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Burkina Faso
   Burkina Faso is a landlocked country in sub-Saharan Africa and consists of a fairly dry plateau, where very high temperatures are reached; the poverty of resources and of the majority of the population make Burkina Faso one of the most backward and underdeveloped countries on the planet.
Government type Presidential republic
Area 274,200 km² (105,869 sq mi)
Population 20,505,000 inh. (2019 census)
Population 23,409,000 inh. (2024 est.)
Population density 85 inh/km² (221 inh/mi²)
Capital Ouagadougou (2,415,000 pop., 3,181,000 urban aggl.)
Currency West African CFA franc
Human development index 0.449 (184th place)
Languages French (official), Mòoré and other regional languages
Life expectancy M 60 years, F 61 years
Location in Africa

Boundaries:

Mali NORTH-WEST
Ivory Coast SOUTH-WEST
Ghana and Togo SOUTH
Benin SOUTH-EAST
Niger EAST

GEOGRAPHY DATA OF BURKINA FASO


Largest cities
Ouagadougou 2,415,000 pop., 3,181,000 urban aggl.
Bobo-Dioulasso 905,000 pop., 991,000 urban aggl.
Koudougou 160,000 pop.
Highest mountains
Tena Kourou 749 m (2,457 ft)
Longest rivers
Volta (with Black Volta) 1,600 km (994 mi) total, including sections in Ghana and Ivory Coast
White Volta 640 km (398 mi) total, with the stretch in Ghana

ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISIONS OF BURKINA FASO

   Burkina Faso is administratively constituted by 13 regions, which in turn are divided into 45 provinces; the Est region is the one with the largest surface area, while the Centre region, although the least wide, is the one with the most inhabitants, thanks to the presence of the capital.

   In the country there are two large cities, the capital Ouagadougou and Bobo-Dioulasso, while all the other inhabited centers are considerably smaller; the distribution of the cities is quite homogeneous, even if the north-eastern provinces are less densely populated, due to the more arid environment.



Ouagadougou



Useful links

Institu National de la Statistique et de la Démographie
Burkina Faso Tourism