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Burkina Faso
Inception | 1960 ![]() |
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Name in native language | Burkina Faso ![]() |
Official name | Burkina Faso, le Burkina Faso, Burkina Faso ![]() |
Native label | Burkina Faso ![]() |
Short name | 🇧🇫 ![]() |
Official language | French ![]() |
Anthem | Une Seule Nuit ![]() |
Culture | culture of Burkina Faso ![]() |
Motto text | Unité - Progrès - Justice ![]() |
Continent | Africa ![]() |
Country | Burkina Faso ![]() |
Capital | Ouagadougou ![]() |
Located in/on physical feature | West Africa ![]() |
Coordinate location | 12°16′0″N 2°4′0″W ![]() |
Coordinates of easternmost point | 11°54′1″N 2°24′15″E ![]() |
Coordinates of northernmost point | 15°4′48″N 0°28′12″W ![]() |
Coordinates of southernmost point | 9°24′39″N 2°46′3″W ![]() |
Coordinates of westernmost point | 10°25′51″N 5°30′47″W ![]() |
Highest point | Mount Tenakourou ![]() |
Lowest point | Black Volta ![]() |
Government hin basic form | republic, military junta ![]() |
Office held by head of state | President of Burkina Faso, military leader ![]() |
State hin head | Ibrahim Traore ![]() |
Office held by head of government | Prime Minister of Burkina Faso ![]() |
Government hin head | no value ![]() |
Executive body | Patriotic Movement for Safeguard and Restoration ![]() |
Legislative body | National Assembly ![]() |
Central bank | Central Bank of West African States ![]() |
Located in time zone | UTC±00:00, Africa/Ouagadougou ![]() |
Currency | West African CFA franc ![]() |
Twinned administrative body | Allier, Bacău, Konan ![]() |
Studied by | Burkina Faso studies ![]() |
Driving side | right ![]() |
Electrical plug type | Europlug, Type E ![]() |
Replaces | Republic of Upper Volta, French West Africa, Emirate of Liptako ![]() |
Official website | https://www.gouvernement.gov.bf/accueil ![]() |
Hashtag | BurkinaFaso ![]() |
Top-level Internet domain | .bf ![]() |
Flag | flag of Burkina Faso ![]() |
Coat of arms | coat of arms of Burkina Faso ![]() |
Has characteristic | partly free country ![]() |
Geography of topic | geography of Burkina Faso ![]() |
History of topic | history of Burkina Faso ![]() |
Open data portal | Open Data Burkina Faso ![]() |
Economy of topic | economy of Burkina Faso ![]() |
Demographics of topic | demographics of Burkina Faso ![]() |
Mobile country code | 613 ![]() |
Country calling code | +226 ![]() |
Emergency phone number | 112, 17, 18 ![]() |
Licence plate code | BF ![]() |
Maritime identification digits | 633 ![]() |
Unicode character | 🇧🇫 ![]() |
Category for maps | Category:Maps of Burkina Faso ![]() |

Burkina Faso (UK: /bɜːrˌkiːnə ˈfæsoʊ/, US: /- ˈfɑːsoʊ/ (listen); French: [buʁkina faso], Fula: 𞤄𞤵𞤪𞤳𞤭𞤲𞤢 𞤊𞤢𞤧𞤮) be landlocked country for West Africa wey get area of 274,200 km2 (105,900 sq mi). Edey share border for ein northwest plus Mali, den Niger for northeast, plus Benin for southeast, den Togo den Ghana for ein south, den plus Ivory Coast for ein southwest.
Categories:
- Burkina Faso
- Former French colonies
- French-speaking countries den territories
- Economic Community of West African States
- French West Africa
- Landlocked countries
- Least developed countries
- Member states of de African Union
- Member states of de United Nations
- Member states of de Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
- Member states of de Organisation internationale de la Francophonie
- 1960 establishments for Burkina Faso insyd
- 1960 establishments for Africa insyd
- States den territories wey dem establish for 1960 insyd
- Republics
- West African countries
- Countries for Africa insyd
- Pages with maps