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Burkina Faso Profile

	Name	Burkina Faso
	Capital	Ouagadougou
	ISO3166-1 (Alpha-2)	BF
	ISO3166-1 (Alpha-3)	BFA
	ISO3166-1 (Numeric)	854

IDD Code	226	TLD	bf
Total Area	274,200 km2	Population	22,489,126
Country Demonym	Burkinabe	Currency Symbol	CFA
Currency Code	XOF	Currency Name	Cfa Franc Bceao
Language Code	FR	Language Name	French

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Country Overview

Burkina Faso (UK: /bɜːˌkiː.nə ˈfæs.əʊ/, US: /bʊrˌkiː.nə ˈfɑː.soʊ/) is a country in West Africa. It used to be called Upper Volta and the name was changed to Burkina Faso in 1984. The country was once ruled by France, but it has been independent since 1960. The capital is Ouagadougou.

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