🚩 Flag of Burkina Faso • live waving render
Africa — Western Africa
UN Member
Independent
Landlocked
Drives right
🇧🇫 Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso
24.1M
Population
World #58
272,967 km²
Land Area
World #76
$27.1 billion
GDP (USD)
World #115
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Did You Know?
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Burkina Faso is the world's #58 most populous country out of 242 tracked nations.
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It ranks #76 globally by land area — covering about 0.18% of Earth's total landmass.
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It shares land borders with 6 countries — click any neighbour below to explore them.
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It is a landlocked country — no coastline touches any ocean.
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Its economy ranks #115 worldwide with a GDP of $27.1 billion USD.
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Population density is 88.2 people per km² — world rank #124.
Quick Facts
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Capital
Ouagadougou
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Phone Code
+226
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Internet TLD
.bf
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Nationality
Burkinabe
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Week Starts
Monday
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ISO Codes
BF / BFA / 854
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Coordinates
13.00°, -2.00°
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Driving Side
Right-hand traffic
Economy
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GDP (nominal)
$27.1 billion USD
World rank #115 of 188 tracked economies
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GDP per Capita
$1,124
Total output ÷ total population
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Population Density
88.2 /km²
World density rank #124
Fr
West African CFA franc
XOF • official currency
People & Languages
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Total Population
24,070,553
World rank #58 of 242 nations
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Official Languages
1
French
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Demonym
Burkinabe
What its people are called
🗣️ French
Geography & Neighbours
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Land Area
272,967 km²
0.18% of Earth's landmass • World #76
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Land Borders
6 countries
⛰️ Landlocked — no coastline
Timezones (1)
UTC±00
Africa/Ouagadougou
GMT — Greenwich Mean Time
“Burkina Faso” Around the World
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Codes & Identity
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ISO Alpha-2
BF
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ISO Alpha-3
BFA
3️⃣
ISO Numeric
854
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Status
officially-assigned
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WikiData ID
Q965
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Also Spelled As
BF