Burkina Faso is a landlocked nation in West Africa. It is surrounded by six countries: Mali to the north, Niger to the east, Benin to the south east, Togo and Ghana to the south, and Côte d'Ivoire to the south west. Burkina Faso capital is Ouagadougou and languages is french. Burkina Faso's population came in at 12,603,185. The national airline based in Ouagadougou operating scheduled services to domestic and regional destinations in Togo, Benin, Mali, Niger, Côte d'Ivoire Ghana and France (Paris).
Burkina Faso is one of the poorest nations in the world, with few natural resources; the great majority of its workers engage in subsistence farming.The use of iron, ceramics and polished stone developed. Burkina Faso, formerly Upper Volta, is a landlocked country in West Africa. Burkina is ranked one of the poorest countries in the world and also as the most illiterate. Burkina is an excellent destination for anyone interested in seeing beautiful West African country and exploring African culture and music. Burkina Faso achieved independence from France in 1960. Natural resources is Manganese, limestone, marble; small deposits of gold, phosphates, pumice, salt. Agriculture products is Cotton, peanuts, shea nuts, sesame, sorghum, millet, corn, rice; livestock. Famous industries is Cotton lint, beverages, agricultural processing, soap, cigarettes, textiles, gold. Exports partners is China, Singapore, Ghana, Bangladesh. Imports partners is France Cote d''Ivoire and Togo.
Burkina Faso has several unnavigable rivers. In the southwest is the Komoé (Comoé) River, which flows through Côte d'Ivoire to the Gulf of Guinea; in the center are the Mouhon (Black Volta), Nazinon, and Nakambe (White Volta) rivers, which join in Ghana to form the Volta; and in the northeast are several small tributaries of the Niger. |
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