Burkina Faso
| Inception | 1960  |
|---|---|
| Official name | Burkĩna Faso, Burkina Faso |
| Native label | Burkina Faso |
| Short name | 🇧🇫 |
| Official language | Mooré, Bissa, Dioula |
| Anthem | Une Seule Nuit |
| Culture | culture of Burkina Faso |
| Motto text | Unité - Progrès - Justice |
| Continent | Africa |
| Country | Burkina Faso |
| Capital | Ouagadougou |
| Located in time zone | UTC±00:00, Africa/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 ein basic form | republic, military junta |
| Office held by head of state | President of Burkina Faso, military leader |
| State ein head | Ibrahim Traore |
| Office head of government hold | Prime Minister of Burkina Faso |
| Government ein head | Apollinaire Joachim Kyélem de Tambèla |
| Executive body | Patriotic Movement for Safeguard and Restoration |
| Legislative body | National Assembly |
| Central bank | Central Bank of West African States |
| Currency | West African CFA franc |
| Twinned administrative body | Allier, Bacău, Konan |
| Driving side | right |
| Electrical plug type | Europlug, Type E |
| Dey replace | Republic of Upper Volta, French West Africa, Emirate of Liptako |
| Studied in | Burkina Faso studies |
| 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 |
| Geography of topic | geography of Burkina Faso |
| Get characteristic | partly free country |
| 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).[1] 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. As of 2021, de country get estimated population of 20,321,378.[2] Na previously dem dey bell am Republic of Upper Volta (1958–1984), Presido Thomas Sankara wey rename am Burkina Faso. Dem know ein citizens as Burkinabè, wey ein capital den largest city be Ouagadougou. Dem often dey translate ein name go English as de "Land of Honest Men".[3]
De largest ethnic group for Burkina Faso insyd be de Mossi people, wey settle for de area for de 11th den 13th centuries insyd. Dem establish powerful kingdoms lyk de Ouagadougou, Tenkodogo, den Yatenga. Insyd 1896, na de French colonize am as part of French West Africa; insyd 1958, Upper Volta cam turn self-governing colony within de French Community. Insyd 1960, e gain full independence plus Maurice Yaméogo as presido. Since e gain ein independence, na de country be subject to instability, droughts, famines den corruption. Various coups sanso take place for de country insyd, for 1966, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1987, den twice for 2022 insyd, insyd January den September, as well as attempt insyd 1989 den anoda insyd 2015.
Demographics[edit | edit source]
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Largest cities anaa towns insyd Burkina Faso According to de 2006 Census[4] | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Name | Region | Pop. | ||||||
| Ouagadougou
Bobo-Dioulasso |
1 | Ouagadougou | Centre | 1,475,223 | Koudougou
Banfora | ||||
| 2 | Bobo-Dioulasso | Hauts-Bassins | 489,967 | ||||||
| 3 | Koudougou | Centre-Ouest | 88,184 | ||||||
| 4 | Banfora | Cascades | 75,917 | ||||||
| 5 | Ouahigouya | Nord | 73,153 | ||||||
| 6 | Pouytenga | Centre-Est | 60,618 | ||||||
| 7 | Kaya | Centre-Nord | 54,365 | ||||||
| 8 | Tenkodogo | Centre-Est | 44,491 | ||||||
| 9 | Fada N'gourma | Est | 41,785 | ||||||
| 10 | Houndé | Hauts-Bassins | 39,458 | ||||||
Languages[edit | edit source]
| Languages | percent | |||
| Mossi | 40.5% | |||
| Fula | 29.3% | |||
| Gourmanche | 6.1% | |||
| Bambara | 4.9% | |||
| Bissa | 3.2% | |||
| Bwamu | 2.1% | |||
| Dagara | 2% | |||
| San | 1.9% | |||
| Lobiri | 1.8% | |||
| Lyele | 1.7% | |||
| Bobo | 1.4% | |||
| Senoufo | 1.4% | |||
| Nuni | 1.2% | |||
| Dafing | 1.1% | |||
| Tamasheq | 1% | |||
| Kassem | 0.7% | |||
| Gouin | 0.4% | |||
| Dogon | 0.3% | |||
| Songhai | 0.3% | |||
| Gourounsi | 0.3% | |||
| Ko | 0.1% | |||
| Koussasse | 0.1% | |||
| Sembla | 0.1% | |||
| Siamou | 0.1% | |||
| Other National | 5% | |||
| Other African | 0.2% | |||
| French | 1.3% | |||
| Oda non-indigenous | 0.1% | |||
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Burkina Faso". The World Factbook (2024 ed.). Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
- ↑ "Burkina Faso Population 2021 (Demographics, Maps, Graphs)". worldpopulationreview.com.
- ↑ "Burkina Faso country profile". BBC News. 13 April 2011. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
- ↑ "Burkina Faso: Regions, Cities & Urban Localities - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de.
Bibliography[edit | edit source]
- Rupley, Lawrence; Bangali, Lamissa & Diamitani, Boureima (2013). Historical Dictionary of Burkina Faso. The Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-6770-3.
You fi read further[edit | edit source]
- Engberg-Perderson, Lars, Endangering Development: Politics, Projects, and Environment in Burkina Faso (Praeger Publishers, 2003).
- Englebert, Pierre, Burkina Faso: Unsteady Statehood in West Africa (Perseus, 1999).
- Howorth, Chris, Rebuilding the Local Landscape: Environmental Management in Burkina Faso (Ashgate, 1999).
- McFarland, Daniel Miles and Rupley, Lawrence A, Historical Dictionary of Burkina Faso (Scarecrow Press, 1998).
- Manson, Katrina and Knight, James, Burkina Faso (Bradt Travel Guides, 2011).
- Roy, Christopher D and Wheelock, Thomas G B, Land of the Flying Masks: Art and Culture in Burkina Faso: The Thomas G.B. Wheelock Collection (Prestel Publishing, 2007).
- Sankara, Thomas, Thomas Sankara Speaks: The Burkina Faso Revolution 1983–1987 (Pathfinder Press, 2007).
- Sankara, Thomas, We are the Heirs of the World's Revolutions: Speeches from the Burkina Faso Revolution 1983–1987 (Pathfinder Press, 2007).
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