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Burkina Faso, once known as Upper Volta, and as the longtime kingdom of the Mossi people, was colonized by France in the late 1800s.
Its name was changed to Burkina Faso when it gained independence from France in 1960, and subsequently (after that independence) suffered from numerous military coups that thankfully ended with countrywide elections in 1992. The results of those elections helped form a stable coalition government.
With a high population density and very limited natural resources, most of the citizens remain economically suppressed. Local health conditions are improving, but still generally poor in the rural areas. The country is reported to have the second-highest illiteracy rate on the planet.
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- Official Name Burkina Faso
- Population 15,208,586
- Capital City Oaugadougou (1,086,505)
- Largest Cities Oaugadougou, Bobo Dioulasso, Koudougou
- Currency CFA Franc
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- Languages Arabic French (official), tribal dialects
- National Day 11 December; Republic Day
- Religions Traditional beliefs, Muslim, Christian
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- Land Area 273,800 sq km (105,714 sq miles)
- Highest Point Tena Kouron, at 2,451 ft. (747 m)
- Land Divisions 45 provinces, including: Bale, Bam, Banwa, Bazega, Bougouriba, Boulgou, Boulkiemde, Comoe, Ganzourgou, Gnagna, Gourma, Houet, Ioba, Kadiogo, Kenedougou, Komondjari, Kompienga, Kossi, Koulpelogo, Kouritenga, Kourweogo, Leraba, Loroum, Mouhoun, Namentenga, Nahouri, Nayala, Noumbiel, Oubritenga, Oudalan, Passore, Poni, Sanguie, Sanmatenga, Seno, Sissili, Soum, Sourou, Tapoa, Tuy, Yagha, Yatenga, Ziro, Zondoma, Zoundweogo
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| Located on the southern fringes of the Sahara Desert, the country is mostly a wide, flat plain with hillier land in the west and far southeast. The Black, Red and White Voltas are the major rivers, and all flow south into Ghana. |
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- Latitude/Longitude 12° 37' N, 1° 53' W
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Burkina Faso is famous worldwide for is its music and West African art and drumming culture.
The country hosts the International Arts and Crafts Fair, known by its French name as SIAO, Le Salon International de L'Artisanat de Ouagadougou, one of the most important African handicraft fairs on the planet.
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Conditions in Burkina Faso are tropical, and normally sunny, warm and quite dry. High temperatures in the dry season (March - May) exceed 100º on a regular basis.
The rainy season runs (June - October). Annual rainfall is heaviest in the south (approximately 40 inches), while in the north and northeast, 10 inches annually is the norm.
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A young woman in Burkina Faso......
A useful pottery jug......
A rural donkey cart, Burkina Faso...... |
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