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Le
Burkina Faso
, egalement appele Burkina, auparavant la Republique de Haute-Volta jusqu’en 1984, est un pays d’Afrique de l’Ouest sans acces a la mer. Ses habitants sont les Burkinabe (mot invariable). Le Burkina Faso est limitrophe de six pays : le
? Mali
au nord, le
? Niger
a l’est, le
? Benin
au sud-est, le
? Togo
et le
? Ghana
au sud et la
? Cote d’Ivoire
au sud-ouest.
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Burkina Faso
- Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso
, previously Upper Volta, is a landlocked nation in West Africa. It is surrounded by six countries:
? Mali
to the north,
? Niger
to the east,
? Benin
to the south east,
? Togo
and
? Ghana
to the south, and
? Cote d'Ivoire
to the south west. Formerly the Republic of Upper Volta, it was renamed in 1984.
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Burkina Faso
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Burkina Faso
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Independent country since 1960
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| Location
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West Africa
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| Capital
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Ouagadougou
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| Population
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21,510,181 inhabitants
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| Area
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274,000 square kilometres (106,000 sq mi)
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| Major languages
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French (official), native African languages belonging to Sudanic family
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Islam, Roman Catholicism, indigenous beliefs
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Burkina Faso
,
Geography of Burkina Faso
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History of Burkina Faso
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Politics of Burkina Faso
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Burkina Faso
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Burkina Faso (Category)
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General maps
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Map of Burkina Faso
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Map of Burkina Faso (in French)
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Map of Burkina Faso
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History maps
This section holds a short summary of the history of the area of present-day Burkina Faso, illustrated with maps, including historical maps of former countries and empires that included present-day Burkina Faso.
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