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Encyclopedia entry: Burkina Faso
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Burkina Faso
area:
| 274,200sq km (105,869 sq mi)
| population:
| 12,083,700
| capital (population):
| Ouagadougou (839,800)
| government:
| Multiparty republic
| ethnic groups:
| Mossi 48%, Mande 9%, Fulani 8%, Bobo 7%
| languages:
| French (official)
| religions:
| Traditional beliefs 45%, Islam 43%, Christianity 12%
| currency:
| CFA franc = 100 centimes
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Republic in west Africa. Burkina Faso is a little larger than the United Kingdom, but has only one-sixth of the population. It consists of a plateau,
c.
200–700m (650–2300ft) above sea level, which is cut by several rivers, most of which flow
s
into Ghana or
e
into the Niger River. During droughts, some of the rivers dry up and their valleys become marshes. The ...
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... ... FASO Republic of Burkina Faso Burkina Faso Jamahiriya CAPITAL: Ouagadougou ... Pentecost Monday. TIME: GMT. Burkina Faso (formerly Upper Volta), a landlocked country in ... Comparatively, the area occupied by Burkina Faso is slightly larger than the ...
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