19 November 2008); Deputy Prime Minister Simon William ENGLISH (since 19 November 2008)
cabinet: Executive Council appointed by the governor general on the recommendation of the prime minister (For more information visit the World Leaders website )
elections: the monarchy is hereditary; governor general appointed by the monarch; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or the leader of a majority coalition usually appointed prime minister by the governor general; deputy prime minister appointed by the governor general
|Legislative branch:
| unicameral House of Representatives - commonly called Parliament (usually 120 seats; 70 members elected by popular vote in single-member constituencies including 7 Maori constituencies, 50 proportional seats chosen from party lists; serve three-year terms)
elections: last held on 26 November 2011 (next to be held not later than November 2014)
election results: percent of vote by party - National Party 48%, Labor Party 27.1%, Green Party 10.6%, NZ First 6.8%, Maori 1.4%, ACT Party 1.1%, Mana 1%, United Future 0.6%, other 3.43%; seats by party - National Party 60, Labor Party 34, Green Party 13, NZ First 8, Maori 3, ACT Party 1, Mana 1, United Future 1 note: results of 2011 election saw the total number of seats decline to 121
|Judicial branch:
| highest court(s): Supreme Court (consists of 5 justices including the chief justice ) note - the Supreme Court in 2004 replaced the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, in London, as the final appeals court judge selection and term of office: justices appointed by the governor-general on the recommendation of the attorney-general; justices appointed for life
subordinate courts: Court of Appeal; High Court; tribunals and authorities; district courts; specialized courts for issues related to employment, environment, Maori lands, and military
|Political parties and leaders:
|ACT New Zealand [Rodney HIDE] Green Party [Russel NORMAN and Metiria TUREI] Mana Party [Hone HARAWIRA] Maori Party [Tariana TURIA and Dr. Pita SHARPLES] New Zealand National Party [John KEY] New Zealand First Party or NZ First [Winston PETERS] New Zealand Labor Party [Phil GOFF] Jim Anderton's Progressive Party [James (Jim) ANDERTON] United Future New Zealand [Peter DUNNE]
|Political pressure groups and leaders:
|Women's Electoral Lobby or WEL other: apartheid groups; civil rights groups; farmers groups; Maori; nuclear weapons groups; women's rights groups
|International organization participation:
|ADB, ANZUS (US suspended security obligations to NZ on 11 August 1986), APEC, ARF, ASEAN (dialogue partner), Australia Group, BIS, C, CD, CP, EAS, EBRD, FAO, FATF, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NSG, OECD, OPCW, Paris Club (associate), PCA, PIF, Sparteca, SPC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNMISS, UNMIT, UNTSO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
|National symbol(s):
|Southern Cross constellation (four, five-pointed stars); kiwi (bird)
|National anthem:
| name: "God Defend New Zealand"
lyrics/music: Thomas BRACKEN [English], Thomas Henry SMITH [Maori]/John Joseph WOODS
note: adopted 1940 as national song, adopted 1977 as co-national anthem; New Zealand has two national anthems with equal status; as a commonwealth realm, in addition to "God Defend New Zealand," "God Save the Queen" serves as a national anthem (see United Kingdom); "God Save the Queen" normally is played only when a member of the royal family or the governor-general is present; in all other cases, "God Defend New Zealand" is played
|Diplomatic representation in the US:
| chief of mission: Ambassador Michael K. MOORE
chancery: 37 Observatory Circle NW, Washington, DC 20008
telephone: [1] (202) 328-4800
consulate(s) general: New York, Pago Pago (American Samoa), Santa Monica (CA)
|Diplomatic representation from the US:
| chief of mission: Ambassador David HUEBNER
embassy: 29 Fitzherbert Terrace, Thorndon, Wellington
mailing address: P. O. Box 1190, Wellington; PSC 467, Box 1, APO AP 96531-1034
telephone: [64] (4) 462-6000
consulate(s) general: Auckland
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Over the past 20 years the government has transformed New Zealand from an agrarian economy dependent on concessionary British market access to a more industrialized, free market economy that can compete globally. This dynamic growth has boosted real incomes - but left behind some at the bottom of the ladder - and broadened and deepened the technological capabilities of the industrial sector. Per capita income rose for ten consecutive years until 2007 in purchasing power parity terms, but fell in 2008-09. Debt-driven consumer spending drove robust growth in the first half of the decade, helping fuel a large balance of payments deficit that posed a challenge for economic managers. Inflationary pressures caused the central bank to raise its key rate steadily from January 2004 until it was among the highest in the OECD in 2007-08; international capital inflows attracted to the high rates further strengthened the currency and housing market, however, aggravating the current account deficit. The economy fell into recession before the start of the global financial crisis and contracted for five consecutive quarters in 2008-09. In line with global peers, the central bank cut interest rates aggressively and the government developed fiscal stimulus measures. The economy posted a 2% decline in 2009, but pulled out of recession late in the year, and achieved roughly 2% per year growth in 2010-12. Nevertheless, key trade sectors remain vulnerable to weak external demand. The government plans to raise productivity growth and develop infrastructure, while reining in government spending.
|GDP (purchasing power parity):
| GDP (purchasing power parity): $134.2 billion (2012 est.) $130.8 billion (2011 est.) $129 billion (2010 est.)
note: data are in 2012 US dollars
|GDP (official exchange rate):
|GDP (official exchange rate): $169.7 billion (2012 est.)
