Burkina Faso , BF

Independent country in Africa

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The country has a total area of 105,869.22 square miles (274200 km²).

Burkina Faso Quick Facts

Population :	19,193,382
Country :	Burkina Faso
Head of government :	Prime Minister of Burkina Faso
Plate code :	BF
Area :	274200 km²
Official name :	le Burkina Faso
Continent :	Africa
Easternmost point :	Point(2.40408 11.9003)
Northernmost point :	Point(-0.47 15.08)
Legislative body :	National Assembly
Official language :	French
Capital :	Ouagadougou
Establishment :	January 01, 1960 (61 years ago)
Time Zone :	UTC±00:00
Local time :	07:50:16 (25th February 2021)

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Paul Kaba Thieba , 19 January, 2019 6 January, 2016 -
Yacouba Isaac Zida , 29 December, 2015 19 November, 2014 -
Luc-Adolphe Tiao , 30 October, 2014 18 April, 2011 -
Christophe Joseph Marie Dabiré , 24 January, 2019 -

Burkina Faso has 6 neighbors .

Republic of Côte d’Ivoire Independent country in West Africa
Republic of Ghana Independent country in West Africa
Togolese Republic Independent country in Africa
Republic of Benin Country in West Africa
Republic of Niger Independent country in Western Africa
Republic of Mali Independent country in West Africa

Cascades Region
Est Region
Centre-Sud Region
Sahel Region
Centre-Est Region
Plateau-Central Region
Nord Region, Burkina Faso
Hauts-Bassins Region
Sud-Ouest Region
Centre-Ouest Region
Boucle du Mouhoun Region
Centre
Centre-Nord Region

Year	Population	Method
1960	4,829,291	census
1961	4,894,578	census
1962	4,960,325	census
1963	5,027,818	census
1964	5,098,892	census
1965	5,174,869	census
1966	5,256,363	census
1967	5,343,020	census
1968	5,434,040	census
1969	5,528,172	census
1970	5,624,597	census
1971	5,723,379	census
1972	5,825,171	census
1973	5,930,487	census
1974	6,040,044	census
1975	6,154,548	census
1976	6,274,037	census
1977	6,398,937	census
1978	6,530,820	census
1979	6,671,659	census
1980	6,822,840	census
1981	6,985,158	census
1982	7,158,256	census
1983	7,340,907	census
1984	7,531,244	census
1985	7,727,912	census
1986	7,930,690	census
1987	8,140,076	census
1988	8,356,306	census
1989	8,579,825	census
1990	8,811,033	census
1991	9,050,090	census
1992	9,297,116	census
1993	9,552,473	census
1994	9,816,586	census
1995	10,089,876	census
1996	10,372,562	census
1997	10,664,982	census
1998	10,967,836	census
1999	11,281,942	census
2000	11,607,944	census
2001	11,946,080	census
2002	12,296,399	census
2003	12,659,086	census
2004	13,034,258	census
2005	13,421,929	census
2006	14,017,262	census
2007	14,235,075	census
2008	14,659,646	census
2009	15,094,967	census
2010	15,540,284	census
2011	15,995,313	census
2012	16,460,141	census
2013	16,934,839	census
2014	17,586,017	(Worldbank)
2015	18,110,624	(Worldbank)
2016	18,646,378	(Worldbank)
2017	19,193,382	census
2018	19,751,535	(Worldbank)
2019	20,321,378	(Worldbank)

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