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Burkina Faso
CountryPublic data · traceableBurkina Faso is a sovereign state. Capital: Ouagadougou. Form of government: republic, military junta. Legislature: National Assembly of Burkina Faso. Official language(s): Dioula, Bissa, Mooré. Population: about 23,025,776 (2023). Area: about 274,200 km².
- Official name
- Burkina Faso
- Administrative seat
- Ouagadougou
- Population
- 23,025,776
- Area
- 274,200 km²
- Currency
- West African CFA franc
- Continent
- Africa
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Sovereign state
Burkina Faso is a sovereign state. Capital: Ouagadougou. Form of government: republic, military junta. Legislature: National Assembly of Burkina Faso. Official language(s): Dioula, Bissa, Mooré. Population: about 23,025,776 (2023). Area: about 274,200 km².
- Administrative seat
- Ouagadougou
- Population
- 23,025,776
- Area
- 274,200 km²
- Currency
- West African CFA franc
- Official language
- Dioula · Bissa · Mooré
- Continent
- Africa
- Admin code
- BFA
Left
Union for Rebirth / Sankarist Movement
social democracy
- Founded
- 2009
- Current leader
- Bénéwendé Stanislas Sankara
Ibrahim Traoré
Head of state · president of Burkina Faso
- As of
- 2026-10-10
- Term
- Since 30 Sep 2022