Burkina Faso
Currency code:
Currency name:
West African CFA franc
Country name:
Burkina Faso
Capital:
Ouagadougou
Country code:
Continent:
Independence:
August 5, 1960
Independent from:
from France
Total area:
274,200
Land area:
273,800
Water area:
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)
Drive on:
Right
Calling code:
+226
Domain:
.bf