Burkina Faso
Region: Africa • ISO Code: BF / BFA
Basic Information
Phone Code
+226
Country Code
BF / BFA
Region
Africa
Timezone
Africa/Ouagadougou
Economic & Demographic Information
Currency
West African CFA franc Fr
Population
20,903,273
Capital
Ouagadougou
Languages
French
Time Information
Current Time
02/09/2026, 19:30:47 GMT
UTC Offset
+00:00
Wikipedia Information
Burkina Faso is a landlocked country in West Africa. It is bordered by Mali to the northwest, Niger to the northeast, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the south, and Ivory Coast to the southwest. It covers an area of 274,223 km2. In 2024, the country had an estimated population of approximately 23,286,000. Called the Republic of Upper Volta from 1958 to 1984, it was renamed Burkina Faso by at the time president Thomas Sankara. Its citizens are known as Burkinabes, and its capital and largest city is Ouagadougou.
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