|GDP - real growth rate:
|2.5% (2012 est.) 1.4% (2011 est.) 1.8% (2010 est.)
|GDP - per capita (PPP):
| GDP - per capita (PPP): $30,200 (2012 est.) $29,700 (2011 est.) $29,500 (2010 est.)
note: data are in 2012 US dollars
|Gross national saving:
|15.1% of GDP (2012 est.) 14.5% of GDP (2011 est.) 16% of GDP (2010 est.)
|GDP - composition, by end use:
| household consumption: 60.3%
government consumption: 20.2%
investment in fixed capital: 18.9%
investment in inventories: 0.7%
exports of goods and services: 28.9%
imports of goods and services: -28.9% (2012 est.)
|GDP - composition, by sector of origin:
| household consumption: 60.3%
government consumption: 20.2%
investment in fixed capital: 18.9%
investment in inventories: 0.7%
exports of goods and services: 28.9%
imports of goods and services: -28.9% (2012 est.)
|Agriculture - products:
|dairy products, lamb and mutton; wheat, barley, potatoes, pulses, fruits, vegetables; wool, beef; fish
|food processing, wood and paper products, textiles, machinery, transportation equipment, banking and insurance, tourism, mining
|Industrial production growth rate:
|4% (2012 est.)
|Labor force:
|2.394 million (2012 est.)
|Labor force - by occupation:
| agriculture: 7%
industry: 19%
services: 74% (2006 est.)
|Unemployment rate:
|6.9% (2012 est.) 6.5% (2011 est.)
|Population below poverty line:
|Household income or consumption by percentage share:
| lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
|Distribution of family income - Gini index:
|36.2 (1997)
| revenues: $66.07 billion
expenditures: $73.31 billion (2012 est.)
|Taxes and other revenues:
|38.9% of GDP (2012 est.)
|Public debt:
|38% of GDP (2012 est.) 35.4% of GDP (2011 est.)
|Fiscal year:
|1 April - 31 March note: this is the fiscal year for tax purposes
|Inflation rate (consumer prices):
|Inflation rate (consumer prices): 1.1% (2012 est.) 4% (2011 est.)
|Current account balance:
|-$6.803 billion (2012 est.) -$6.709 billion (2011 est.)
|$37.9 billion (2012 est.) $38.38 billion (2011 est.)
|Exports - commodities:
|dairy products, meat, wood and wood products, fish, machinery
|Exports - partners:
|Australia 21%, China 15%, US 9.2%, Japan 7% (2012)
|$37.15 billion (2012 est.) $35.61 billion (2011 est.)
|Imports - commodities:
|machinery and equipment, vehicles, aircraft, petroleum, electronics, textiles, plastics
|Imports - partners:
|China 16.4%, Australia 15.2%, US 9.3%, Japan 6.5%, Singapore 4.8%, Germany 4.4% (2012)
|Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
|$17.58 billion (31 December 2012 est.) $17.01 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
|Debt - external:
|$90.16 billion (31 December 2012 est.) $91.28 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
|Stock of direct foreign investment - at home:
|$76.25 billion (31 December 2012 est.) $73.64 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
|Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad:
|$59.08 billion (31 December 2009)
|Market value of publicly traded shares:
|$71.66 billion (31 December 2011) $36.3 billion (31 December 2010) $67.06 billion (31 December 2009)
|Exchange rates:
|New Zealand dollars (NZD) per US dollar - 1.2334 (2012 est.) 1.263 (2011 est.) 1.3874 (2010 est.) 1.6002 (2009) 1.4151 (2008)
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|Electricity - production:
|43.4 billion kWh (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 54
|Electricity - consumption:
|38.96 billion kWh (2009 est.)
|Electricity - exports:
|0 kWh (2010 est.)
|Electricity - imports:
|0 kWh (2010 est.)
|Electricity - installed generating capacity:
|9.482 million kW (2009 est.)
|Electricity - from fossil fuels:
|30% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
|Electricity - from nuclear fuels:
|0% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
|Electricity - from hydroelectric plants:
|56.7% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
|Electricity - from other renewable sources:
|13.3% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
|Crude oil - production:
|49,730 bbl/day (2011 est.)
|Crude oil - exports:
|45,180 bbl/day (2009 est.)
|Crude oil - imports:
|90,840 bbl/day (2009 est.)
|Crude oil - proved reserves:
|96.1 million bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
|Refined petroleum products - production:
|106,000 bbl/day (2009 est.)
|Refined petroleum products - consumption:
|148,900 bbl/day (2011 est.)
|Refined petroleum products - exports:
|2,883 bbl/day (2009 est.)
|Refined petroleum products - imports:
|46,780 bbl/day (2009 est.)
|Natural gas - production:
|4.367 billion cu m (2011 est.)
|Natural gas - consumption:
|4.278 billion cu m (2011 est.)
|Natural gas - exports:
|0 cu m (2011 est.)
|Natural gas - imports:
|0 cu m (2011 est.)
|Natural gas - proved reserves:
|27.64 billion cu m (1 January 2012 est.)
|Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy:
|39.58 million Mt (2010 est.)
