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two equal horizontal bands of red (top) and green with a yellow five-pointed star in the center
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uses the popular pan-African colors of Ethiopia
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Short name
Burkina Faso
Local names
Burkina Faso (short)
Former name
Upper Volta, Republic of Upper Volta
Nationality
Burkinabe (singular and plural) (noun) Burkina Faso (adjective)
Languages spoken
French (official), native African languages belonging to Sudanic family spoken by 90% of the population
Capital
Ouagadougou
Government type
parliamentary republic
Population
15,264,735 ranked 64, (data 2008)
Geography
landlocked savanna cut by the three principal rivers of the Black, Red, and White Voltas. The lowest point is Mouhoun (Black Volta) River 200 m.
Coastline
Coastline 0 km.
Land borders
3,193km, Benin 306 km, Cote d'Ivoire 584 km, Ghana 549 km, Mali 1,000 km, Niger 628 km, Togo 126 km.
Administrative divisions
45 provinces; Bale, Bam, Banwa, Bazega, Bougouriba, Boulgou, Boulkiemde, Comoe, Ganzourgou, Gnagna, Gourma, Houet, Ioba, Kadiogo, Kenedougou, Komondjari, Kompienga, Kossi, Koulpelogo, Kouritenga, Kourweogo, Leraba, Loroum, Mouhoun, Nahouri, Namentenga, Nayala, Noumbiel, Oubritenga, Oudalan, Passore, Poni, Sanguie, Sanmatenga, Seno, Sissili, Soum, Sourou, Tapoa, Tuy, Yagha, Yatenga, Ziro, Zondoma, Zoundweogo
Independence
5 August 1960 (from France)