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Burkina Faso, Africa

This post was last updated by José of onez on Monday, 21 April 2025.

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

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 population 23 025 776 inhabitants
(2023 UN data)
Burkina Faso Area 274 200 Km2
( 170 380 sq mi)
Latitude & Longitude 13° 00' N, 2° 00' W
Burkina Faso Capital cityOuagadougou
Neighbouring countriesNiger, Benin, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Togo, Mali.
Burkina Faso Climatethree 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 religionMuslim,
Second most predominant religionRoman Catholic,
Currency name & code Franc (XOF)
Internet ccTLD.bf
Burkina Faso calling code226
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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