| Africa > Western Africa > Burkina Faso | |
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| Official Name Burkina Faso | |
| Motto Unity - Progress - Justice | |
| Region Africa | |
| Sub-Region Western Africa | |
| Capital Ouagadougou | |
| Currency Cfa Franc Bceao (XOF) | |
| Independence Day 5 Aug 1960: Independence from France in 1960. | |
| Population 17,322,796 | |
| Nationality Burkinabe | |
| Ethnic Group 47.9% Mossi, 10.3% Fula, 6.9% Lobi, 6.9% Bobo, 6.7% Mandé, 5.3% Senufo, 5.0% Gurunsi, 4.8% Gurma, 3.1% Tuareg | |
| Area 272,967 km2 | |
| Neighbor Countries Benin, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Mali, Niger, Togo | |
| Time Zone GMT (UTC+0) | |
| Geo Location Latitude 13.00, Longitude -2.00 | |
| Dialing Code +226 | |
| ISO 9166 alpha 2 code BF | |
| ISO 9166 alpha 3 code BFA | |
| ISO 9166 numeric 3 code 854 | |
| Code for International Olympic Committee BUR | |
| Country Domain (ccTLD) .bf | |