Burkina Faso

Africa

Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso
Africa · Western Africa · Capital: Ouagadougou

Quick facts about Burkina Faso

Official name	Burkina Faso
Capital	Ouagadougou
Continent & subregion	Africa · Western Africa
Population	23,025,776 people (world rank 59)
Area	272,967 km²
Density	84 people/km²
Share of world population	0.29% of 8,037,699,775
GDP (nominal)	US$20.1 billion
Urbanisation	27.8% urban population
Life expectancy	61.1 years
Currency	West African CFA franc (Fr) — XOF
Languages	French
Internet domain	`.bf`
Calling code	+226
Status	Sovereign state

Development & environment in numbers

GDP per Capita	US$873 · see world ranking
Internet Users	25.4% · see world ranking
Fertility Rate	4.2 children per woman · see world ranking
Infant Mortality	44.9 per 1,000 births · see world ranking
CO₂ Emissions per Capita	0.3 tonnes CO₂ · see world ranking
Forest Cover	12.7% · see world ranking

These come from the World Bank Open Data 2023 series, the same source behind the world indicator rankings. A blank simply means Burkina Faso did not report that figure.

Neighbours (land borders)

Benin Ivory Coast Ghana Mali Niger Togo

The geographic position is roughly 13°, -2°.

Flags: flagcdn.com; population, GDP, urbanisation, life expectancy and every development indicator above: World Bank Open Data (2023 series); base data: the open-source world-countries package — all of it free, with no registration.