Country name: |
Burkina Faso |
Capital: |
Ouagadougou |
Country code: |
213 |
Continent: |
Africa |
Currency name: |
West African CFA franc |
Independence: |
1960-08-05 00:00:00 |
Independent from: |
from France |
Total area (km2): |
274,200 |
Land area (km2): |
273,800 |
Water area (km2): |
400 |
Population: |
17,812,961 |
Population note: |
17,812,961 (July 2013 est.) |
Official language: |
French |
All languages: |
French (official), native African languages belonging to Sudanic family spoken by 90% of the population |
Time zone: |
(UTC+0) - Summer (DST) not observed (UTC) |
Date format: |
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Drive on: |
right |
Calling code: |
+226 |
Domain: |
.bf |