| 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 |
