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Burkina Faso
FlagCoat of arms
Motto: "Unity, Progress, Justice"
Anthem: Une Seule Nuit  (French)
One Single Night – Thomas Sankara
Capital
(and largest city)		Ouagadougou
12°20′N1°40′W / 12.333°N 1.667°W / 12.333; -1.667
Official language(s)French
Recognised regional languagesMòoré, Dioula (Bambara)
DemonymBurkinabé
GovernmentSemi-presidentialrepublic
 - PresidentBlaise Compaoré
 - Prime MinisterTertius Zongo
Independencefrom France 
 - DateAugust 5, 1960 
Area
 - Total274,200 km2 (74th)
105,869 sq mi 
 - Water (%)0.146 %
Population
 - 2009 estimate15,746,232[1] (61st)
 - 2006 census14,017,262 
 - Density57.4/km2 (145th)
148.9/sq mi
GDP (PPP)2009 estimate
 - Total$18.739 billion[2] 
 - Per capita$1,304[2] 
GDP (nominal)2009 estimate
 - Total$8.105 billion[2] 
 - Per capita$564[2] 
Gini (2007)39.5[3] (medium) 
HDI (2007)increase 0.389 (low) (177th)
CurrencyWest African CFA franc[4] (XOF)
Time zone(UTC+0)
 - Summer (DST)not observed (UTC)
Drives on theright
ISO 3166 codeBF
Internet TLD.bf
Calling code226
1The data here is an estimation for the year 2005 produced by the International Monetary Fund in April 2005.

Source: CIA World Factbook
Unless otherwise noted, information in this page is accurate as of July 12, 2011

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