Burkina Faso

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Current revision as of 07:34, 8 September 2008

Burkina Faso

Flag of Burkina Faso Coat of arms of Burkina Faso
Flag Coat of arms

Motto
"La Patrie ou la Mort, nous vaincrons" (French)
"Fatherland or death, we will win"

Anthem
Une Seule Nuit (French)
One Single Night

Location of Burkina Faso

Capital
(and largest city)
Ouagadougou
12°20′N, 1°40′W

Official language French

Government
 - President
Socialist state
Thomas Sankara

Independence
 - Date
from France
August 5, 1960

Area
 - Total

 - Water (%)

274,000 km²
105,792 sq mi
0.1

Population
 - 2005 estimate
 - 1996 census
 - Density
 

13,228,000
10,312,669
48/km²
124 /sq mi

GDP (PPP)
 - Total
 - Per capita
2005 estimate
$10.9 billion
$824

Gini (2000) 28.2 (low)

HDI (2005) 0.695 (medium)

Currency CFA franc (XOF)

Time zone GMT

Internet TLD .bf

Calling code +226

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