Burkina Faso: all about this country and its main places!

latitude: 12.24724 / longitude: -1.55213

General information

Geography

Country territory measures 272,967 km², a postcode system isn't employed and the main cities are: Ouagadougou, Bobo-Dioulasso, Almaty, Gaoua, Kolokolo. This nation's capital is Ouagadougou and the country shares a border with Benin, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Mali, Niger, Togo. Here are the different languages spoken in the country: French.

Culture

You can find some UNESCO listed places: Ruins of Loropéni.

Economy

The currency symbol is FCFA, and the ISO code for that currency is XOF. It is ranked 107# in the world with a GDP of $19,737,615,114 USD in 2021.

Population

Around 19,034,397 people live in this country, or 0.26% of all people on earth. With a birth growth rate at 0.80%, the median age is 32.80 years.

Good to know

For more information about this country, check https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burkina_Faso. The domain name ".bf" is used by the country's websites, the ISO code is BF, telephone numbers begin with +226

Summary

Flag
ISO code BF
Capital Ouagadougou
Population 19,034,397
World percentage 0.26%
Median age 32.80 years
Population growth rate 0.80%
Main cities
Borders
Spoken languages French
GDP (2021) $19,737,615,114
GDP position #107
Currency code XOF
Currency symbol FCFA
TLD .bf
Phone prefix +226
Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burkina_Faso