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Burkina Faso

Western Africa

Burkina Faso is a landlocked country in West Africa. It is bordered by Mali to the northwest, Niger to the northeast, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the south, and Cote d'Ivoire to the southwest. It attained full independence from France on 5 August 1960. Its capital is Ouagadougou. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Capital
Ouagadougou 2
Population
22,489,126 2
2023 estimate.
Population Estimate Year
2023 2
Area (sq km)
274,223 2
Independence or Founding Year
1960 2
Burkina Faso, then Upper Volta, attained full independence from France on 5 August 1960.
Landlocked
Yes 3
Income Group
Low 4
Government Type
Republic 3
Classification
Sovereignty Status
UN Member State 1
Burkina Faso

Cities

Connections

Associated With

Ouagadougou, Cities
Source Ouagadougou (Wikipedia)
The Sahel, Regions

Bordered By Water

Mali, Countries
Source CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Mali

Borders

Benin, Countries
Source CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Burkina Faso
Source CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Burkina Faso
Ghana, Countries
Source CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Burkina Faso
Niger, Countries
Source CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Burkina Faso
Togo, Countries
Source CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Burkina Faso

Has Capital

Ouagadougou, Cities

Ouagadougou is the capital of Burkina Faso.

Source Ouagadougou (Wikipedia)

Rivers Through Territory

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Nationals Include

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Source Diambendi Madiega (Wikipedia)Lead sentence
Quote, Lead sentence
is a Burkinabé traditional

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Source Ibrahim Traoré (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
Ibrahim Traoré (born 14 March 1988) is a Burkinabé military officer and politician who has held power as the interim president of Burkina Faso since the overthrow of his predecessor in a 2022 coup.

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Source Cheick Sanou (Wikipedia)Early life
Quote, Early life
Sanou was born in Burkina Faso.

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Source Djakaridja Koné (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
Quote, Lead, nationality
Burkinabé former professional footballer

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Source Wilfried Sanou (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
Quote, Lead, nationality
is a Burkinabé former professional footballer

Origin Of

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Source Wikipedia: Tuareg peopleLead
Quote, Lead
They are traditionally nomadic pastoralists who principally inhabit the Sahara in an area stretching from southwestern Libya to southern Algeria, Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso, and as far as northern Nigeria, with smaller communities in Chad and Sudan known as the Kinnin.

Location Of

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Source Agacher Strip War (Wikipedia)Lead, location
Quote, Lead, location
fought by Burkina Faso and Mali over a 160-kilometre-long (100 mi) strip of land along the border in northern Burkina Faso

Site Of

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Found There

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Source EPPO Global Database: Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae (XANTOR) - DistributionDistribution
Quote, Distribution
Burkina Faso Present, no details

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Source Wikidata: Manding

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Source Wikidata: Constitution of Burkina Faso

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Source Burkina Faso Cour de cassation, member page of the AHJUCAFMember page, postal address, Burkina Faso (country)
Quote, Member page, postal address, Burkina Faso (country)
Cour de cassation du Burkina-Faso

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Source List of national legal systems (Wikipedia)

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Source Mammal Diversity Database: Hipposideros abae (Mammal Diversity Database)Taxon page, Country distribution, Burkina Faso
Quote, Taxon page, Country distribution, Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso · Cameroon

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Source Bellier's striped grass mouse (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
It is found in Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea

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Source Bohor reedbuck (Wikipedia)Lead, where it lives
Quote, Lead, where it lives
The bohor reedbuck is native to Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, the Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, and Uganda.

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Source Dalton's mouse (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Ivory Coast, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, and Togo.

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Source Egyptian mouse-tailed bat (Wikipedia)Range and habitat, Burkina Faso
Quote, Range and habitat, Burkina Faso
Its range includes several countries and regions in North Africa and the Middle East: Algeria, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Israel, Jordan, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Western Sahara, and Yemen.

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Source Gambian epauletted fruit bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, Burkina Faso
Quote, Distribution, Burkina Faso
It is native to the countries of Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Togo, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

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Source Gambian sun squirrel (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
It is found in Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, and Zambia.

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Source Gracile tateril (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
is a species of rodent found in Burkina Faso, Chad, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Togo

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Source Greater mouse-tailed bat (Wikipedia)Range and habitat, Burkina Faso
Quote, Range and habitat, Burkina Faso
It is found in Algeria, Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, the Central African Republic, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Iran, Israel, Iraq, Jordan, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Myanmar, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sudan, Thailand, Tunisia, Western Sahara, and Yemen.

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Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Guinea multimammate mouse (Wikipedia)Lead, where it lives
Quote, Lead, where it lives
found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Chad, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Togo, and Uganda

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Source Guinean gerbil (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
is a species of rodent found in Burkina Faso, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Mali, Senegal, Sierra Leone

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Source Hammer-headed bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, Burkina Faso
Quote, Distribution, Burkina Faso
It has a wide range in West and Central Africa, including the following countries: Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Togo, and Uganda.

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Source Hartebeest (Wikipedia)Status and conservation, where it lives (2)
Quote, Status and conservation, where it lives (2)
It has been eliminated from most of its range, including the southwestern savannas and Boucle du Baoulé National Park in Mali; southwestern Niger; southern Senegal; Gambia; Ivory Coast; Burkina Faso.

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Source Hausa mouse (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, and Senegal.

