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Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso. By: Kevin Hart. Map of Burkina Faso. Burkina Faso has a total area of 274,200 sq km and is slightly larger to Colorado. In the center is Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso’s capital. Burkina F aso flag. 5 facts. Burkina Faso has a total of 16,751,455 people currently living in it.

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Burkina Faso

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  1. Burkina Faso By: Kevin Hart

  2. Map of Burkina Faso Burkina Faso has a total area of 274,200 sq km and is slightly larger to Colorado. In the center is Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso’s capital.

  3. Burkina Faso flag

  4. 5 facts • Burkina Faso has a total of 16,751,455 people currently living in it. • Their president is BlaiseCompaore (Since October 15th 1987) • They gained their independence from France in 1960 • This is the reason they now speak French • Their religion is primarily Muslim

  5. The city of Bobo-Dioulasso is a very relaxed place and a pleasure to spend a few days. It has the same boulevards and interesting market places as the capital but with a more chilled out feel

  6. Ouagadougou Ouaga, as the capital of Burkina Faso is generally known as the home to the Mossi, the largest ethnic group in the nation. Located in the center of the country the city has wide tree-lined boulevards

  7. Tibl Tibl is located approximately 150 km south of Ouagadougou. This village of 450 inhabitants presents the particular Gourounsi architecture.

  8. The staple foods of Burkina Faso include millet, sorghum, rice, corn, peanuts, potatoes, beans, yams, and okra. Although meat is a rare treat in this poor country, protein is provided in the diet by eggs and fish, which are plentiful in the country's lakes and rivers.

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  10. Link • http://www.fofweb.com/WGCO/Country.aspx?Page=1&iPin=M0020326

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