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Burkina Faso

From The Columbia Encyclopedia
(burkē'nӘ fä'sō), republic (2015 est. pop. 18,111,000), 105,869 sq mi (274,200 sq km), W Africa. It borders on Mali in the west and north, on Niger in the northeast, on Benin in the southeast, and on Togo, Ghana, and Côte d'Ivoire in the south. Ouagadougou is the capital and largest city. In addition to the capital, other cities include Bobo-Dioulasso, Koudougou, Kaya, and Ouahigouya. The country is made up mainly of vast monotonous plains and of low hills that rise to c.2,300 ft (700 m) in the southwest. Precipitation is low (nowhere exceeding 45 in./114 cm annually), and the soil is of poor quality. Rainfall is heaviest in the southwest, which is covered largely with savanna; the rest of the country is semidesert. 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; …
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From Philip's Encyclopedia
Burkina Faso
The Democratic People's Republic of Burkina Faso is a landlocked country, a little larger than the United Kingdom, in W Africa. Burkina Faso consists of a plateau, between about 300 and 700m [650-2,300ft] above sea level. The plateau is cut by several rivers. Most of the rivers flow S into Ghana or…
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From Worldmark Encyclopedia of Religious Practices
Burkina Faso
POPULATION 17,812,961 MUSLIM 61 percent ROMAN CATHOLIC 19 percent INDIGENOUS RELIGIONS 15 percent PROTESTANT 4 percent OTHER 1 percent Introduction Burkina Faso is a predominantly Muslim country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Mali to the west and north; Niger and Benin to the east; and…
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From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
This is a small landlocked country about the size of the United Kingdom. It is situated in interior West Africa and is bordered by Mali on the northwest and west, by Niger on the east, and by Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Togo, and Benin on the south. It has a typical tropical climate with a single rainy…
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From Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
Burkina Faso
Country, West Africa. A landlocked country, it lies south of the Sahara Desert. Area: 104,543 sq mi (270,764 sq km). Population: (2016 est.) 19,039,000. Capital: Ouagadougou . Ethnic groups include the Mossi , Fulani , Mande, Bobo, Senufo, and Hausa . Languages: French (official), Moore, Dyula, and…
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From Encyclopedia of Capital Punishment in the United States
Capital punishment is carried out in the nation of Burkina Faso. The firing squad is used to carry out the death penalty. Its legal system is based on French civil law system and customary law. The nation's constitution came into existence on June 2, 1991. The political structure of Burkina Faso…
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Burkina Faso is a landlocked country with approximately 14 million inhabitants. Farming is the main source of income for 90 percent of its inhabitants, and the manufacturing and service sectors are weakly developed. It is among the least developed countries in the world. School enrollment rates are…
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From The Columbia Encyclopedia
(burkē'nӘ fä'sō), republic (2015 est. pop. 18,111,000), 105,869 sq mi (274,200 sq km), W Africa. It borders on Mali in the west and north, on Niger in the northeast, on Benin in the southeast, and on Togo, Ghana, and Côte d'Ivoire in the south. Ouagadougou is the capital and largest city. In…
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From Political Handbook of the World 2018-2019
Burkina Faso
Political Status: Became independent as the Republic of Upper Volta on August 5, 1960; under largely military rule 1966–1978; constitution of November 27, 1977, suspended upon military coup of November 25, 1980; present name adopted August 4, 1984; multiparty constitution adopted by popular…
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From Political Handbook of the World 2016-2017
BURKINA FASO
Political Status: Became independent as the Republic of Upper Volta on August 5, 1960; under largely military rule 1966–1978; constitution of November 27, 1977, suspended upon military coup of November 25, 1980; present name adopted August 4, 1984; multiparty constitution adopted by popular…
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From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
Area 274,220 sq km/105,877 sq mi Capital Ouagadougou Language French (official); 50 African (Sudanic) languages 90% Religion Muslim 61.6%, Christian 22.5%, indigenous beliefs 15.4% Time difference GMT+/−0 Major holidays 1, 3 January, 1 May, 4, 15 August, 1 November, 25 December; variable: Ascension…
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