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Region | Africa |
Capital | Ouagadougou |
Area, km2 | 274 400 |
Population | 16 287 000 |
Population growth, per year | 504 897 |
Average life expectancy, years | 49.25 (m. 47.7, fem. 50.8) |
Population density, ppl./km2 | 59.35 |
Official languages | French |
Currency | CFA franc |
International phone code | 226 |
Internet tld | bf |
Time zone | UTC+0 |
International organizations participation Burkina Faso | Group of 90, World Trade Organization, Leading Group on Innovative Financing for Development, United Nations Industrial Development Organization |
Land borders | Benin, Ghana, Mali, Niger, Togo |
Access to the seas and oceans | — |