Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: "Unité–Progrès–Justice" (French) "Unity–Progress–Justice"
Anthem: Une Seule Nuit / Ditanyè  (French) One Single Night / Hymn of Victory
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Capital and largest city	Ouagadougou 12°22′N 1°32′W / 12.367°N 1.533°W / 12.367; -1.533
Official languages	Mooré, Bissa, Dyula, Fulani
Working languages	French, English
Ethnic groups (2010 est.)[1]	52% Mossi 8.4% Fula 2.4% Lobi 4.9% Bobo 0.8% Dioula 4.5% Senufo 4.6% Gurunsi 7% Gurma 1.9% Tuareg
Religion (2006)	60.5% Islam 23.2% Christianity 15.3% Indigenous beliefs 1.0% Irreligious and others
Demonym(s)	Burkinabé Burkinabè Burkinese
Government	Unitary semi-presidential constitutional republic
• President	Ibrahim Traore (Interim)
Legislature	National Assembly
Independence
• Republic of Upper Volta proclaimed	11 December 1958
• from France	5 August 1960
Area
• Total	274,200 km2 (105,900 sq mi) (74th)
• Water (%)	0.146%
Population
• 2020 estimate	21,510,181[2] (58th)
• 2006 census	14,017,262
• Density	64/km2 (165.8/sq mi) (137th)
GDP (PPP)	2020 estimate
• Total	$45.339 billion
• Per capita	$2,207[3]
GDP (nominal)	2020 estimate
• Total	$16.226 billion
• Per capita	$792[4]
Gini (2020)	38.9[5] medium
HDI (2019)	0.452[6] low · 182nd
Currency	West African CFA franc[7] (XOF)
Time zone	UTC (GMT)
Driving side	right
Calling code	+226
ISO 3166 code	BF
Internet TLD	.bf
The data here is an estimation for the year 2005 produced by the International Monetary Fund in April 2005.

Burkina Faso (UK: Help:IPA/English /bɜːˌkiː.nə ˈfæs.əʊ/, US: /bʊrˌkiː.nə ˈfɑː.soʊ/) is a country in West Africa. It used to be called Upper Volta and the name was changed to Burkina Faso in 1984. The country was once ruled by France, but it has been independent since 1960. The capital is Ouagadougou.

In 2005, about 13,228,000 people lived in the country. It is next to Mali, Niger, Benin, Togo, Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire. It does not have any coast with an ocean or sea. People from Burkina Faso are called Burkinabé (pronounced burr-KEE-na-bay).

1. ↑ "Africa: Burkina Faso The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency". cia.gov. 2019. Archived from the original on 15 June 2019. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
2. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-12-21. Retrieved 2016-02-18.CS1 maint: archived copy as title". 16 December 2021.
3. ↑ "Report for Selected Countries and Subjects".
4. ↑ Cite error: The named reference ai.com was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).
5. ↑ "Distribution of family income – Gini index". The World Factbook. CIA. Archived from the original on 13 June 2007. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
6. ↑ Human Development Report 2020 The Next Frontier: Human Development and the Anthropocene (PDF). United Nations Development Programme. 15 December 2020. pp. 343–346. ISBN 978-92-1-126442-5. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
7. ↑ CFA Franc BCEAO. Codes: XOF / 952 ISO 4217 currency names and code elements Archived 7 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine. ISO.