Location: West Africa
Official name: Burkina Faso
Formation (date of independence / date current borders were established): 1960 / 1960
Capital city: Ouagadougou
Population: 16.3 million / 154 people per sq mile (60 people per sq km)
Total land area: 105,869 square miles (274,200 square km)
Language(s) spoken: Mossi, Fulani, French (official language), Tuareg, Dyula, Songhai
Main religions: Muslim 55%, Christian 25%, Traditional beliefs 20%
Ethnic mix: Mossi 48%, Other 21%, Peul 10%, Lobi 7%, Bobo 7%, Mandé 7%
Government type: Presidential system
Currency: CFA franc = 100 centimes
Literacy rate: 29%
Calorie consumption (daily per person): 2669 kilocalories
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