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Country Name

Burkina Faso

Country Code

BF

Country Calling Code

+226

Country Profile

A virtual guide to Burkina Faso, the 'land of the upright/honest people'. Burkina Faso (formerly known as Upper Volta; French: Haute Volta) is a landlocked country located in the middle of West Africa's "hump." The northern part lies geographically in the Sahel zone, the transition zone between the Sahara Desert in north and the tropical savanna in south. Burkina's landscape offers one major scenario, flat, with some rocky cliffs in Centre-Nord region and at the Banfora Escarpment arround Bobo-Dioulasso, the country's second largest city. The country sits on an extensive plateau, it is bordered by Mali in north and north west, by Niger in north east, by Benin in south east and by Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, and Togo in south. Burkina covers an area of 274,222 km², this is about three times the size of Austria, or slightly larger than the U.S. state of Colorado.

Capital Name

Ouagadougou

Languages

French, Mooré, Dioula, Fulfuldé, others

Country Currency

West African CFA franc

Time Zone

UTC (+-0; no UTC/GMT offset)

Driving (Left/Right)

drives on the right

Population

1.98 crores (2018)

Country Area

274,200 km² (106,000 sq. mi.)

Place to Visit

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso Banfora, Burkina Faso Market in Gorom Gorom, Burkina Faso Tiebele, Burkina Faso Arli National Park Ruins of Loropeni W National Park Nazinga Reserve Sindou Peaks, Burkina Faso Ouahigouya, Burkina Faso Ziniare Lake Tengrela Bangr Weogo Park Sabou

News

Agence d'Information du Burkina Burkina press agency (in French) Burkina24 Burkina news (in French) Le faso.net Press review (in French). L'Observateur Paalga Burkina daily (in French) Le Pays Burkina Faso daily news (in French). Sidwaya Quotidien Daily news from Burkina Faso (in French). TV RTB :: Radiodiffusion Télévision du Burkina National TV station (in French) Opinion Signal from the 'land of upright people' An article by Claus Stäcker: head of Deutsche Welle's Africa department.

Art Culture

Ministère des Arts et de la Culture Ministry of Art and Culture of Burkina Faso. Festival Panafricain du Cinéma et de la Télévision de Ouagadougou Next Panafrican Film and Television Festival (FESPACO) will be held 2007. Museum of Manéga Manega Bendrologie Museum - mystics and cultures of Sahelian nations. Musée des civilisations du sud-ouest Museum devoted to the history, arts and the traditions of the people of south-west: Gan and Lobi.

Economy Business

Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO) Central Bank of Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea Bissau, Mali, Niger, Senegal, and Togo. These countries comprise the West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA). Union Économique et Monétaire Ouest Africaine (UEMOA) West African Economic and Monetary Union (in French) IZF.net, le portail de la Zone Franc CFA Information about business and investment in the African countries within the monetary system of the Franc Zone - CFA. (in French) Chambre de Commerce, d'Industrie du Burkina Faso The Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Salon International de l'Artisanat de Ouagadougou (SIAO) Annual International Arts and crafts fair in Ouagadougou.

Transport

Air Burkina The national airline based in Ouagadougou operating scheduled services to one domestic destination, Bobo-Dioulasso, and regional destinations in, Benin (Cotonou), Côte d'Ivoire (Abidjan; Ivory Coast), Ghana (Accra), Mali (Bamako), Niger (Niamey), Senegal (Dakar) and Togo (Lomé) .

Tourism

Discover Burkina Faso: Ouagadougou (capital and center of the Mossi Empire), Moro-Naba Ceremony (weekly Mossi show with a horse and traditional beer, and kola nut drinks), National Museum Ouagadougou (masks, ancestral statues and traditional costumes), Bobo Dioulasso (city with small-town Sahelian charm), Karfiguéla Falls at Komoé river, Tiébélé (Sahelian culture, stylish painted earthen huts), Mare aux Hippopotames (Hippo Lake, a biosphere reserve with a lake and a national park in the floodplain of the Volta Noire River). Burkinatourism Travel and tourism information on Burkina Faso (in French). Burkina.com Tourism, Travel, & Information Guide to Burkina Faso.

Education

Institute de recherche pour le développement Burkina Faso French science and technology research institute for research, consultancy and training. Université de Ouagadougou Official website of Ouagadougou University (in French)

Visa Process

NOTES FOR BURKINA FASO TOURIST VISAS: Maximum Stay: 30 days May not be obtained upon arrival Visas are generally only valid starting on the date of entry you write-in on your application TOURIST REQUIREMENTS FOR BURKINA FASO VISAS: Two completed Burkina Faso visa applications Two passport type photo Physical passport with 6 months validity beyond trip completion and one blank visa page Non-USA passport holders must provide a copy of green card or US Visa and I-94 One copy of proof of vaccination for yellow fever One copy of flight itinerary

Additional Information

Climate: Sahelian; pronounced wet and dry seasons. Type: Parliamentary Republic Independence: 5 August 1960 (from France). Constitution: 11 June 1991 formally adopted; amended April 2000. Natural resources: Manganese, limestone, marble; small deposits of gold, phosphates, pumice, salt. Agriculture products: Cotton, peanuts, shea nuts, sesame, sorghum, millet, corn, rice; livestock Industries: Cotton lint, beverages, agricultural processing, soap, cigarettes, textiles, gold. Exports - commodities: gold, cotton, livestock

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