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Geographical – Burkina Faso Geographical information

Burkina Faso Location
Continent:
Africa
Sub Continent:
Western Africa
Lat / Long:
12° 14.3 N -1° 33.7 W
Burkina Faso Name Facts
Offcial:
Burkina Faso 
Official Native:
République du Burkina 
Common:
Burkina Faso 
ISO:
BF, BFA
Burkina Faso
Govt Form:
Presidential republic
Head of State:
Executive
Executive legitimacy:
Presidency independent of legislature; ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence

The Geo Burkina Faso tool tells all about the geographical aspects of the country, such as area in square meter, coastline and border length. It tells in which continent and subcontinent Burkina Faso is situation. Also, it tells about the longitude and latitude of Burkina Faso on the map. This tools gives the following information.

Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso Geographical information

Common Speaking Languages
French
Border Length's
Benin: 306 KM Cote d'Ivoire: 584 KM Ghana: 549 KM Mali: 1,000 KM
Niger: 628 KM Togo: 126 KM
Regions
Boucle du Mouhoun Cascades Centre Centre-Est
Centre-Nord Centre-Ouest Centre-Sud Est
Hauts-Bassins Nord Plateau-Central Sahel
Sud-Ouest


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Burkina Faso is located on the continent of Africa. Neighbouring countries are:

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  • Burkina Faso
  • Capital:
  • Government:
    Presidential republic
  • Basis of executive legitimacy:
    Presidency independent of legislature; ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence
  • Head of State:
    Executive
  • Constitutional Form:
    Republic
  • Areain sq km:
    274200
  • Official language:
    French
  • Independence:
    5 August, 1960
  • Demonym:
    Burkinabe
  • Population:
    19,751,535
  • Domain:
    .bf
  • Border Length:
    3,193 KM
  • Fips:
    UV
  • Birthrate:
    41.6
  • Deathrate:
    11.5
  • Life Expectancy:
    55.5
  • World Rank(Population):
    60

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