NAME: | Burkina Faso |
FLAG: | ![]() |
LOCATION: | ![]() |
CAPITAL: | Ouagadougou |
CURRENCY: | West African CFA franc |
POPULATION: | 15,730,977 |
LANGUAGE: | French Mòoré Mandinka Bambara |
INDEPENDENCE: | 5 August 1960 |
MOTTO: | "Unité–Progrès–Justice" (French) "Unity–Progress–Justice" |
DEMONYM: | Burkinabé . Burkinabè . Burkinabe |
COAT OF ALMS: | ![]() |
ANTHEM: | Une Seule Nuit / Ditanyè (French) One Single Night / Hymn of Victory |
PRESIDENT: | Blaise Compaoré |
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