Burkina Faso, Africa
This post was last updated by José of onez on Monday, 19 May 2025.
Image of Ouagadougou, capital city of Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso is a West African nation recognized for vibrant artisan crafts, large solar-power potential, and active regional peacekeeping contributions.
Burkina Faso in one word would be “Upright,” meaning honest people.
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 |
The capital city of Burkina Faso is Ouagadougou.
| Burkina Faso is located in | Sub-Saharan Africa Western Africa Africa Continent |
| Burkina Faso has a population of | 23,025,776 inhabitants within a total area of 274,200 Km2 (170,380 sq mi) (2023 UN data) |
| Burkina Faso’s Global Peace Index (GPI) | 149 (world rank position) GPI scale of 2.97 This means, the closer to 1, the more peaceful the country is... (2024 data from GPI) |
| Human Development Index (HDI) | Burkina Faso HDI ranks in position nº 186 worldwide HDI of 0.459 (0.4 to 1) (2023 data from UNDP) |
| Burkina Faso’s passport | allows visa-free entry to 60 countries Burkina Faso passport ranks 79th 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 |
| 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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