Outline of Burkina Faso
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Burkina Faso:
Burkina Faso - landlocked sovereign country located in West Africa. It is surrounded by six countries: Mali to the north, Niger to the east, Benin to the south east, Togo, Ghana to the south, and Côte d'Ivoire to the south west. Formerly called the Republic of Upper Volta, it was renamed on August 4, 1984, by President Thomas Sankara to mean "the land of upright people" in Mooré and Dioula, the major native languages of the country. Literally, "Burkina" may be translated, "men of integrity," from the Moré language, and "Faso" means "father's house" in Dioula.
General reference
- Pronunciation: ;
- Common English country name: Burkina Faso
- Official English country name: Burkina Faso
- Official language: French
- Common endonym: le Burkina, le Faso
- Official endonym: le Faso
- Adjectival: Burkinabe
- Demonym: Burkinabe
- International rankings of Burkina Faso
- ISO country codes: BF, BFA, 854
- ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:BF
- Internet country code top-level domain: .bf
Geography of Burkina Faso
Geography of Burkina Faso- Burkina Faso is: a landlocked country
- Population of Burkina Faso: 13,228,000 - 68th most populous country
- Area of Burkina Faso: - 74th largest country
- Atlas of Burkina Faso
Location
- Burkina Faso is situated within the following regions:
- * Northern Hemisphere and lies on the Prime Meridian
- ** Africa
- *** West Africa
- Time zone: Coordinated Universal Time UTC+00
- Extreme points of Burkina Faso
- * High: Tena Kourou
- * Low: Black Volta
- Land boundaries: 3,193 km
- Coastline: ''none''
Environment of Burkina Faso
- Climate of Burkina Faso
- Protected areas of Burkina Faso
- * National parks of Burkina Faso
- Wildlife of Burkina Faso
- * Fauna of Burkina Faso
- ** Birds of Burkina Faso
- ** Mammals of Burkina Faso
Natural geographic features of Burkina Faso
- Glaciers in Burkina Faso: none
- Lakes of Burkina Faso
- Rivers of Burkina Faso
- World Heritage Sites in Burkina Faso: The Ruins of Loropéni
Regions of Burkina Faso
Regions of Burkina FasoAdministrative divisions of Burkina Faso
Administrative divisions of Burkina Faso- Regions of Burkina Faso
- * Provinces of Burkina Faso
- ** Departments of Burkina Faso
Regions of Burkina Faso
Provinces of Burkina Faso
Provinces of Burkina FasoDepartments of Burkina Faso
Departments of Burkina FasoMunicipalities of Burkina Faso
- Capital of Burkina Faso: Ouagadougou
- Cities of Burkina Faso
Demography of Burkina Faso
Demographics of Burkina FasoGovernment and politics of Burkina Faso
Politics of Burkina Faso- Form of government: presidential republic
- Capital of Burkina Faso: Ouagadougou
- Elections in Burkina Faso
- Political parties in Burkina Faso
Branches of government
Government of Burkina FasoExecutive branch of the government of Burkina Faso
Legislative branch of the government of Burkina Faso
Foreign relations of Burkina Faso
Foreign relations of Burkina FasoInternational organization membership
Burkina Faso is a member of:- Alliance of Sahel States
- African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States
- African Development Bank Group
- African Union
- African Union/United Nations Hybrid operation in Darfur
- Conference des Ministres des Finances des Pays de la Zone Franc
- Council of the Entente
- Economic Community of West African States
- Food and Agriculture Organization
- Group of 77
- International Atomic Energy Agency
- International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
- International Chamber of Commerce
- International Civil Aviation Organization
- International Criminal Court
- International Criminal Police Organization
- International Development Association
- International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
- International Finance Corporation
- International Fund for Agricultural Development
- International Labour Organization
- International Monetary Fund
- International Olympic Committee
- International Organization for Migration
- International Organization for Standardization
- International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
- International Telecommunication Union
- International Telecommunications Satellite Organization
- International Trade Union Confederation
- Inter-Parliamentary Union
- Islamic Development Bank
- Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
- Nonaligned Movement
- Organisation internationale de la Francophonie
- Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
- Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
- Permanent Court of Arbitration
- United Nations
- United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
- United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization
- United Nations Industrial Development Organization
- United Nations Institute for Training and Research
- United Nations Mission in the Sudan
- United Nations Operation in Cote d'Ivoire
- United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Universal Postal Union
- West African Development Bank
- West African Economic and Monetary Union
- World Confederation of Labour
- World Customs Organization
- World Federation of Trade Unions
- World Health Organization
- World Intellectual Property Organization
- World Meteorological Organization
- World Tourism Organization
- World Trade Organization
Law and order in Burkina Faso
- Constitution of Burkina Faso
- Human rights in Burkina Faso
- * LGBT rights in Burkina Faso
- * Freedom of religion in Burkina Faso
- Law enforcement in Burkina Faso
Military of Burkina Faso
Military of Burkina Faso- Command
- * Commander-in-chief:
- Forces
- * Army of Burkina Faso
- * Navy of Burkina Faso: None
- * Air Force of Burkina Faso
- * People's Militia
- * Regiment of Presidential Security
History of Burkina Faso
History of Burkina FasoCulture of Burkina Faso
Culture of Burkina Faso- Cuisine of Burkina Faso
- Languages of Burkina Faso
- Media in Burkina Faso
- National symbols of Burkina Faso
- * Coat of arms of Burkina Faso
- * Flag of Burkina Faso
- * National anthem of Burkina Faso
- People of Burkina Faso
- Prostitution in Burkina Faso
- Public holidays in Burkina Faso
- Religion in Burkina Faso
- * Christianity in Burkina Faso
- * Islam in Burkina Faso
- ** Ahmadiyya in Burkina Faso
- World Heritage Sites in Burkina Faso: none
Art in Burkina Faso
Sports in Burkina Faso
Sports in Burkina FasoEconomy and infrastructure of Burkina Faso
Economy of Burkina Faso- Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 129th
- Agriculture in Burkina Faso
- Communications in Burkina Faso
- * Internet in Burkina Faso
- Currency of Burkina Faso: Franc
- *ISO 4217: XOF
- Energy in Burkina Faso
- Mining in Burkina Faso
- Stock Exchange in Burkino Faso: none - served by the regional stock exchange Bourse Régionale des Valeurs Mobilières (BRVM) in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire.
- Tourism in Burkina Faso
- Transport in Burkina Faso
- * Airports in Burkina Faso
- * Rail transport in Burkina Faso
- Water supply and sanitation in Burkina Faso