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|Telephones in use:
| 1.88 million (2011)
country comparison to the world: 60
|Cellular Phones in use:
|4.82 million (2011)
|Telephone system:
| general assessment: excellent domestic and international systems
domestic: combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular telephone subscribership exceeds 150 per 100 persons
international: country code - 64; the Southern Cross submarine cable system provides links to Australia, Fiji, and the US; satellite earth stations - 8 (1 Inmarsat - Pacific Ocean, 7 other) (2011)
|Broadcast media:
|state-owned Television New Zealand operates multiple TV networks and state-owned Radio New Zealand operates 3 radio networks and an external shortwave radio service to the South Pacific region; a small number of national commercial TV and radio stations and many regional commercial television and radio stations are available; cable and satellite TV systems are available (2008)
|Internet country code:
|Internet hosts:
|3.026 million (2012)
|Internet users:
|3.4 million (2009)
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| 123 (2013)
country comparison to the world: 48
|Airports (paved runways):
| total 39
over 3,047 m: 2
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 12
914 to 1,523 m: 23
under 914 m: 1 (2013)
|Airports (unpaved runways):
| total 84
1,524 to 2,437 m: 3
914 to 1,523 m: 33
under 914 m: 48 (2013)
|condensate 331 km; gas 1,936 km; liquid petroleum gas 172 km; oil 288 km; refined products 198 km (2013)
| total 4,128 km
narrow gauge: 4,128 km 1.067-m gauge (506 km electrified) (2008)
| total 93,911 km
paved: 61,879 km (includes 172 km of expressways)
unpaved: 32,032 km (2009)
|Merchant marine:
| total 15
by type: bulk carrier 3, cargo 3, chemical tanker 1, container 1, passenger/cargo 5, petroleum tanker 2
foreign-owned: 7 (Germany 2, Hong Kong 1, South Africa 1, Switzerland 2, UK 1)
registered in other countries: 5 (Antigua and Barbuda 2, Cook Islands 2, Samoa 1) (2010)
|Ports and terminals:
|Auckland, Lyttelton, Manukau Harbor, Marsden Point, Tauranga, Wellington
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|Military branches:
|New Zealand Defense Force (NZDF): New Zealand Army, Royal New Zealand Navy, Royal New Zealand Air Force (Te Hokowhitu o Kahurangi, RNZAF) (2013)
|Military service age and obligation:
|17 years of age for voluntary military service; soldiers cannot be deployed until the age of 18; no conscription; 3 years of secondary education required; must be a citizen of NZ, the UK, Australia, Canada, or the US, and resident of NZ for the previous 5 years (2013)
|Manpower available for military service:
| males age 16-49: 1,019,798
females age 16-49: 1,003,429 (2010 est.)
|Manpower fit for military service:
| males age 16-49: 843,526
females age 16-49: 828,779 (2010 est.)
|Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually:
| male: 30,846
female: 28,825 (2010 est.)
|Military expenditures:
|1.5% of GDP (2012)
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|Transnational Issues
|Disputes - International:
|asserts a territorial claim in Antarctica (Ross Dependency)
|Illicit drugs:
|significant consumer of amphetamines
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Burkina Faso Population: 17,812,9611 VISITOR FROM HERE!
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|Burkina Faso (formerly Upper Volta) achieved independence from France in 1960. Repeated military coups during the 1970s and 1980s were followed by multiparty elections in the early 1990s. Current President Blaise COMPAORE came to power in a 1987 military coup and has won every election since then. Burkina Faso's high population density and limited natural resources result in poor economic prospects for the majority of its citizens.
Landlocked savanna cut by the three principal rivers of the Black, Red, and White Voltas
|Western Africa, north of Ghana
|Geographic coordinates:
| total: 274,200 sq km
land: 273,800 sq km
water: 400 sq km
Size comparison: slightly larger than Colorado
|Land Boundaries:
| total: 3,193 km
border countries: Benin 306 km, Cote d'Ivoire 584 km, Ghana 549 km, Mali 1,000 km, Niger 628 km, Togo 126 km
|0 km (landlocked)
|Maritime claims:
|none (landlocked)
|tropical; warm, dry winters; hot, wet summers
|mostly flat to dissected, undulating plains; hills in west and southeast
|Elevation extremes:
| lowest point: Mouhoun (Black Volta) River 200 m
highest point: Tena Kourou 749 m
|Natural resources:
|manganese, limestone, marble; small deposits of gold, phosphates, pumice, salt
|Land use:
| arable land: 20.79%
permanent crops: 0.24%
other: 78.98% (2011)
|Irrigated land:
|250 sq km (2003)
|Natural hazards:
|recurring droughts
|Current Environment Issues:
|recent droughts and desertification severely affecting agricultural activities, population distribution, and the economy; overgrazing; soil degradation; deforestation
|International Environment Agreements:
| party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
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| noun: Burkinabe (singular and plural)
adjective: Burkinabe
|Ethnic groups:
|Mossi over 40%, other approximately 60% (includes Gurunsi, Senufo, Lobi, Bobo, Mande, and Fulani)
|French (official), native African languages belonging to Sudanic family spoken by 90% of the population
|Muslim 60.5%, Catholic 19%, animist 15.3%, Protestant 4.2%, other 0.6%, none 0.4%
|17,812,961 (July 2013 est.) note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected
|Age structure:
| 0-14 years: 45.5% (male 4,062,522/female 4,044,548)
15-24 years: 20% (male 1,794,740/female 1,775,072)
25-54 years: 28.9% (male 2,608,676/female 2,532,406)
55-64 years: 3.1% (male 229,202/female 324,921)
65 years and over: 2.5% (male 168,099/female 272,775) (2013 est.)
