Republic of Burkina Faso Burkina Faso Jamahiriya CAPITAL: Ouagadougou FLAG: The flag consists of two equal horizontal stripes of red and green divided by a narrow gold band. A five-point gold star is at the center. ANTHEM: The national anthem begins...

Burkina Faso POPULATION 12,603,185 MUSLIM 55 percent TRADITIONAL 24 percent ROMAN CATHOLIC 17 percent PROTESTANT 3 percent OTHER 1 percent Country Overview Introduction Burkina Faso, a country in West Africa, is surrounded by Mali on the west and...

landlocked state in western Africa. The country is bounded to the north and west by Mali, to the south by Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, and Togo, and to the east by Benin and Niger. The capital, Ouagadougou, is about 500 miles (800 kilometres) by road...

Burkina Faso Burkina Faso, formerly Upper Volta, is landlocked and borders Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Mali, and Niger. While the northern drylands fringe the Sahara desert, more favorable ecological and climatic conditions prevail...

Country, West Africa. A landlocked country, it lies south of the Sahara Desert. Area: 103,456 sq mi (267,950 sq km). Population (2005 est.): 13,492,000. Capital: Ouagadougou. Ethnic groups are the Mossi, Hausa, Fulani, Mande, Bobo, and Senufo....

Burkina Faso (pronounced /buɾËkiËnÉ'ËfÉ'Ëso/), also known by its short-form name Burkina, is a landlocked nation in West Africa. It is surrounded by six countries: Mali to the north, Niger to the east, Benin to the south east, Togo and Ghana to the...