sovereign state in Africa
  • bf
  • Republic of Upper Volta (-1984)
  • Republic of Burkina Faso
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  • BF
  • BFA
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Burkina Faso
sovereign state in Africa
  • bf
  • Republic of Upper Volta (-1984)
  • Republic of Burkina Faso

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instance of
sovereign state
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landlocked country
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country
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official name
Burkĩna Faso (Mossi)
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Burkina Faso (English)
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stated in
Official Names of the United Nations Membership
native label
Burkina Faso (English)
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life expectancy
demonym
Burkinabé (English)
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Burkinabè (English)
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Burkinabe (English)
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Burkina Fasó-i (Hungarian)
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burkiner (Danish)
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Burkinänan (Volapük)
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بورتوريكي (Arabic)
applies to part
masculine
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بورتوريكية (Arabic)
applies to part
feminine
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بورتوريكيون (Arabic)
applies to part
plural
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בורקינאי (Hebrew)
applies to part
masculine
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בורקינאית (Hebrew)
applies to part
feminine
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burkinezi (Romanian)
applies to part
plural
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burkinez (Romanian)
applies to part
masculine
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burkineză (Romanian)
applies to part
feminine
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burcinabe (Lingua Franca Nova)
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burkinés (Asturian)
applies to part
masculine singular
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burkinesa (Asturian)
applies to part
feminine singular
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Burkinano (Esperanto)
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burkinabè (Venetian)
applies to part
neuter
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burkinezo (Venetian)
applies to part
masculine singular
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burkinezi (Venetian)
applies to part
masculine plural
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burkineza (Venetian)
applies to part
feminine singular
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burkineze (Venetian)
applies to part
feminine plural
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بوركيني (Moroccan Arabic)
applies to part
masculine singular
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بوركينية (Moroccan Arabic)
applies to part
feminine singular
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بوركينيين (Moroccan Arabic)
applies to part
masculine plural
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بوركينيات (Moroccan Arabic)
applies to part
feminine plural
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anthem
Une Seule Nuit
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motto text
Unity–Progress–Justice (English)
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Единство - прогрес - справедливост (Bulgarian)
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Unité–Progrès–Justice (French)
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Unidad–Progreso–Justicia (Spanish)
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Undod – Cynnydd – Cyfiawnder (Welsh)
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country
Burkina Faso
start time
1984
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capital
Ouagadougou
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coordinates of easternmost point

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11°54'1.080"N, 2°24'14.688"E
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coordinates of northernmost point

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15°4'48.000"N, 0°28'12.000"W
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coordinates of southernmost point

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9°24'38.628"N, 2°46'3.288"W
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coordinates of westernmost point

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10°25'50.844"N, 5°30'47.484"W
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head of state
Blaise Compaoré
start time
15 October 1987
end time
31 October 2014
end cause
2014 Burkinabé uprising
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Michel Kafando
start time
18 November 2014
end time
29 December 2015
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Ibrahim Traoré
start time
6 October 2022
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Thomas Sankara
start time
4 August 1983
end time
15 October 1987
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Maurice Yaméogo
start time
11 December 1959
end time
1966
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head of government
Luc-Adolphe Tiao
start time
18 April 2011
end time
30 October 2014
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Paul Kaba Thieba
start time
6 January 2016
end time
19 January 2019
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Yacouba Isaac Zida
start time
19 November 2014
end time
29 December 2015
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member of
United Nations
start time
20 September 1960
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African Union
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International Finance Corporation
start time
20 August 1975
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OHADA
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Conseil de l'Entente
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AFRISTAT
start time
21 September 1993
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population
4,829,291
point in time
1960
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stated in
World Bank Open Data
4,894,578
point in time
1961
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stated in
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4,960,325
point in time
1962
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5,027,818
point in time
1963
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stated in
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5,098,892
point in time
1964
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5,174,869
point in time
1965
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5,256,363
point in time
1966
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5,343,020
point in time
1967
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5,434,040
point in time
1968
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5,528,172
point in time
1969
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5,624,597
point in time
1970
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5,723,379
point in time
1971
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5,825,171
point in time
1972
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5,930,487
point in time
1973
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6,040,044
point in time
1974
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6,154,548
point in time
1975
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6,274,037
point in time
1976
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6,398,937
point in time
1977
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6,530,820
point in time
1978
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6,671,659
point in time
1979
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6,822,840
point in time
1980
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6,985,158
point in time
1981
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7,158,256
point in time
1982
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7,340,907
point in time
1983
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7,531,244
point in time
1984
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7,727,912
point in time
1985
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7,930,690
point in time
1986
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8,140,076
point in time
1987
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stated in
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8,356,306
point in time
1988
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8,579,825
point in time
1989
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8,811,033
point in time
1990
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9,050,090
point in time
1991
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9,297,116
point in time
1992
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9,552,473
point in time
1993
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stated in
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9,816,586
point in time
1994
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10,089,876
point in time
1995
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10,372,562
point in time
1996
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10,664,982
point in time
1997
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10,967,836
point in time
1998
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11,281,942
point in time
1999
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11,607,944
point in time
2000
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11,946,080
point in time
2001
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stated in
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12,296,399
point in time
2002
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stated in
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12,659,086
point in time
2003
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stated in
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13,034,258
point in time