COUNTRY GUIDE · Africa
Burkina Faso
Explore the geography, landmarks, and distinctive stories of Burkina Faso.
Burkina Faso at a glance
- CAPITAL
- Ouagadougou
- REGION
- Africa
- POPULATION
- 24,000,000
- AREA
- 274,200 km²
- LANGUAGE
- French
- CURRENCY
- CFA Franc BCEAO (XOF)
COUNTRY SUPERLATIVE
Sahelian Architecture
The Grand Mosque of Bobo-Dioulasso uses distinctive earthen Sudano-Sahelian construction.
DID YOU KNOW?
A surprising detail about Burkina Faso
Ouagadougou hosts FESPACO, a major festival celebrating African cinema.
Geography and nearby countries
PinPointr places Burkina Faso in its Africa region. Its reference dataset lists an area of 274,200 km² and a population of approximately 24,000,000. The country is listed as landlocked in PinPointr’s geography reference.
Listed land neighbors
Country statistics are fixed PinPointr gameplay references and may differ from current government or international estimates. Country highlights and illustrations are educational material, not official travel advice.