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Outline of Burkina Faso

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Outline of Burkina Faso

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Burkina Faso:

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Burkina Faso – landlocked sovereign country located in West Africa. It is surrounded by six countries: Mali to the north, Niger to the east, Benin to the south east, Togo, Ghana to the south, and Côte d'Ivoire to the south west. Formerly called the Republic of Upper Volta, it was renamed on August 4, 1984, by President Thomas Sankara to mean "the land of upright people" in Moré and Dioula, the major native languages of the country. Literally, "Burkina" may be translated, "men of integrity," from the Moré language, and "Faso" means "father's house" in Dioula.

Geography of Burkina Faso

  • Burkina Faso is: a landlocked country
  • Population of Burkina Faso: 13,228,000(2005) - 68th most populous country
  • Area of Burkina Faso: 274,000 square kilometres (106,000 sq mi) - 74th largest country
  • Atlas of Burkina Faso

    • Location

  • Burkina Faso is situated within the following regions:
  • Northern Hemisphere and lies on the Prime Meridian
  • Africa
  • West Africa
  • Time zone: Coordinated Universal Time UTC+00
  • Extreme points of Burkina Faso
  • High: Tena Kourou 749 m (2,457 ft)
  • Low: Black Volta 200 m (656 ft)
  • Land boundaries: 3,193 km
    •  Mali 1,000 km  Niger 628 km  Cote d'Ivoire 584 km  Ghana 549 km  Benin 306 km  Togo 126 km
  • Coastline: none

    • Environment of Burkina Faso

  • Climate of Burkina Faso
  • Protected areas of Burkina Faso
  • National parks of Burkina Faso
  • Wildlife of Burkina Faso
  • Fauna of Burkina Faso
  • Birds of Burkina Faso
  • Mammals of Burkina Faso

    • Natural geographic features of Burkina Faso

  • Glaciers in Burkina Faso: none
  • Lakes of Burkina Faso
  • Rivers of Burkina Faso
  • World Heritage Sites in Burkina Faso: The Ruins of Loropéni

    • Regions of Burkina Faso

    Regions of Burkina Faso

    Administrative divisions of Burkina Faso

    Administrative divisions of Burkina Faso

  • Regions of Burkina Faso
  • Provinces of Burkina Faso
  • Departments of Burkina Faso
    • Regions of Burkina Faso
    Provinces of Burkina Faso
    Departments of Burkina Faso
    Municipalities of Burkina Faso
  • Capital of Burkina Faso: Ouagadougou
  • Cities of Burkina Faso

    • Demography of Burkina Faso

    Demographics of Burkina Faso

    Government and politics of Burkina Faso

    Politics of Burkina Faso

  • Form of government: presidential republic
  • Capital of Burkina Faso: Ouagadougou
  • Elections in Burkina Faso
  • Political parties in Burkina Faso

    • Executive branch of the government of Burkina Faso

  • Head of state: President of Burkina Faso
  • Head of government: Prime Minister of Burkina Faso

    • Legislative branch of the government of Burkina Faso

  • National Assembly of Burkina Faso (unicameral)

    • Judicial branch of the government of Burkina Faso

  • Supreme Court of Burkina Faso

    • Foreign relations of Burkina Faso

  • Diplomatic missions in Burkina Faso
  • Diplomatic missions of Burkina Faso

    • International organization membership

    Burkina Faso is a member of:

    Law and order in Burkina Faso

  • Constitution of Burkina Faso
  • Human rights in Burkina Faso
  • LGBT rights in Burkina Faso
  • Freedom of religion in Burkina Faso
  • Law enforcement in Burkina Faso

    • Military of Burkina Faso

    Military of Burkina Faso

  • Command
  • Commander-in-chief:
  • Forces
  • Army of Burkina Faso
  • Navy of Burkina Faso: None
  • Air Force of Burkina Faso
  • People's Militia
  • Regiment of Presidential Security

    • History of Burkina Faso

    History of Burkina Faso

    Culture of Burkina Faso

    Culture of Burkina Faso

  • Cuisine of Burkina Faso
  • Languages of Burkina Faso
  • Media in Burkina Faso
  • National symbols of Burkina Faso
  • Coat of arms of Burkina Faso
  • Flag of Burkina Faso
  • National anthem of Burkina Faso
  • People of Burkina Faso
  • Prostitution in Burkina Faso
  • Public holidays in Burkina Faso
  • Religion in Burkina Faso
  • Christianity in Burkina Faso
  • Islam in Burkina Faso
  • Ahmadiyya in Burkina Faso
  • World Heritage Sites in Burkina Faso: none

    • Art in Burkina Faso

  • Cinema of Burkina Faso
  • Literature of Burkina Faso
  • Music of Burkina Faso
  • Theatre in Burkina Faso

    • Sports in Burkina Faso

    Sports in Burkina Faso

  • Football in Burkina Faso
  • Burkina Faso at the Olympics

    • Economy and infrastructure of Burkina Faso

    Economy of Burkina Faso

  • Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 129th (one hundred and twenty ninth)
  • Agriculture in Burkina Faso
  • Communications in Burkina Faso
  • Internet in Burkina Faso
  • Currency of Burkina Faso: Franc
  • ISO 4217: XOF
  • Energy in Burkina Faso
  • Mining in Burkina Faso
  • Stock Exchange in Burkino Faso: none – served by the regional stock exchange Bourse Régionale des Valeurs Mobilières (BRVM) in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire.
  • Tourism in Burkina Faso
  • Transport in Burkina Faso
  • Airports in Burkina Faso
  • Rail transport in Burkina Faso
  • Water supply and sanitation in Burkina Faso

    • Education in Burkina Faso

    Education in Burkina Faso

    References

    Outline of Burkina Faso Wikipedia
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