|Dependency ratios:
| total dependency ratio: 92.3 %
youth dependency ratio: 87.6 %
elderly dependency ratio: 4.7 %
potential support ratio: 21.3 (2013)
|Median age:
| total: 17 years
male: 16.8 years
female: 17.1 years (2013 est.)
|Population growth rate:
|3.06% (2013 est.)
|Birth rate:
|42.81 births/1,000 population (2013 est.)
|Death rate:
|12.21 deaths/1,000 population (2013 est.)
|Net migration rate:
|0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2013 est.)
| urban population: 26.5% of total population (2011)
rate of urbanization: 6.02% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
|Major urban areas - population:
|OUAGADOUGOU (capital) 2.053 million (2011)
|Sex ratio:
| at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
0-14 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
15-24 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
25-54 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
55-64 years: 0.69 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.62 male(s)/female
total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2013 est.)
|Mother's mean age at first birth:
|19.4 note: Median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2010 est.)
|Maternal mortality rate:
|300 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)
|Infant mortality rate:
| total: 78.3 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 85.67 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 70.72 deaths/1,000 live births (2013 est.)
|Life expectancy at birth:
| total population: 54.43 years
male: 52.43 years
female: 56.48 years (2013 est.)
|Total fertility rate:
|6 children born/woman (2013 est.)
|Contraceptive prevalence rate:
|16.2% (2010/11)
|Health expenditures:
|6.7% of GDP (2010)
|Physicians density:
|0.06 physicians/1,000 population (2008)
|Hospital bed density:
|0.4 beds/1,000 population (2010)
|Drinking water source:
| improved:
urban: 95% of population
rural: 73% of population
total: 79% of population
urban: 5% of population
rural: 27% of population
total: 21% of population (2010 est.)
|Sanitation facility access:
| improved:
urban: 50% of population
rural: 6% of population
total: 17% of population
urban: 50% of population
rural: 94% of population
total: 83% of population (2010 est.)
|HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
|1.2% (2009 est.)
|HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
|110,000 (2009 est.)
|HIV/AIDS - deaths:
|7,100 (2009 est.)
|Obesity - adult prevalence rate:
|2.3% (2008)
|Children under the age of 5 years underweight:
|26% (2009)
|Education expenditures:
|4% of GDP (2010)
| definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 28.7%
male: 36.7%
female: 21.6% (2007 est.)
|School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
| total: 7 years
male: 7 years
female: 6 years (2011)
|Unemployment, youth ages 15-24:
| total: 3.8%
male: 4.6%
female: 2.9% (2006)
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|Country name:
| conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Burkina Faso
local long form: none
local short form: Burkina Faso
former: Upper Volta, Republic of Upper Volta
|Government type:
|parliamentary republic
| name: Ouagadougou
geographic coordinates: 12 22 N, 1 31 W
time difference: UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
|Administrative divisions:
|13 regions; Boucle du Mouhoun, Cascades, Centre, Centre-Est, Centre-Nord, Centre-Ouest, Centre-Sud, Est, Hauts-Bassins, Nord, Plateau-Central, Sahel, Sud-Ouest
|5 August 1960 (from France)
|National holiday:
|Republic Day, 11 December (1958); note - commemorates the day that Upper Volta became an autonomous republic in the French Community
|approved by referendum 2 June 1991; formally adopted 11 June 1991; last amended January 2002
|Legal system:
|civil law based on the French model and customary law
|18 years of age; universal
|Executive branch:
| chief of state: President Blaise COMPAORE (since 15 October 1987)
head of government: Prime Minister Luc-Adolphe TIAO (since 18 April 2011)
cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the president on the recommendation of the prime minister (For more information visit the World Leaders website )
elections: president elected by popular vote for a five-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 21 November 2010 (next to be held in 2015); prime minister appointed by the president with the consent of the legislature
election results: Blaise COMPAORE reelected president; percent of popular vote - Blaise COMPAORE 80.2%, Hama Arba DIALLO 8.2%, Benewende Stanislas SANKARA 6.3%, other 5.3%
|Legislative branch:
| unicameral National Assembly or Assemblee Nationale (127 seats; members are elected by proportional representation in one national constituency of 16 seats, and 45 multi-member constituencies having between 2 and 9 seats with members serving five-year terms)
elections: National Assembly election last held on 2 December 2012 (next to be held in 2017)
election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - CDP 70, ADF-RDA 19, Union for Progress and Reform 19, UPR 4, UNIR-MS 4, CFD-B 3, PDS/Metba 2, other 6
|Judicial branch:
| highest court(s): Supreme Court of Appeals or Cour de Cassation (consists of NA judges); Constitutional Council or Conseil Constitutionnel (consists of the council president and 3 judges) judge selection and term of office: Supreme Court judge appointments mostly controlled by the president of Burkina Faso; judge tenure NA; Constitutional Council judges appointed by the president of Burkina Faso upon the proposal of the minister of justice; judges appointed for 9-year terms with one-third of judges renewed every 3 years
