| Local Name:Burkina Faso |
| Captial:Ouagadougou |
| Continent:Africa |
| Government |
| Constitutional Form:Republic |
| Head of State:Executive |
| Basis of Executive: Presidency independent of legislature; ministry subject to parliamentary confidence |
| Head of State:President Blaise Compaoré |
| Head of Government:Prime Minister Luc-Adolphe Tiao |
| Area |
| Area Rank: 74 |
| Total Area: 272,967 km2(105,393 sqmi) |
| Land: 273,800 km2(105,700 sqmi) |
| Water: 400 km2(150 sqmi) |
| Water in Percent: 0.15% |
| Population |
| Population Rank: 64 |
| Population: 15,730,977 |
| Date: 1-Jul-10 |
| World Population: 0.22% |
| Source : Official estimate |
| Languages:French |
| Currency |
| Currency: West African CFA franc |
| Currency Sign: Fr |
| Currency ISO Code: XOF |
| Fractional Unit: Centime |
| Number to Basic: 100 |
| Time Zone:UTC (GMT) |
| International Codes |
| ISD Code: +226 |
| ISO Code A2: BF |
| ISO Code A3: BFA |
| ISO Number: 854 |
| Coordinates |
| Latitude: 13 |
| Longitude: -2 |
| Information: Burkina Faso News |
| Drive on:Right side |