Burkina Faso

Guide to BURKINA FASO

BURKINA FASO which official name is Burkina Faso or Burkina Faso, is a country from Africa located at the Western Africa, north of Ghana. BURKINA FASO with 3,193 km sq km, limits with: Benin 306 km, Cote d'Ivoire 584 km, Ghana 549 km, Mali 1,000 km, Niger 628 km, Togo 126 km; and is divided in 45 province . BURKINA FASO's capital is Ouagadougou which is the most populated city with about 1,031,330 inhabitants.

History of BURKINA FASO

BURKINA FASO's government is parliamentary republic; a Republic with a Executive government type, with President Blaise Compaoré as head of state and Prime Minister Tertius Zongo as head of government.

Other symbols of BURKINA FASO are Burkinabe motto " Unité, Progrès, Justice (French, Unity, Progress, Justice) Burkinabe anthem "Une Seule Nuit (One Single Night) Burkinabe flag.Burkinabe flag is composed by two equal horizontal bands of red (top) and green with a yellow five-pointed star in the center; uses the popular pan-African colors of Ethiopia .

BURKINA FASO's history is quite long: Burkina Faso (formerly Upper Volta) achieved independence from France in 1960. Repeated military coups during the 1970s and 1980s were followed by multiparty elections in the early 1990s. Current President Blaise COMPAORE came to power in a 1987 military coup and has won every election since then. Burkina Faso's high population density and limited natural resources result in poor economic prospects for the majority of its citizens. Recent unrest in Cote d'Ivoire and northern Ghana has hindered the ability of several hundred thousand seasonal Burkinabe farm workers to find employment in neighboring countries.

BURKINA FASOs geography

Guide to travel to BURKINA FASO

If you are thinking on traveling to BURKINA FASO, you will have to take in consideration some points like BURKINA FASO's currency, BURKINA FASO's weather, BURKINA FASO's national holiday and BURKINA FASO's transports.

The first thing you need to know for your travels abroad is country's currency. BURKINA FASO`s currency is called franc ( CFAF), which is divided in 100 centimes. For your consideration, franc's exchange rate is about 0 per dolar.416.3810798366.

BURKINA FASO's weather is characterized to be tropical; warm, dry winters; hot, wet summers. So be sure of choosing the proper date to travel to BURKINA FASO.

You can also consider to visit BURKINA FASO on it's national holiday to get in BURKINA FASO's culture. If you do so, BURKINA FASO's national holiday is called Republic Day, 11 December.

Also, if you like natural wonders, don't forget to visit the highest point of BURKINA FASO: Tena Kourou 749 m. And try also to get to BURKINA FASO's lowest point: Mouhoun (Black Volta) River 200 mBut if you prefer the city, you must visit BURKINA FASO's tallest structure: ( ).

Don't be afraid to take a flight to BURKINA FASO, with more than 34 airports and 0 airlines, you will get to BURKINA FASO without problems. Once there, you can choose the transport type that better fits your needs. BURKINA FASO has about622 of railways, and also0 of roadways, so is a good place for a car trip.

Burkinabe Culture

BURKINA FASO is known by Burkinabes as Burkina Faso in the shortened way. Burkinabe, about 14,326,203 people, are composed by different ethnics: Mossi over 40%, other approximately 60% (includes Gurunsi, Senufo, Lobi, Bobo, Mande, and Fulani). And they also have different languages: French.

Another relevant point nowadays it's BURKINA FASO's religion. Burkinabes are divided in Muslim 50%, indigenous beliefs 40%, Christian (mainly Roman Catholic) 10%.

But if want to know more about BURKINA FASO's culture, the best way is by reading the most famous Burkinabe novelists' books like Monique Ilboudo, Adiza Sanoussi or Sarah Bouyain (1968– ).

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