The Flag of Burkina Faso

The Coat of arms of Burkina Faso

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Burkina Faso:

Burkina Faso – landlocked sovereign country located in West Africa.^[1] It is surrounded by six countries: Mali to the north, Niger to the east, Benin to the south east, Togo, Ghana to the south, and Côte d'Ivoire to the south west. Formerly called the Republic of Upper Volta, it was renamed on August 4, 1984, by President Thomas Sankara to mean "the land of upright people" in Moré and Dioula, the major native languages of the country. Literally, "Burkina" may be translated, "men of integrity," from the Moré language, and "Faso" means "father's house" in Dioula.

General reference

• Pronunciation: English: /bərˌkiːnə ˈfɑːsoʊ/ ^ⓘ; French: [buʁkina faso]
• Common English country name: Burkina Faso
• Official English country name: Burkina Faso
• Official language: French
• Common endonym(s): le Burkina, le Faso
• Official endonym(s): le Faso
• Adjectival(s): Burkinabe
• Demonym(s): Burkinabe
• International rankings of Burkina Faso
• ISO country codes: BF, BFA, 854
• ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:BF
• Internet country code top-level domain: .bf

Geography of Burkina Faso

Geography of Burkina Faso

• Burkina Faso is: a landlocked country
• Population of Burkina Faso: 13,228,000(2005) - 68th most populous country
• Area of Burkina Faso: 274,000 square kilometres (106,000 sq mi) - 74th largest country
• Atlas of Burkina Faso

Location

• Burkina Faso is situated within the following regions:
  • Northern Hemisphere and lies on the Prime Meridian
    • Africa
      • West Africa
• Time zone: Coordinated Universal Time UTC+00
• Extreme points of Burkina Faso
  • High: Tena Kourou 749 m (2,457 ft)
  • Low: Black Volta 200 m (656 ft)
• Land boundaries: 3,193 km

 Mali 1,000 km

 Niger 628 km

 Cote d'Ivoire 584 km

 Ghana 549 km

 Benin 306 km

 Togo 126 km

• Coastline: none

Environment of Burkina Faso

• Climate of Burkina Faso
• Protected areas of Burkina Faso
  • National parks of Burkina Faso
• Wildlife of Burkina Faso
  • Fauna of Burkina Faso
    • Birds of Burkina Faso
    • Mammals of Burkina Faso

Natural geographic features of Burkina Faso

• Glaciers in Burkina Faso: none ^[2]
• Lakes of Burkina Faso
• Rivers of Burkina Faso
• World Heritage Sites in Burkina Faso: The Ruins of Loropéni

Regions of Burkina Faso

Regions of Burkina Faso

Administrative divisions of Burkina Faso

Administrative divisions of Burkina Faso

• Regions of Burkina Faso
  • Provinces of Burkina Faso
    • Departments of Burkina Faso

Regions of Burkina Faso

Regions of Burkina Faso

Provinces of Burkina Faso

Provinces of Burkina Faso

Departments of Burkina Faso

Departments of Burkina Faso

Municipalities of Burkina Faso

• Capital of Burkina Faso: Ouagadougou
• Cities of Burkina Faso

Demography of Burkina Faso

Demographics of Burkina Faso

Government and politics of Burkina Faso

Politics of Burkina Faso

• Form of government: presidential republic
• Capital of Burkina Faso: Ouagadougou
• Elections in Burkina Faso
• Political parties in Burkina Faso

Branches of government

Government of Burkina Faso

Executive branch of the government of Burkina Faso

• Head of state: President of Burkina Faso
• Head of government: Prime Minister of Burkina Faso

Legislative branch of the government of Burkina Faso

• National Assembly of Burkina Faso (unicameral)

Judicial branch of the government of Burkina Faso

Foreign relations of Burkina Faso

Foreign relations of Burkina Faso

• Diplomatic missions in Burkina Faso
• Diplomatic missions of Burkina Faso

International organization membership

Burkina Faso is a member of:^[1]

Law and order in Burkina Faso

• Constitution of Burkina Faso
• Human rights in Burkina Faso
  • LGBT rights in Burkina Faso
  • Freedom of religion in Burkina Faso
• Law enforcement in Burkina Faso

Military of Burkina Faso

Military of Burkina Faso

• Command
  • Commander-in-chief:
• Forces
  • Army of Burkina Faso
  • Navy of Burkina Faso: None
  • Air Force of Burkina Faso
  • People's Militia
  • Regiment of Presidential Security

History of Burkina Faso

History of Burkina Faso

Culture of Burkina Faso

Culture of Burkina Faso

• Cuisine of Burkina Faso
• Languages of Burkina Faso
• Media in Burkina Faso
• National symbols of Burkina Faso
  • Coat of arms of Burkina Faso
  • Flag of Burkina Faso
  • National anthem of Burkina Faso
• People of Burkina Faso
• Prostitution in Burkina Faso
• Public holidays in Burkina Faso
• Religion in Burkina Faso
  • Christianity in Burkina Faso
  • Islam in Burkina Faso
    • Ahmadiyya in Burkina Faso
• World Heritage Sites in Burkina Faso: none

Art in Burkina Faso

• Cinema of Burkina Faso
• Literature of Burkina Faso
• Music of Burkina Faso
• Theatre in Burkina Faso

Sports in Burkina Faso

Sports in Burkina Faso

• Football in Burkina Faso
• Burkina Faso at the Olympics

Economy and infrastructure of Burkina Faso

Economy of Burkina Faso

• Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 129th (one hundred and twenty ninth)
• Agriculture in Burkina Faso
• Communications in Burkina Faso
  • Internet in Burkina Faso
• Currency of Burkina Faso: Franc
  • ISO 4217: XOF
• Energy in Burkina Faso
• Mining in Burkina Faso
• Stock Exchange in Burkino Faso: none – served by the regional stock exchange Bourse Régionale des Valeurs Mobilières (BRVM) in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire.
• Tourism in Burkina Faso
• Transport in Burkina Faso
  • Airports in Burkina Faso
  • Rail transport in Burkina Faso
• Water supply and sanitation in Burkina Faso

Education in Burkina Faso

Education in Burkina Faso

Health in Burkina Faso

Health in Burkina Faso