| Burkina Faso "Burkina Faso" is Mossi for
"incorruptible men"
Location west Africa
Bordered By Mali, Niger, Benin, Togo, Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire
Area 105,869 sq mi
(274,200 sq km)
Greatest Distance E-W 525 mi (845 km)
Greatest Distance N-S 400 mi (644 km)
Highest Point Tena Kourou; 2,457 ft (7499 m)
Lowest Point Mouhoun River; 656 ft (200
m)
Natural Resources manganese,
limestone, marble; small deposits of gold, phosphates,
pumice, salt
Nationality Burkinabe
Population (June 2016) 19,512.533
Largest Cities Ouagadougou,
Bobo-Dioulasso, Koudougou
Ethnic Groups Mossi, numerous other
indigenous tribes
Religions Muslim, Catholic,
animist
Languages French (official), tribal
Capital Ougadougou
Form of Government parliamentary
republic
Present Constitution Adopted June 2,
1991
Chief of State President Roch Marc
Christian Kabore (since December 29, 2015)
Head of Government Prime Minister Paul
Kaba Thieba (since January 6, 2016)
Cabinet Council of Ministers
Legislature unicameral National Assembly
(Assemblee Nationale)
Judiciary Supreme Court of Appeals (Cour
de Cassation), Constitutional Council (Conseil
Constitutionnel)
Local Administration 12 departments3 regions
Currency Cooperation
Financiere en Afrique Centrale Franc (XAF)
Per Capita Income $1,500
Industries cotton lint,
beverages, agricultural processing, soap, cigarettes,
textiles, gold
Agriculture cotton, peanuts, shea
nuts, sesame, sorghum, millet, corn, rice; livestock
Export Commodities gold, cotton,
livestock
Import Commodities capital goods,
foodstuffs, petroleum products
Independence From France Achieved August 5, 1960 (as
Upper Volta)
National Holiday Republic Day, December
11 (1958; the date on which Upper Volta became an
autonomous republic within the French Community)
Flag red recalls the country's
struggle for independence, green is for hope and
abundance, and yellow represents the country's mineral
wealth
SEE ALSO
Mali
Niger
Benin
Togo
Ghana
France
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