West Africa(UN: Western Africa)
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso
A landlocked Sahelian country of the Mossi kingdoms, remembered continent-wide for Thomas Sankara's radical four-year presidency and for FESPACO, Africa's largest film festival.
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Burkina Faso in pictures
Flag, landscapes, landmarks and wildlife you can meet in the games. Photographs come from each subject’s Wikipedia article.
Flag
Flag of Burkina Faso
National flag
- Sindou
Landscape
Sindou
A real place in Burkina Faso
- Ruins of Loropéni
Landmark
Ruins of Loropéni
Thousand-year-old stone walls linked to the Saharan gold trade.
- Sindou Peaks
Landmark
Sindou Peaks
Wind and rain carved these ridges into a stone maze.
- Grand Mosque of Bobo-Dioulasso
Landmark
Grand Mosque of Bobo-Dioulasso
Sudanese-style mud walls bristling with wooden support beams.
- Roan antelope
Wildlife
Roan antelope
Second only to the eland in size, with backswept scimitar horns.
- Ouagadougou
City
Ouagadougou
Capital of Burkina Faso
Capital
Ouagadougou
Population
24,074,580
World Bank, 2025
Area
272,967 km²
Currency
West African CFA franc
GDP per person
$1,148
Current US$, 2025
Life expectancy
61.3 yrs
World Bank, 2024
Urban population
28.9%
UN member
Yes
Quick facts
Did you know?
FESPACO is the biggest African film festival, held every two years.
The stone ruins of Loropéni are at least a thousand years old.
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