Burkina Faso |
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Motto: "Unité–Progrès–Justice" (French)
"Unity–Progress–Justice" |
Anthem: Une Seule Nuit / Ditanyè (French)
One Single Night / Hymn of Victory
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| Capital and largest city | Ouagadougou
12°22′N1°32′W / 12.367°N 1.533°W / 12.367; -1.533 |
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| Official languages | French |
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| Recognised national languages | Mòoré
Fula
Dioula[1] |
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| Religion | |
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| Demonym(s) | - Burkinabé
- Burkinabè
- Burkinese
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| Government | Unitarysemi-presidentialconstitutional republic |
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| Roch Marc Christian Kaboré |
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| Christophe Joseph Marie Dabiré |
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| Legislature | National Assembly |
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| 11 December 1958 |
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| 5 August 1960 |
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| 3 January 1966 |
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| 28 October – 3 November 2014 |
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• Total | 274,200 km2 (105,900 sq mi) (74th) |
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• Water (%) | 0.146% |
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• 2020 estimate | 21,510,181[4] (58th) |
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• 2006 census | 14,017,262 |
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• Density | 64/km2 (165.8/sq mi) (137th) |
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| GDP (PPP) | 2020 estimate |
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• Total | $45.339 billion |
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• Per capita | $2,207[5] |
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| GDP (nominal) | 2020 estimate |
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• Total | $16.226 billion |
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• Per capita | $792[5] |
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| Gini (2020) |  38.9[6]
medium |
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| HDI (2019) |  0.452[7]
low · 182nd |
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| Currency | West African CFA franc[8] (XOF) |
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| Time zone | UTC (GMT) |
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| Driving side | right |
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| Calling code | +226 |
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| ISO 3166 code | BF |
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| Internet TLD | .bf |
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The data here is an estimation for the year 2005 produced by the International Monetary Fund in April 2005. |
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