Burkina Faso

State flag of Burkina Faso

Information on Burkina Faso

ID Name Meaning
1Foundation date (or Independence date)August 5, 1960
2CapitalOuagadougou
3Official languagesFrench
4Today (local time)
5Time in the capital
6Population36 450 494 (January 1, 2018)
7Currency, ISO codeCFA Franc BCEAO, XOF
8Country’s ISO codeBF
9ISO continent codeAF (Africa)
10Road trafficRight

Communication

ID Name Meaning
1Country domain.bf
2Calling code+226

Economic indexes (IMF 2017)

ID Name Meaning Change on 2016
1GDP (nominal par 2017)11,90 bln $+ 0.8 bln $
2GDP per capita (2017)326,47 $+ 21,95 $

Territory of Burkina Faso

ID Name Meaning
1Area273 187 sq.km.
2World ranking74

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