Burkina Faso

Basic facts about Burkina Faso

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)
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Drive on: right
Calling code: +226
Domain: .bf