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Burkina Faso

Burkina faso A landlocked nation in West Africa where you will find an optimism never seen before. The cities have not much to show, of course it is possible to find monuments, but the people are the most interesting. Or go to the amazing Karfigučla Waterfalls and see the beautiful nature surrounding it. Going to the Gorom-Gorom Market will be the experience of a lifetime.

Area: 274.471 Km²
Population: 12.272.000 (2001 est.)
Density: 45 pop/Km²

System of government: Presidential Republic
Capital: Ouagadougou (824.000 pop.)
Major cities: Bobo Dioulasso 250.000 pop., Koudougou 55.000 pop.
Ethnic majority: Mossi 48%, Mande 17%, Fulbe 10%, Tuareg and others 25%
Border countries: Mali NORTH-WEST, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Togo and Benin SOUTH, Niger EAST

Principal mountains: Pic de Nakourou 749 m
Principal rivers: Black Volta 800 Km (Burkinabe tract, total 1600 Km)
Principal lakes: -
Principal islands: -
Climate: Tropical - arid

Language: French (official), Ethnic dialects
Religion: Indigenous Beliefs 65%, Muslim 25%, Christian 10%
Currency: Communaute Financiere Africaine Franc (XOF)

Fixed public holidays: 1/1, 3/1, 8/3, 1/5, 4/8, 5/8, 15/8, 15/10, 1/11, 11/12, 25/12
Dialling code: 00226
GMT: 0

World Heritage List:

All state

Algeria	Angola	Benin
Botswana	Burkina Faso	Burundi
Cameroon	Cape Verde	Central African Republic
Chad	Comoros	Congo
Congo, Democratic Rep	Cote d Ivoire	Djibouti
Egypt	Equatorial Guinea	Eritrea
Ethiopia	Gabon	Gambia
Ghana	Guinea	Guinea Bissau
Kenya	Lesotho	Liberia
Libya	Madagascar	Malawi
Mali	Mauritania	Mauritius
Morocco	Mozambique	Namibia
Niger	Nigeria	Rwanda
Sao Tome and Principe	Senegal	Seychelles
Sierra Leone	Somalia	South Africa
Sudan	Swaziland	Tanzania
Togo	Tunisia	Uganda
Zambia	Zimbabwe