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Source Hubert's multimammate mouse (Wikipedia)Lead, range (burkina-faso)
Quote, Lead, range (burkina-faso)
Hubert's multimammate mouse, or Hubert's mastomys (Mastomys huberti) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae found in Burkina Faso, Gambia, Mali, Mauritania, Nigeria, and Senegal, and possibly Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, and Niger.

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Source Johan's spiny mouse (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Ghana, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, and Togo.

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Source Mammal Diversity Database: Hipposideros jonesi (Mammal Diversity Database)Taxon page, Country distribution, Burkina Faso
Quote, Taxon page, Country distribution, Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso · Cote d'Ivoire

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Source Kemp's gerbil (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
was found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Mali, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Togo, Uganda, and possibly Liberia.

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Source Kob (Wikipedia)Range
Quote, Range
The kob is currently found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Ivory Coast, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, South Sudan, Togo, and Uganda.

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Source Lappet-eared free-tailed bat (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso

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Source Lesser mouse-tailed bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, Burkina Faso
Quote, Distribution, Burkina Faso
Africa : Algeria, Burkina Faso, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Nigeria, Somalia, Sudan and Tunisia.

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Source Matthey's mouse (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
It is found in Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Mali, Senegal, Togo, and possibly also in Benin, Guinea, and Guinea-Bissau.

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Source Maxwell's duiker (Wikipedia)Habitat and distribution
Quote, Habitat and distribution
It inhabits the warm, moist lowland forests prevalent in western African countries such as Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo.

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Source Mongalla free-tailed bat (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
It is found in Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Kenya, Mali, Sudan, and Uganda.

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Source Mammal Diversity Database: Taphozous nudiventris - Mammal Diversity DatabaseCountry distribution, Burkina Faso
Quote, Country distribution, Burkina Faso
Country distribution Afghanistan · Algeria · Armenia · Azerbaijan · Bahrain · Bangladesh · Bhutan · Burkina Faso · Cape Verde · Chad · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Djibouti · Egypt · Eritrea · Ethiopia · Georgia · Ghana · India · Iran · Iraq · Israel · Jordan · Kenya · Lebanon · Mauritania · Morocco · Myanmar · Nepal · Niger · Nigeria · Oman · Pakistan · Palestine · Saudi Arabia · Senegal · Somalia · Sudan · Syria · Tanzania · Togo · Turkey · Turkmenistan · Uganda · United Arab Emirates · Yemen · Libya? · Qatar? · Tunisia?

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Source Nigerian gerbil (Wikipedia)Lead, second country
Quote, Lead, second country
is distributed mainly in northern Nigeria and Burkina Faso

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Source Mammal Diversity Database: Hipposideros ruber (Mammal Diversity Database)Taxon page, Country distribution, Burkina Faso
Quote, Taxon page, Country distribution, Burkina Faso
Benin · Burkina Faso · Burundi

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Source Peters's dwarf epauletted fruit bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, Burkina Faso
Quote, Distribution, Burkina Faso
It is found in Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, and Zambia.

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Source Prince Demidoff's bushbaby (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat
Quote, Distribution and habitat
The species is found in Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda

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Sources
1. Member States of the United Nations (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationIntroduction
Quote, Introduction
The United Nations comprise 193 sovereign states and the world's largest intergovernmental organization.
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2. Burkina Faso (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox, capital
    Ouagadougou
  • Infobox, area
    274,223 km2
  • Demographics section, 2023
    Approximately 22,489,126 (2023 estimate)
  • Article text
    In 1960, it gained full independence with Maurice Yaméogo as the president.
  • Introduction
    Burkina Faso is a landlocked country in West Africa. It is bordered by Mali to the northwest, Niger to the northeast, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the south, and Ivory Coast to the southwest.
View the Source
3. CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Burkina Faso
CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive)
  • Geography, Coastline
    0 km (landlocked)
  • Government, Government type
    presidential republic
  • Borders: Benin, Geography, Land boundaries, border countries
    Benin 386 km
  • Borders: Cote d'Ivoire, Geography, Land boundaries, border countries
    Cote d'Ivoire 545 km
  • Borders: Ghana, Geography, Land boundaries, border countries
    Ghana 602 km
  • Borders: Niger, Geography, Land boundaries, border countries
    Niger 622 km
  • Borders: Togo, Geography, Land boundaries, border countries
    Togo 131 km
View the Source
4. World Bank Open Data: World Bank Open Data, country list with income level
World Bank Open DataCountry record BFA, incomeLevel
Quote, Country record BFA, incomeLevel
"name": "Burkina Faso", "region": { "id": "SSF", "iso2code": "ZG", "value": "Sub-Saharan Africa " }, "adminregion": { "id": "SSA", "iso2code": "ZF", "value": "Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)" }, "incomeLevel": { "id": "LIC", "iso2code": "XM", "value": "Low income" }
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Wikidata: Burkina Faso
Wikidata Q965, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Ouagadougou (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Associated With: Ouagadougou, Infobox, Country
    Burkina Faso
  • Has Capital: Ouagadougou, Lead section
    Ouagadougou or Wagadugu ( ; Mossi: Waogdgo, pronounced [ˈwɔɣədəɣʊ]; Dyula: Wagadugu; French: Ouagadougou, pronounced [waɡaduɡu]) is the capital and largest city of Burkina Faso, and the administrative, communications, cultural and economic centre of the nation.
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CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Mali
CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive)Bordered By Water: Mali, Geography, Land boundaries, border countries
Quote, Bordered By Water: Mali, Geography, Land boundaries, border countries
Burkina Faso 1,325 km
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