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Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso

AfricaWestern AfricaBFBFA

Population

20.90M

Capital

Ouagadougou

Country Overview

Basic Information

Common Name: Burkina Faso
Official Name: Burkina Faso
Region: Africa
Subregion: Western Africa
Population: 20,903,278

Codes & Identifiers

Alpha-2 Code: BF
Alpha-3 Code: BFA
Olympic Code: BUR

Bordering Countries

BEN CIV GHA MLI NER TGO

Geography

Geographical Information

Latitude: 13°
Longitude: -2°
Area: 272,967 km²

Regional Information

Capital: Ouagadougou
Region: Africa
Subregion: Western Africa

Culture & Economy

Languages

French (fra)

Currencies

West African CFA franc (Fr)XOF