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Burkina Faso [a] is a landlocked country in West Africa. It covers an area of 274,223 km 2 (105,878 sq mi), [5] bordered by Mali to the northwest, Niger to the northeast, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the south, and Ivory Coast to the southwest. As of 2021, the country had an estimated population of 20,321,378. [12]
- Regions of Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso is divided into 13 administrative regions. Each...
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- Regions of Burkina Faso
It is a World Heritage Site . From medieval times until the end of the 19th century, the central region of present-day Burkina Faso was ruled by the Mossi people, descendants of warriors of the Dagomba people of present-day Ghana, who mixed with Mandé and other local peoples in the 11th century.
- Prehistoricc. 3rd-13th century
- c. 1710-1898
- 1919-19321947-1958
- c. 11th century-1896
Burkina Faso is made up of two major types of countryside. The larger part of the country is covered by a peneplain. It has a gently undulating landscape with a few isolated hills. The southwest of the country forms a sandstone massif. The highest peak, Ténakourou, is found at an elevation of 749 meters (2,457 ft).
Le Burkina Faso est un pays en voie de développement, où l' agriculture représente 32 % du produit intérieur brut et occupe 80 % de la population active. Il s'agit principalement d' élevage mais également, surtout dans le sud et le sud-ouest, de cultures de sorgo, de mil, de maïs, d' arachides, de riz .
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- Armoiries du Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso (formerly Upper Volta) is a landlocked Sahel country that shares borders with six nations. It lies between the Sahara desert and the Gulf of Guinea, south of the loop of the Niger River, mostly between latitudes 9° and 15°N (a small area is north of 15°), and longitudes 6°W and 3°E. The land is green in the south, with forests ...
Demographics of Burkina Faso, Data of FAO, year 2005; Number of inhabitants in thousands. Burkina Faso's 22.1 million people belong to two major West African cultural groups: the Gur (Voltaic) and the Mandé. The Voltaic are far more numerous and include the Mossi, who make up about one-half of the population. The Mossi claim descent from ...
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Burkina Faso – landlocked sovereign country located in West Africa. [1] 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 ...