Burkina Faso

An Independent Nation and a member of the United Nations

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Official Name:
Burkina Faso
Demonym:
Burkinabe, Burkinabée
Capital:
Ouagadougou
Continent:
Africa
Sub Region:
Western Africa
Surface Area:
272,967 km²
Population:
20,903,278
Language:
French
Currency:
West African CFA franc (Fr)
coat of arms
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Codes

ISO 3166-1 alpha-2:
BF
ISO 3166-1 alpha-3:
BFA
ISO 3166-1 numeric:
854
ISO 4217 currency:
XOF
IOC:
BUR
FIFA:
BFA
Domain:
.bf
Calling:
+226

Name in Other Languages

Arabic (ara)

Common:بوركينا فاسو
Official:بوركينا فاسو

(bre)

Common:Burkina Faso
Official:Burkina Faso

Czech (ces)

Common:Burkina Faso
Official:Burkina Faso

(cym)

Common:Bwrcina Ffaso
Official:Bwrcina Ffaso

German (deu)

Common:Burkina Faso
Official:Burkina Faso

Estonian (est)

Common:Burkina Faso
Official:Burkina Faso

Finnish (fin)

Common:Burkina Faso
Official:Burkina Faso

French (fra)

Common:Burkina Faso
Official:République du Burkina

Croatian (hrv)

Common:Burkina Faso
Official:Burkina Faso

Hungarian (hun)

Common:Burkina
Official:Burkina Faso

Italian (ita)

Common:Burkina Faso
Official:Burkina Faso

Japanese (jpn)

Common:ブルキナファソ
Official:ブルキナファソ

Korean (kor)

Common:부르키나파소
Official:부르키나파소

Dutch (nld)

Common:Burkina Faso
Official:Burkina Faso

(per)

Common:بورکینافاسو
Official:بورکینافاسو

Polish (pol)

Common:Burkina Faso
Official:Burkina Faso

Portuguese (por)

Common:Burkina Faso
Official:Burkina Faso

Russian (rus)

Common:Буркина-Фасо
Official:Буркина -Фасо

Slovak (slk)

Common:Burkina Faso
Official:Burkina Faso

Spanish (spa)

Common:Burkina Faso
Official:Burkina Faso

Serbian (srp)

Common:Буркина Фасо
Official:Буркина Фасо

Swedish (swe)

Common:Burkina Faso
Official:Burkina Faso

Turkish (tur)

Common:Burkina Faso
Official:Burkina Faso

Urdu (urd)

Common:برکینا فاسو
Official:برکینا فاسو

Chinese (zho)

Common:布基纳法索
Official:布基纳法索

Neighbouring Countries

Benin, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Mali, Niger, Togo

Latitude And Longitude

13, -2

Timezones

UTC

Car Information

Driving Side:
right
Driving Sign:
BF

Popular Names

BF