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Flag description: two equal horizontal bands of red (top) and green with a yellow five-pointed star in the center. uses the popular pan-African colors of Ethiopia.
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Additional information about Burkina Faso
Official country name:
Short name: Burkina Faso
Local names (long and short forms): / Burkina Faso
Former name: Upper Volta, Republic of Upper Volta
Abbreviation:
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Nationality noun / adjective: Burkinabe (singular and plural) / Burkinabe
Languages spoken: French (official), native African languages belonging to Sudanic family spoken by 90% of the population. .
Capital: Ouagadougou (GMT 0.0, summertime: )
Government type: parliamentary republic
Population: 15264735 ranked 64, (data 2008)
Geography: landlocked savanna cut by the three principal rivers of the Black, Red, and White Voltas. The lowest point is Mouhoun (Black Volta) River 200 m and the highest point is Tena Kourou 749 m. .
Coastline: Coastline km - landlocked. .
Land borders: Burkina Faso has a total of 3193 km landborders, bordering to Benin 306 km, Cote d'Ivoire 584 km, Ghana 549 km, Mali 1,000 km, Niger 628 km, Togo 126 km. . .
Administrative divisions: 45 provinces; Bale, Bam, Banwa, Bazega, Bougouriba, Boulgou, Boulkiemde, Comoe, Ganzourgou, Gnagna, Gourma, Houet, Ioba, Kadiogo, Kenedougou, Komondjari, Kompienga, Kossi, Koulpelogo, Kouritenga, Kourweogo, Leraba, Loroum, Mouhoun, Nahouri, Namentenga, Nayala, Noumbiel, Oubritenga, Oudalan, Passore, Poni, Sanguie, Sanmatenga, Seno, Sissili, Soum, Sourou, Tapoa, Tuy, Yagha, Yatenga, Ziro, Zondoma, Zoundweogo
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Independence: 5 August 1960 (from France)