Burkina Faso |
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Motto: "Unité-Progrès-Justice"
("Unity, Progress, Justice") |
Anthem: Une Seule Nuit (French)
One Single Night – Thomas Sankara
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Capital
(and largest city) | Ouagadougou
12°20′N1°40′W / 12.333°N 1.667°W / 12.333; -1.667 |
| Official language(s) | French |
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| Recognised regional languages | Mòoré, Mandinka (Bambara) |
| Ethnic groups (1995) | Mossi 47.9%
Fulani 10.3%
Lobi 6.9%
Bobo 6.9%
Mande 6.7%
Senufo 5.3%
Grosi 5%
Gurma 4.8%
Tuareg 3.1% |
| Demonym | Burkinabé (also Burkinabè and Burkinabe) |
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| Government | Semi-presidential republic |
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| - | President | Blaise Compaoré |
| - | Prime Minister | Luc-Adolphe Tiao |
| Legislature | National Assembly |
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| Independence |
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| - | from France | 5 August 1960 |
| Area |
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| - | Total | 274,200 km2 (74th)
105,869 sq mi |
| - | Water (%) | 0.146% |
| Population |
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| - | 2010 estimate | 15,730,977[1] (64th) |
| - | 2006 census | 14,017,262 |
| - | Density | 57.4/km2 (145th)
148.9/sq mi |
| GDP (PPP) | 2011 estimate |
| - | Total | $22.042 billion[2] |
| - | Per capita | $1,466[2] |
| GDP (nominal) | 2011 estimate |
| - | Total | $9.981 billion[2] |
| - | Per capita | $664[2] |
| Gini (2007) | 39.5[3] (medium) |
| HDI (2007) |  0.389 (low) (177th) |
| Currency | West African CFA franc[4] (XOF) |
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| Time zone | (UTC+0) |
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| - | Summer (DST) | not observed (UTC) |
| Drives on the | right |
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| ISO 3166 code | BF |
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| Internet TLD | .bf |
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| Calling code | 226 |
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| 1 | The data here is an estimation for the year 2005 produced by the International Monetary Fund in April 2005. |
![Location of Burkina Faso (dark blue)– in Africa (light blue & dark grey)– in the African Union (light blue) — [Legend]](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Location_Burkina_Faso_AU_Africa.svg)
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