Capital of Burkina Faso : Ouagadougou

Population (Estimated July 2012): 17,275,115

Area: 270,764 km² or 104,543 mi²

Currency: CFA franc (CFAF)

Official Language: French

Political Information: Semi-Presidential Republic

Official Religion: No Official Religion (approximately 60.5% of the population are Muslim, 19% are Catholic, 15.3% are Animist, 4.2% are Protestant, and 1% have other or no religious beliefs)

Highest Mountain: Tena Kourou at 749m or 2,457ft

 

GDP Official Exchange Rate (OER is more precise at gauging a countries economic power)

(Estimated 2011): $10.1 billion (US$) or £6,060 million (GBP)

GDP (OER) Per Capita (per member of the population estimated 2011): (US$) or (GBP)

GDP Purchasing Power Parity (PPP is good for gauging living conditions and use of resources but not as accurate as OER. This data has been calculated based on the sum value of all goods and services produced in the country valued at prices prevailing in the United States)  

(Estimated 2011): $21.83 billion (US$) or £13,098 million(GBP)

GDP (PPP) Per Capita (per member of the population estimated 2011): $1,500 (US$) or £900 (GBP)

Time Zone (GMT/UTC): GMT

Counties/Provinces/States: 13 regions; Boucle du Mouhoun, Cascades, Centre, Centre-Est, Centre-Nord, Centre-Ouest, Centre-Sud, Est, Hauts-Bassins, Nord, Plateau-Central, Sahel, Sud-Ouest

Leaders: President Roch Marc Christian KABORE (since 29 December 2015) with Prime Minister Paul Kaba THIEBA (since 6 January 2016)

Additional: Gained independence from France on the 5^th of August 1960.

Sources: CIA World Fact Book, Encyclopaedia Britannica.