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Burkina Faso Today: Map, Information & Flag

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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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