subordinate courts: Appeals Court; High Court; first instance tribunals; district courts; specialized courts relating to issues of labor, children, and juveniles; village (customary) courts
|Political parties and leaders:
|African Democratic Rally-Alliance for Democracy and Federation or ADF-RDA [Gilbert OUEDRAOGO] Citizen's Popular Rally or RPC [Antoine QUARE] Coalition of Democratic Forces of Burkina or CFD-B [Zio Eric FRANCOIS] Congress for Democracy and Progress or CDP [Assimi KOUANDA] Democratic and Popular Rally or RDP [Nana THIBAUT] Movement for Tolerance and Progress or MTP [Nayabtigungou Congo KABORE] Party for African Independence or PAI [Soumane TOURE] Party for Democracy and Progress-Socialist Party or PDP-PS [Francois O. KABORE] Party for Democracy and Socialism/Metba or PDS/Metba [Hama Arba DIALLO] Party for National Rebirth or PAREN [Barry TAHIROU] Rally for the Development of Burkina or RDB [Celestin Saidou COMPAORE] Rally of Ecologists of Burkina Faso or RDEB [Ram OUEDRAGO] Republican Party for Integration and Solidarity or PARIS Union for Democracy and Social Progress or UDPS [Fidele HIEN] Union for Progress and Reform or UPC [Zephiron DIABRE] Union for Rebirth - Sankarist Movement or UNIR-MS [Benewende Stanislas SANKARA] Union for the Republic or UPR [Toussaint Abel COULIBALY] Union of Sankarist Parties or UPS [Ernest Nongma OUEDRAOGO]
|Political pressure groups and leaders:
|Burkinabe General Confederation of Labor or CGTB [Tole SAGNON] Burkinabe Movement for Human Rights or MBDHP [Chrysigone ZOUGMORE] Group of 14 February [Benewende STANISLAS] National Confederation of Burkinabe Workers or CNTB [Laurent OUEDRAOGO] National Organization of Free Unions or ONSL [Paul KABORE] other: watchdog/political action groups throughout the country in both organizations and communities
|International organization participation:
|ACP, AfDB, AU, CD, ECOWAS, EITI (candidate country), Entente, FAO, FZ, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (NGOs), ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MONUSCO, NAM, OIC, OIF, OPCW, PCA, UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNISFA, UNITAR, UNWTO, UPU, WADB (regional), WAEMU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
|National symbol(s):
|white stallion
|National anthem:
| name: "Le Ditanye" (Anthem of Victory)
lyrics/music: Thomas SANKARA
note: adopted 1974; also known as "Une Seule Nuit" (One Single Night), Burkina Faso's anthem was written by the country's president, an avid guitar player
|Diplomatic representation in the US:
| chief of mission: Ambassador Seydou BOUDA
chancery: 2340 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008
telephone: [1] (202) 332-5577
|Diplomatic representation from the US:
| chief of mission: Ambassador Thomas DOUGHERTY
embassy: 602 Avenue Raoul Follereau, Koulouba, Secteur 4
mailing address: 01 B. P. 35, Ouagadougou 01; pouch mail - US Department of State, 2440 Ouagadougou Place, Washington, DC 20521-2440
telephone: [226] 50-49-53-00
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Burkina Faso is a poor, landlocked country that relies heavily on cotton and gold exports for revenue. The country has few natural resources and a weak industrial base. About 90% of the population is engaged in subsistence agriculture, which is vulnerable to periodic drought. Cotton is the main cash crop. Since 1998, Burkina Faso has embarked upon a gradual privatization of state-owned enterprises and in 2004 revised its investment code to attract foreign investment. As a result of this new code and other legislation favoring the mining sector, the country has seen an upswing in gold exploration and production. By 2010, gold had become the main source of export revenue. Gold mining production doubled between 2009 and 2010. Two new mining projects were launched in the third quarter of 2011. Local community conflict persists in the mining and cotton sectors, but the Prime Minister has made efforts to defuse some of the economic cause of public discontent, including announcing income tax reductions, reparations for looting victims, and subsidies for basic food items and fertilizer. An IMF mission to Burkina Faso in October 2011 expressed general satisfaction with the measures. The risk of a mass exodus of the 3 to 4 million Burinabe who live and work in Cote d'Ivoire has dissipated, and trade, power, and transport links are being restored. Burkina Faso experienced a severe drought in 2011, which decimated grazing land and decreased harvests, creating food insecurity and damaging the country's agricultural base.
|GDP (purchasing power parity):
| GDP (purchasing power parity): $24.69 billion (2012 est.) $22.86 billion (2011 est.) $21.95 billion (2010 est.)
note: data are in 2012 US dollars
|GDP (official exchange rate):
|GDP (official exchange rate): $10.46 billion (2012 est.)
|GDP - real growth rate:
|8% (2012 est.) 4.2% (2011 est.) 7.9% (2010 est.)
|GDP - per capita (PPP):
| GDP - per capita (PPP): $1,400 (2012 est.) $1,300 (2011 est.) $1,300 (2010 est.)
note: data are in 2012 US dollars
|Gross national saving:
|8.8% of GDP (2012 est.) 16.7% of GDP (2011 est.) 17.4% of GDP (2010 est.)
|GDP - composition, by end use:
| household consumption: 62.8%
government consumption: 13.9%
investment in fixed capital: 20.9%
investment in inventories: -0.1%
exports of goods and services: 29.7%
imports of goods and services: -27.2% (2012 est.)
