Capital of Burkina Faso:
OuagadougouArea of Burkina Faso: 272,967 km² (105,393 mi²) (
75th)
Population of Burkina Faso: 23,548,781 (
59th)
- (2024 est.) Location: located in Western Africa
Languages of Burkina Faso: Mooré 52.9%,
Fula 7.8%, Gourmantche 6.8%,
Dyula 5.7%,
Bissa 3.3%, Gurunsi 3.2%,
French (official) 2.2%,
Bwamu 2%,
Dagara 2%, San 1.7%,
Marka 1.6%,
Bobo 1.5%,
Senufo 1.5%, Lobi 1.2%, other 6.6% (2019 est.)
Religions of Burkina Faso: Muslim 63.8%%,
Roman Catholic 20.1%,
Traditional/
Animist 9%,
Protestant 6.2%,
Others / None 0.9% (2019 est.)
Ethnic groups of Burkina Faso: Mossi 53.7%,
Fulani (Peuhl) 6.8%,
Gurunsi 5.9%, Bissa 5.4%,
Gurma 5.2%,
Bobo 3.4%,
Senufo 2.2%,
Lobi 1.5%,
Tuareg/Bella 0.1%, other 12.8%, foreign 0.7% (2021 est.)
Currency:
West African CFA franc (
XOF)
Calling code: (
+226)
Organizations: United Nations
Border countries (6):
Benin 386 km (240 mi),
Ivory Coast 545 km (339 mi),
Ghana 602 km (374 mi),
Mali 1,325 km (823 mi),
Niger 622 km (386 mi),
Togo 131 km (81 mi).
Coastline: 0 km (landlocked)
Administrative divisions of Burkina Faso
13 regions: Boucle du Mouhoun, Cascades, Centre, Centre-Est, Centre-Nord, Centre-Ouest, Centre-Sud, Est, Hauts-Bassins, Nord, Plateau-Central, Sahel, Sud-Ouest.
Natural resources: gold, manganese, zinc, limestone, marble, phosphates, pumice, salt.