Burkina Faso

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