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Est. Population:
19,512,533
Demonym:
Burkinabe
Religions:
Muslim (61.6%)
Catholic (23.2%)
Animist (7.3%)
Protestant(6.7%)
None (0.9%)
Largest City:
Ouagadougou (1,626,951)
Other Cities:
Bobo-Dioulasso (537,728)
Region:
Western Africa
Bodies of Water:
None (Landlocked)
Total Area:
274,200 km2 (99.9% land, 0.1% water)
Total Land:
3,193 km
Total Coastline:
0 km (Landlocked)
Climate
Tropical
Terrain:
Mostly flat
Hills in west and southeast
Highest Point
Tena Kourou (749 m)
Lowest Point
Mouhoun River (200 m)
Natural Disasters
Droughts
Type:
Parliamentary republic
Head of State:
President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré
Head of Government:
Prime Minister Christophe Dabire
Admin. Divisions
13 Regions
Independence:
5 August 1960 (from France)
Nat'l Symbol:
White stallion
Nat'l Anthem:
Le Ditanye
GDP Per Capita
$1,700 (USD)
Currency
CFA (West African Franc)
Exchange Rate
$1 (USD) = CFA (West African Franc)560.82
Internet Code
.bf
Telephone Code
+226
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Eye contact is rarely made with elders by the youth.
Handicrafts are very important and widely made throughout Burkina Faso.
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/uv.html (Majority of information)
https://www.populationdata.net/pays/burkina-faso/ (City population data)
Wolfram|Alpha (Currency exchange data)
Information accurate to best of ability as of 28 October 2016
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