Location: Africa
Status: UN Country
Capital City: Ouagadougou
Main Cities: Bobo-Dioulasso
Population: 10,069,000
Area: 274,200 km2
Currency: 1 CFA franc = 100 centimes (no longer used)
Languages: French, Sudanic tribal languages
Religions: Animist, Muslim
More about Burkina-faso: an inland republic in W Africa: dominated by Mossi kingdoms (10th-19th centuries); French protectorate established in 1896; became an independent republic in 1960; consists mainly of a flat savanna plateau. Official language: French; Mossi and other African languages also widely spoken. Religion: mostly animist, with a large Muslim minority. Currency: franc. Capital: Ouagadougou. Pop.: 13 393 000 (2004 est.). Area: 273 200 sq. km (105 900 sq. miles) Former name (until 1984): Upper Volta