|GDP - composition, by sector of origin:
| household consumption: 62.8%
government consumption: 13.9%
investment in fixed capital: 20.9%
investment in inventories: -0.1%
exports of goods and services: 29.7%
imports of goods and services: -27.2% (2012 est.)
|Agriculture - products:
|cotton, peanuts, shea nuts, sesame, sorghum, millet, corn, rice; livestock
|cotton lint, beverages, agricultural processing, soap, cigarettes, textiles, gold
|Industrial production growth rate:
|6.5% (2012 est.)
|Labor force:
|6.668 million note: a large part of the male labor force migrates annually to neighboring countries for seasonal employment (2007)
|Labor force - by occupation:
| agriculture: 90% industry and
services: 10% (2000 est.)
|Unemployment rate:
|77% (2004)
|Population below poverty line:
|46.7% (2009 est.)
|Household income or consumption by percentage share:
| lowest 10%: 2.9%
highest 10%: 32.2% (2009 est.)
|Distribution of family income - Gini index:
|39.5 (2007) 48.2 (1994)
| revenues: $2.26 billion
expenditures: $2.311 billion (2012 est.)
|Taxes and other revenues:
|21.6% of GDP (2012 est.)
|Fiscal year:
|calendar year
|Inflation rate (consumer prices):
|Inflation rate (consumer prices): 3.8% (2012 est.) 2.8% (2011 est.)
|Current account balance:
|-$481.1 million (2012 est.) -$125.8 million (2011 est.)
|$2.177 billion (2012 est.) $2.207 billion (2011 est.)
|Exports - commodities:
|gold, cotton, livestock
|Exports - partners:
|China 26%, Turkey 24.9%, Belgium 5.2% (2012)
|$2.694 billion (2012 est.) $2.242 billion (2011 est.)
|Imports - commodities:
|capital goods, foodstuffs, petroleum
|Imports - partners:
|Cote dIvoire 17.8%, France 14.8%, Ghana 5.1%, Togo 4.8% (2012)
|Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
|$1.025 billion (31 December 2012 est.) $957 million (31 December 2011 est.)
|Debt - external:
|$2.586 billion (31 December 2012 est.) $2.42 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
|Market value of publicly traded shares:
|Exchange rates:
|Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (XOF) per US dollar - 510.53 (2012 est.) 471.87 (2011 est.) 495.28 (2010 est.) 472.19 (2009) 447.81 (2008)
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|Electricity - production:
|664.4 million kWh (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 156
|Electricity - consumption:
|762.5 million kWh (2009 est.)
|Electricity - exports:
|0 kWh (2010 est.)
|Electricity - imports:
|144.6 million kWh (2009 est.)
|Electricity - installed generating capacity:
|252,000 kW (2009 est.)
|Electricity - from fossil fuels:
|87.3% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
|Electricity - from nuclear fuels:
|0% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
|Electricity - from hydroelectric plants:
|12.7% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
|Electricity - from other renewable sources:
|0% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
|Crude oil - production:
|0 bbl/day (2011 est.)
|Crude oil - exports:
|0 bbl/day (2009 est.)
|Crude oil - imports:
|0 bbl/day (2009 est.)
|Crude oil - proved reserves:
|0 bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
|Refined petroleum products - production:
|0 bbl/day (2008 est.)
|Refined petroleum products - consumption:
|9,960 bbl/day (2011 est.)
|Refined petroleum products - exports:
|0 bbl/day (2008 est.)
|Refined petroleum products - imports:
|12,540 bbl/day (2008 est.)
|Natural gas - production:
|0 cu m (2010 est.)
|Natural gas - consumption:
|0 cu m (2010 est.)
|Natural gas - exports:
|0 cu m (2010 est.)
|Natural gas - imports:
|0 cu m (2010 est.)
|Natural gas - proved reserves:
|0 cu m (1 January 2012 est.)
|Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy:
|1.441 million Mt (2010 est.)
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|Telephones in use:
| 141,500 (2011)
country comparison to the world: 136
|Cellular Phones in use:
|7.682 million (2011)
|Telephone system:
| general assessment: system includes microwave radio relay, open-wire, and radiotelephone communication stations; in 2006 the government sold a 51 percent stake in the national telephone company and ultimately plans to retain only a 23 percent stake in the company
domestic: fixed-line connections stand at less than 1 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular usage, fostered by multiple providers, is increasing rapidly from a low base
international: country code - 226; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2011)
|Broadcast media:
|2 TV stations - 1 state-owned and 1 privately owned; state-owned radio runs a national and regional network; substantial number of privately owned radio stations; transmissions of several international broadcasters available in Ouagadougou (2007)
|Internet country code:
|Internet hosts:
|1,795 (2012)
|Internet users:
|178,100 (2009)
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| 23 (2013)
country comparison to the world: 133
|Airports (paved runways):
| total 2
over 3,047 m: 1
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1 (2013)
|Airports (unpaved runways):
| total 21
1,524 to 2,437 m: 3
914 to 1,523 m: 13
under 914 m: 5 (2013)
| total 622 km
narrow gauge: 622 km 1.000-m gauge
note: another 660 km of this railway extends into Cote d'Ivoire (2008)
| total 15,272 km
note: does not include urban roads (2010)
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|Military branches:
|Army, Air Force of Burkina Faso (Force Aerienne de Burkina Faso, FABF), National Gendarmerie (2011)
|Military service age and obligation:
|18 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription; women may serve in supporting roles (2012)
|Manpower available for military service:
|males age 16-49: 3,735,735 (2010 est.)
