Burkina Faso, Africa
This post was last updated by José of onez on Thursday, 01 May 2025.
Image of Ouagadougou, capital city of Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso Flag
Burkina Faso armorial
Burkina Faso is a country on the Sub-Saharan Africa located in the Western Africa sub‑region of the Africa continent.
Easy learning about Burkina Faso | |
| Burkina Faso is located in | Sub-Saharan Africa Western Africa Africa Continent |
| Burkina Faso has a population of | 23,025,776 inhabitants (2023 UN data) Inhabitants of Burkina Faso are called Burkinabè, Burkinabé |
| The country’s total area is | 274,200 Km2 ( 170,380 sq mi) |
| Burkina Faso’s Global Peace Index (GPI) | 149 (world rank position) GPI scale of 2.97 (1 = most peaceful; 5 = least peaceful) (2024 data from GPI) |
| Human Development Index (HDI) | Burkina Faso HDI ranks in position nº 185 worldwide Low Human Development HDI of 0.438 (0.4 to 1) (2022 data from UNDP) |
| Burkina Faso’s passport | allows visa-free entry to 60 countries Burkina Faso passport ranks in position nº 79 in the world (2025 HP Index data) |
| Burkina Faso GDP per capita is | $1,107 USD (2025 estimated data from IMF) |
| Burkina Faso ’s LGBTI legal status | Same-sex sexual acts are Legal (2025 ILGA data) |
| Latitude & Longitude | 13° 00' N, 2° 00' W Open in Google Maps |
| Burkina Faso Capital city | Ouagadougou |
| Neighbouring countries | Niger, Benin, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Togo, Mali. |
| Burkina Faso Climate | three climate zones including a hot tropical savanna with a short rainy season in the southern half, a tropical hot semi-arid steppe climate typical of the Sahel region in the northern half, and small area of hot desert in the very north of the country bordering the Sahara Desert |
| Most predominant religion | Muslim, |
| Second most predominant religion | Roman Catholic, |
| Currency name & code | Franc (XOF) |
| Internet ccTLD | .bf |
| Burkina Faso calling code | +226 |
Burkina Faso administrative divisions
13 regions
- Boucle du Mouhoun,
- Cascades,
- Centre,
- Centre-Est,
- Centre-Nord,
- Centre-Ouest,
- Centre-Sud,
- Est,
- Hauts-Bassins,
- Nord,
- Plateau-Central,
- Sahel,
- Sud-Ouest
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