Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso is a sovereign state in Africa. Its capital is Ouagadougou. About 23 million people live there (2023). It covers 274,200 square kilometres.
- Capital
- Ouagadougou
- People (2023)
- 23 million
- Area
- 274,200 km²
- Currency
- West African CFA franc
Burkina Faso at a glance
- Status
- Sovereign country
- Continent
- Africa
- Capital
- Ouagadougou
- Population
- 23,025,776 (2023)
- Area
- 274,200 km² (105,869 mi²)
- People are called
- Burkinabé, Burkinabè, Burkinabe
- Official languages
- Mooré, Bissa, Dioula
- Currency
- West African CFA franc
- Life expectancy
- 60.4 years (2016)
- Human Development Index
- 0.449 (2021)
- Gini coefficient
- 47.3 (2018)
- Unemployment
- 3% (2014)
- Government
- military junta
- Head of state
- Ibrahim Traoré (since 2022)
- Head of government
- Apollinaire Joachim Kyélem de Tambèla (since 2022)
- Country codes
- BF, BFA
- Calling code
- +226
- Internet domain
- .bf
- Drives on the
- right
- Time zones
- UTC±00:00, Africa/Ouagadougou
- Coordinates
- 12.266667°, -2.066667°
Burkina Faso and its neighbours
Burkina Faso borders Benin, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Mali, Niger and Togo. Click a neighbour on the map to open its page.
- Burkina Faso
- Neighbours
Divisions of Burkina Faso
- Guiriko
- Oubri
- Bankui
- Tannounyan
- Kadiogo
- Nakambé (région)
- Kuilsé
- Nando
- Nazinon
- Goulmou
- Yaadga
- Liptako
- DjĂ´rĂ´
Member of
- United Nations
- African Union
- World Trade Organization
- Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
- International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
- International Development Association
- International Finance Corporation
- Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
- International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
- African Development Bank
- United Nations–African Union Hybrid Operation in Darfur
- Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States
- OHADA
- Conseil de l'Entente
- Interpol
and 13 more organisations.
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Questions
What is the capital of Burkina Faso?
The capital of Burkina Faso is Ouagadougou.
What is the population of Burkina Faso?
Burkina Faso has about 23,025,776 people, as recorded in 2023.
How big is Burkina Faso?
Burkina Faso covers 274,200 square kilometres (105,869 square miles).
What currency does Burkina Faso use?
The West African CFA franc.
What language is spoken in Burkina Faso?
The official languages of Burkina Faso are Mooré, Bissa and Dioula.
Which countries border Burkina Faso?
Burkina Faso shares a border with Benin, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Mali, Niger and Togo.
Data from Wikidata (CC0), retrieved October 9, 2026. Each figure carries the year it was recorded; a statistic with no recorded date is not shown as current. More on Wikipedia.