Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso sits in Western Africa and uses XOF - West African CFA franc (Fr). This profile combines identifiers, formats, map links, memberships, and the largest city records in one structured reference.
Capital
Ouagadougou
Population
22.5M
Area
273K km2
Population
22.5M
22,489,126 people
Area
273K km2
272,967 square kilometers
Density
82/km2
Population divided by land area
Capital
Ouagadougou
12.37, -1.52
Detailed Country Guide
Overview and identity
Burkina Faso, officially listed here as Burkina Faso, is structured as a practical country reference guide for users searching country facts, maps, flags, codes, and daily-use data. The page should make Burkina Faso, BF, BFA, the flag, the official name, and the country slug easy to confirm because users often land on country pages while checking identifiers for forms, travel, education, or data products. Burkina Faso is grouped under Africa, more specifically Western Africa, with Africa shown as the continent context.
Geography and population scale
The country dataset records a population of 22,489,126 people and a land area of 272,967 square kilometers, which gives an approximate density of 82 people per square kilometer. The main coordinate reference is 13, -2, while the capital coordinate reference is 12.37, -1.52. Burkina Faso shares listed land borders with BEN, CIV, GHA, MLI, NER, TGO, and the landlocked value is recorded as yes. These details help the page answer common searches around location, area, borders, map position, and population comparison.
Capital and urban network
The capital information is recorded as Ouagadougou (primary). The largest city entries shown for this country are Ouagadougou, Bobo-Dioulasso, Koudougou, Ouahigouya and Kaya. Including cities alongside country-level facts helps the guide answer searches such as largest cities in Burkina Faso, capital of Burkina Faso, and major urban areas in Burkina Faso. This is useful because many users compare the official capital with the largest business, transport, or population centers.
Government, classification, and memberships
The government type is listed as Unitary semi-presidential republic under a military junta. The classification fields mark sovereignty as yes, United Nations membership as yes, observer status as no, and disputed status as no. International memberships shown for this page include African Union and United Nations. These fields support search intent around political status, country classification, and international organization membership.
Administrative formats and daily-use data
Burkina Faso uses calling code +226, postal format not listed, and time zone data listed as UTC. The number format uses . as the thousands separator and , as the decimal separator. The week starts on monday; the academic year starts around Sep 1; the government fiscal year starts around Jan 1; and the personal fiscal year starts around Jan 1.
Currency, language, transport, and references
Currency data lists XOF - West African CFA franc (Fr), while language records include French. Vehicle data records the driving side as right and vehicle sign codes as BF. Reference links should keep official, Wikipedia, Google Maps, and OpenStreetMap sources together when available so users can move from the structured country guide to map or source pages quickly. The latest Gini entry in the dataset is 37.4 for 2021.
How to use this profile
This Burkina Faso profile is designed to be scanned in layers: first the name, official name, flag, capital, population, area, and density; then identity, geography, cities, governance, memberships, formats, connectivity, currency, languages, transport, and references. That structure supports both human readers and product workflows where users need to verify a phone code, compare cities, inspect fiscal dates, check postal formats, review memberships, or open a map reference without searching across multiple pages.
Country Snapshot
ISO codes
BF / BFA
Top-level domains
.bf
Continents
Africa
Border countries
BEN, CIV, GHA, MLI, NER, TGO
Driving side
right
Vehicle signs
BF
Flag And Identity
The flag entry for Burkina Faso is represented by the BF country flag asset.
Largest Cities
#1
Ouagadougou
Centre
3,063,271
primary
#2
Bobo-Dioulasso
Hauts-Bassins
903,887
admin
#3
Koudougou
Centre-Ouest
160,207
admin
#4
Ouahigouya
Nord
124,580
admin
#5
Kaya
Centre-Nord
122,949
admin
Governance
Government type
Unitary semi-presidential republic under a military junta
Sovereign
Yes
UN member
Yes
Landlocked
Yes
Formats
Week starts
monday
Academic year
Sep 1
Government fiscal year
Jan 1
Number separators
. thousands, , decimal
Connectivity
Calling codes
+226
Postal format
Not listed
Timezones
UTC
Languages
French
International Memberships
Economy And References
Latest Gini entry
37.4
2021