Burkina Faso

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Burkina Faso#

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Many of Burkina Faso’s ethnic groups arrived in the region between the 12 th and 15 th centuries.

Government type: presidential republic. Chief of state: Transitional President Capt..

Facts#

Capital

Ouagadougou

Region

Western Africa, north of Ghana

Area

total : 274,200 sq km; land: 273,800 sq km; water: 400 sq km

Population

23,490,300 (2025 est.)

Languages

Mossi 52.9%, Fula 7.8%, Gourmantche 6.8%, Dyula 5.7%, Bissa 3.3%, Gurunsi 3.2%, French (official) 2.2%, Bwamu 2%, Dagara 2%, San 1.7%, Marka 1.6%, Bobo 1.5%, Senufo 1.5%, Lobi 1.2%, other 6.6% (2019 est.)

Currency

Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (XOF)

Time zone

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Refugees#

Camps hosting refugees, asylum-seekers, and internally displaced persons (IDPs) inside the country. Operators use this to track population movement, NGO and UN footprint, humanitarian access corridors, and the political pressure conflict generates on the host. Cross-reference UNHCR Operational Data Portal, IOM DTM, and ReliefWeb before relying on the entry.

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