|Manpower fit for military service:
| males age 16-49: 2,366,168
females age 16-49: 2,367,673 (2010 est.)
|Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually:
| male: 193,905
female: 191,662 (2010 est.)
|Military expenditures:
|1.1% of GDP (2011)
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|Transnational Issues
|Disputes - International:
|adding to illicit cross-border activities, Burkina Faso has issues concerning unresolved boundary alignments with its neighbors; demarcation is currently underway with Mali, the dispute with Niger was referred to the ICJ in 2010, and a dispute over several villages with Benin persists; Benin retains a border dispute with Burkina Faso around the town of Koualou
|Refugees and internally displaced persons:
|refugees (country of origin): 49,975 (Mali) (2013)
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A recent Skate Night event offered students a chance to ice skate late at night for free and to enter an ugly sweater contest. Read more.
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Alex Rosen:
We are here at Baker Rink and it is Skate
Alex Rosen:
Night tonight. Lets see what's going on.
Carrie Sweet:
I came by skate night tonight because I heard
everyone's going, I heard it would be a lot
Carrie Sweet:
of fun, and skating is something that I rarely
ever did, and I thought it would be a lot of
Carrie Sweet:
fun to try it again.
Colin Hanna:
I skated tonight. I did some quick laps. Actually,
I saw some very impressive ballerina type
Colin Hanna:
things. I was impressed with the other
students in the Princeton student body.
Alex Rosen:
You didn't try any of that though?
Colin Hanna:
No, not for me.
Why is Skate Night such a good event at Princeton?
Ugly sweaters.
Good friends.
And good friends wearing ugly sweaters!
Alex Rosen:
We are here right now with the winner of the
ugly sweater contest. How did you find this sweater?
Erin Mills:
It was in my mother's closet in the back.
Alex Rosen:
So, did you come out more tonight for the
skating or the ugly sweater contest?
Erin Mills:
Well, I love to skate but I definitely knew
that the sweater contest was going on, and
Erin Mills:
when I went home for Thanksgiving break I
brought back this sweater.
Alex Rosen:
So are you a good skater, then?
Erin Mills:
Pretty decent. I own my own pair of skates. I come
from Maine, and it is pretty cold up there,
Erin Mills:
so I have done a lot of skating.
Alex Rosen:
Do you ever fall down anymore?
Erin Mills:
I'm sure I do sometimes when I try to do something
stupid or beyond my abilities.
Colin Hanna:
I fell down once or twice.
I kind of trip and fall a lot.
Gary Walters:
What is important here is just the genuine
joy that I see and the smiles on everybody
Gary Walters:
who is participating here.
[music, cheers]
Skate night was so much fun and all my friends
were here. We came with a student group and
we all had a really great time. I can't wait
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Last night I sat with a couple Scouts, they just crossed over on Friday and were having their Scoutmaster Conference for their Scout Badge. I love this first conference, it is a great way to learn about the new Scout and a little about where he comes from. What amazes me is how open they are in that first conference. They always have questions and for the most part, they are anxious to get to Eagle.
Last night as one of these young men recited the Outdoor Code, he stopped and asked if he could ask a question. I said sure… so he asked, "Why do we need the Outdoor Code when you make us know the Leave No Trace stuff?" I thought for a minute and told him that I would have to get back to him with a good answer.
I wanted to give him the pat answer of how the Outdoor Code is in the book and is a requirement, but then I thought that Leave No Trace is also in the book and a Second Class Requirement. So that one doesn't work. So I was thinking, why do we need both.
Lets review.
The Outdoor Code:
As an American, I will do my best to –
Be clean in my outdoor manners.
Be careful with fire.
Be considerate in the outdoors.
Be conservation minded.
Leave No Trace Principles
Plan Ahead and Prepare
Travel and Camp on Durable Surfaces
Dispose of Waste Properly
Leave What You Find
Minimize Campfire Impacts
Respect Wildlife
Be Considerate of Other Visitors
The LNT program is obviously more in depth and covers every type of camping… The Outdoor Code is more of a pledge or promise.
The LNT program are not just rules, but part of the whole outdoor program. It is a skill set and an attitude.
The Outdoor Code is the promise that we make to live as a steward of the land.
I still do not have a great answer. I suppose that in the final analysis if I had a vote, I would just go with the Leave No Trace program. The Outdoor code, while traditional and easy to remember does very little with our Scouts to develop the attitude of stewardship and responsibility that is required for us in the wilderness and front country alike.
So I think when it comes down to giving this Scout and answer next Monday, its going to be a program vs. a code and how we use it to make a difference and protect our land.
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Popular shows like To Love Ru get OVA episodes that sometimes take forever to get licensed for release in the US or just never show up at all - what's the deal? ― mattrinstl asks: Why is it so hard for companies to license OVA's? There are any number of series with plot moving events that happen between series in OVA form, and most of the time we have to end up looking at Quasi legal sites to watch ...
The Biggest Animated Moments of Winter 2017
Now that the winter 2017 anime season has had time to settle, it's time to run through the finest moments of animation from the season! Kevin Cirugeda will be your guide. ― It's been a few weeks since most winter 2017 TV anime offerings came to an end. And that means we're due a rundown of the titles that stood out from an animation standpoint – not just the series with the most movement, but the mos...
Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory Blu-Ray
Does this '80s-tastic, Top-Gun inspired OVA series hold up for modern Gundam fans? Lauren Orsini has the answers. ― There's a reason I refer to Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory as "Top Gundam" for short, and it's not simply because the intro song, "The Winner," sounds so suspiciously like Danger Zone that it (along with other strangely familiar songs in the score) got composer Mitsuo Hagita a...
This Week in Anime - Titan-Sized First Edition
There's so many new shows this season that we had to create a whole new feature to contain them all! Nick D and Micchy break down the biggest and smallest moments in anime this week. ― For this new feature on ANN, we're trying something a little different! There's so much anime airing every season now, and so many ways to discuss it, that we wanted to offer a more casual way to stay caught up with th...
Vice & Luna - 04/25/2017
just for fun
What do you do with a stained waifu? Vice is about to find out the hard way. ―
The Spring 2017 Anime Preview Guide: Simuldub Edition
The Spring 2017 Anime Preview Guide Simuldub Edition has begun!
Available Now: Attack on Titan Season 2 - My Hero Academia season 2 ― Welcome to Anime News Network's Spring 2017 Preview Guide! Here's how it goes: our team of critics write up their impressions instantly and they get posted as they go along. Each critic will cover as many shows as they can handle, resulting in alternate takes on most ...
Available Now: Attack on Titan Season 2 - My Hero Academia season 2 ― Welcome to Anime News Network's Spring 2017 Preview Guide! Here's how it goes: our team of critics write up their impressions instantly and they get posted as they go along. Each critic will cover as many shows as they can handle, resulting in alternate takes on most ...
Dragon Quest Heroes II
Dragon Quest Heroes II layers thoughtful strategy on top of a solid action-RPG base, but is it enough to stave off musou fatigue? Dustin dives in. ― Here is yet another entry in the pantheon of "Dynasty Warriors but with [blank]" from Omega Force, a single-developer genre that's produced its share of hits and misses, though there's come to be a certain baseline reliable quality that's made these game...
Answerman - How Are TV Networks Associated With Anime?
Some anime only show on one channel in Japan, while others, like Attack on Titan, wind up on a dozen stations across the country - why is that? ― Kevin asks: Every once in a while I see an anime with a TV station logo which makes me wonder. Why do some anime shows only be on a single network? Like most of Toei shows are only on Fuji TV and naruto is only on TV Tokyo. Why do these studios get there s...
Shelf Life - Is It Wrong To Try To Pick Up Girls In A Dungeon?
James Beckett gets one last good look at the first hit season of DanMachi - and takes a little time to appreciate it. PLUS: this week's new anime releases! ― As you may have noticed while reading my initial episode review, I'm having a lot of fun watching KADO The Right Answer this season. It's kind of a slow series and my brain hurts from keeping track of all the characters, but it's also the kind ...
Scrapped Princess BD+DVD
One of the best fantasy series of the early 2000s is finally available again on Bluray. Theron Martin takes it for a spin. ― This 24 episode light novel adaptation originally aired during the Spring and Summer seasons of 2003 and saw its first DVD release in the U.S. in 2005-06, with its last Complete Collection rerelease being in 2007. Its original DVDs have aged rather poorly, as they are notorious...
Attack on Titan Photo Contest! Vote Now!
The entries are in, and now it's time for ANN's readers to pick the winners. Lots of prizes available just for voting! ― Contest Giveaway Manga Sale 1. Contest Details Vote for your favorite Attack on Titan re-enactment photo! If you have a BookWalker account, you'll also be eligible for some AMAZING PRIZES. To participate, fill out the form below. Contest ends April 30th, 2017 11:59 PM EDT. Winners...


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There are between 180 and 200 species of honeysuckle (genus Lonicera), most of which are native to Asia, although some originate in Europe and North America. They vary widely in form - some species grow as vines, others as bushes;most are deciduous, but some keep their leaves year-round - but they all have small, sweet-smelling trumpet-shaped flowers. Honeysuckle is valued by gardeners for its scent and because it attracts butterflies, bees and hummingbirds, but the plant has a reputation of being aggressively invasive unless kept well-pruned. Many species are cultivated for their flowers or as ground cover, but the most commonly found are Italian (L. caprifolium), European or English (L. periclymenum) and Japanese (L. japonica). Honeysuckle is also sometimes referred to as woodbine. The plant occasionally called Meadow honeysuckle is actually from a different genus, Trifolium pretense.
Honeysuckle has a long history in traditional Chinese medicine, in which stems of the plant were used to make a tea to detoxify the body. In Europe, and later in America, the flowers were dried to make a tea or flower buds were crushed and mixed with honey for a syrup;these treatments were used to relieve sore throats. The leaves and berries were avoided as they can be mildly toxic and cause irritation.
Currently, honeysuckle oil is steam distilled from the flowers and flower buds. Used in massage and aromatherapy, the oil is considered to have a relaxing and calming effect and, conversely, has the reputation of causing very romantic dreams. When applied topically, products containing honeysuckle oil have been found to have anti-inflammatory benefits, particularly for treating contact dermatitis. The oil also has some antibacterial effects on the skin, although this has not been proven in clinical tests. Honeysuckle oil is primarily used commercially in perfumes and as a scent in soap, body washes, shampoos (particularly baby shampoos) and candles.