Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso is in Africa, in the West Africa region. Its capital is Ouagadougou. It has a population of about 24.1 million and an area of 272,967 km². Its flag has 3 colors, and the ones that take up the most space are green and red, at 49.1% each.
The flag of Burkina Faso as a pie chart
- Green 49.1%
- Red 48.9%
- Yellow 2.1%
- Design
- Horizontal stripes (2)
- Symbol
- Has a star
Each slice shows how much of the flag each color covers. It's the same data as CakeFlag, our game where you guess countries from the colors of their flag.
Burkina Faso at a glance
- Capital
- Ouagadougou
- Continent
- Africa
- Region
- West Africa
- Official languages
- French
- Currency
- West African CFA franc
- National day
- December 11
- Highest point
- Mount Tenakourou (about 750 meters)
- Anthem
- “Une Seule Nuit”
- Area
- 272,967 km²75th largest out of 208
- Population
- 24.1 million59th most populous out of 204 · 2025 data
- Population density
- 88.2 people/km²102nd least densely populated out of 204 · 2025 data
- GDP
- US$ 27.6 billion81st lowest GDP out of 200 · 2025 data
- GDP per capita
- US$ 1,14820th lowest GDP per capita out of 200 · 2025 data
- Life expectancy
- 61.3 years10th lowest life expectancy out of 204 · 2024 data
More facts
- Became independent from France
- Joined the UN in 1960
- Landlocked
Neighboring countries
Burkina Faso borders 6 countries:
Benin
Ghana
Ivory Coast
Mali
Niger
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Data: World Bank, world-countries, Wikidata and CIA World Factbook. See all sources.