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Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso
- Capital
- Ouagadougou
- Continent
- Africa
- Currency
- West African CFA franc
- Languages
- Mooré, Dioula and other local languages
- People
- About 2.3 crore
- Size
- About 2.7 lakh km²
- Leader
- Captain Ibrahim Traoré, of the military government
- Free since
- 5 August 1960
- Time
- 5½ hours behind India: at 12 noon in India, it is 6:30 am in Ouagadougou
⭐ Burkina Faso means land of upright (honest) people.
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Two ways to learn
Learn about Burkina Faso
Find it on the globe
Fly from India to Burkina Faso
Turn the globe with your finger. Burkina Faso has 6 neighbours on land: tap one to visit it.
Compare with India
Burkina Faso and India, side by side
Both are drawn to the same scale.
- SizeIndia is about 12 times the size of Burkina Faso.
- PeopleIndia has about 63 times as many people: about 146 crore in India and about 2.3 crore in Burkina Faso.
- DistanceOuagadougou is about 8,300 km from Delhi, in a straight line.
- TimeBurkina Faso is 5½ hours behind India. When it is 12 noon in India, it is 6:30 am in Ouagadougou.
Test yourself
Quiz Me
30 questions on Burkina Faso, a fresh mix every time you play. Answer one at a time and see why straight away.
Fly through 30 questions on Burkina Faso
- A fresh mix from the country's 100 questions, every round.
- See the right answer and why, straight away.
- Score 18 or more to earn Burkina Faso's passport stamp.
Map puzzle
Put Burkina Faso back on the map
Burkina Faso and its neighbours have fallen off the map. Can you put all 7 back?
Big neighbours stop at the edge of this map.
Drag each piece to its place on the map, or tap a piece and then tap its place.
For parents and teachers
Free Burkina Faso worksheet
One page to print: colour the flag, name the neighbours, fill in the blanks and more. The answers are at the bottom, upside down.
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