| Official
Name : |
RÉPUBLIQUE DEMOCRATIQUE DE BURKINA FASO (Democratic Republic of Burkina Faso) |
| Land
Area: |
274,120 sq kilometres |
| Population: |
16,750,000 (estimate 2011). |
| Languages: |
French (Official), Moré, Mande, Fulani, Lobi, Bobo, Dioula, Gourmantché. |
| Religions: |
Religions: Traditional 65%, Muslim 25%, Christian 10%. |
| Capital: |
Ouagadougou. (pop 442,000) |
| Currency: |
CFA franc, divided into 100 centimes. |
| Independant: |
Independence from France came to Burkina Faso (formerly Upper Volta) in 1960. |
| Flag: |
The flag originally had equal horizontal bands of yellow above red, with a vertical green stripe at the hoist.Today Burkino-Faso's flag are the same colours. Red represents the courage of their ancestors, Green for the hope of renewal and yellow for Burkino-Faso's natural riches.
To print flag below, right-click and select "open image in new window", then print in landscape mode. |
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