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Burkina Faso

The flag of Burkina Faso features two equal horizontal bands of red and green, with a yellow five-pointed star in the center.Coat of arms of Burkina Faso
Official nameBurkina Faso
LocationAfrica | Western Africa
Area272967 km2
Population20.9M inhabitants
Density76.578 pop / km2
Demonyms(m) Burkinabe / (f) Burkinabe
Official languagesFrench
Capital(s)Ouagadougou
Statusindependent, officially-assigned
MembershipsUN, FIFA
CurrencyWest African CFA franc (Fr)
GINI35.3 (2014)
TLD.bf
Phone code+2, suffix(es): 26
Postal code formatnone
Drives on theright