Burkina Faso: map, capital and facts
Burkina Faso is a landlocked country in Western Africa. Its capital is Ouagadougou. Its official language is French.
Burkina Faso covers about 272,967 km², making it the 74th-largest by area of the 194 countries in Warmer. Roughly 24.1 million people live there, the 59th-most populous.
Burkina Faso shares land borders with 6 countries: Benin, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Mali, Niger and Togo.
Where is Burkina Faso?
Burkina Faso is in Western Africa. Its centre lies at roughly 13°N, 2°W, in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
Burkina Faso is shown in yellow; numbers mark the neighbouring countries listed below.
Burkina Faso facts
| Capital | Ouagadougou |
|---|---|
| Continent | Africa |
| Region | Western Africa |
| Area | 272,967 km² (74th largest) |
| Population | 24,074,580 (59th most populous) |
| Language | French |
| Currency | West African CFA franc (Fr) |
| Landlocked | Yes |
| Land borders | 6 |
| Centre point | 13°N, 2°W |
Countries that border Burkina Faso
- Benin, capital Porto-Novo
- Ghana, capital Accra
- Ivory Coast, capital Yamoussoukro
- Mali, capital Bamako
- Niger, capital Niamey
- Togo, capital Lomé
Other countries near Burkina Faso
Measured as the straight-line distance between the countries' centres.
- Guinea, about 900 km
- Liberia, about 1,090 km
- Nigeria, about 1,140 km
- Sierra Leone, about 1,150 km
- Senegal, about 1,300 km
Guess Burkina Faso in Warmer
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- Continent: Africa
- Subregion: Western Africa
- Hemisphere: Northern
- Landlocked: Yes
- Area: 272,967 km²
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More countries in Western Africa
Benin, Cape Verde, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo.
Country data from mledoze/countries, boundaries from Natural Earth (public domain). Population figures are approximate. All countries.