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OFFICIAL NAME: Burkina Faso CAPITAL: Ouagadougou SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT: Multiparty Republic AREA: 274,200 Sq Km (105,869 Sq Mi) ESTIMATED 2000 POPULATION 11,621,700 LOCATION & GEOGRAPHY: Burkina is a landlocked country in West Africa. It is bound by Mali to the north and west, Niger to the northeast and east, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the south and the Ivory Coast to the southwest. The territory is a vast plateau that slopes southward and contains thr ...

. . |2000 INDEX| 1999 INDEX 1996 INDEX Introduction Geography Population Government Economy Communicat's Transportation Military Transnational Issues Maps Flags . Feedback =========== [TOP] Burkina Faso Geography 2000 Location: Western Africa, north of Ghana Geographic coordinates: 13 00 N, 2 00 W Map references: Africa Area: total: 274,200 sq km land: 273,800 sq km water: 400 sq km Area - comparati ...

Africa | Antarctica | Arctic | Asia | Australia/Oceania | Caribbean | Central America | Europe | Islands of the World Middle East | North America | South America | World Atlas | WIN $100 here Country Details Burkina Faso, once known as Upper Volta, and as the longtime kingdom of the Mossi people, was colonized by France in the late 1800s. Its name was changed to Burkina Faso when it gained independence from France in 1960, and subsequently (after that independence) suff ...

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On Aug. 4, 1984, Upper Volta was renamed Burkina Faso by the revolutionary government of Thomas Sankara, and the current flag was adopted with Pan-African colors. The yellow star symbolizes leadership and revolutionary principles. The red stripe is said to stand for the revolutionary struggle, while the green stripe represents hope and abundance. Burkina Faso Official name: Burkina Faso. Form of government: multiparty republic with one advisory body (Chamber of Repr ...

Skip Navigation Links Africa | World Country (long form)none CapitalOuagadougou Total Area105,869.21 sq mi 274,200.00 sq km (slightly larger than Colorado) Population12,272,289 (July 2001 est.) note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex ...

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