Burkina Faso

	Burkina Faso
Flag	Coat of arms
	Motto; "La Patrie ou la Mort, nous vaincrons" (French); "Fatherland or death, we will win"
	Anthem; Une Seule Nuit (French); One Single Night
Capital ; (and largest city)	Ouagadougou; 12°20′N, 1°40′W
Official language	French
Government; - President	Socialist state; Thomas Sankara
Independence ; - Date	from France; August 5, 1960
Area ; - Total ; ; - Water (%)	; 274,000 km²; 105,792 sq mi; 0.1
Population ; - 2005 estimate; - 1996 census; - Density ;	; 13,228,000; 10,312,669; 48/km²; 124 /sq mi
GDP (PPP); - Total ; - Per capita	2005 estimate ; $10.9 billion; $824
Gini (2000)	28.2 (low)
HDI (2005)	0.695 (medium)
Currency	CFA franc (XOF)
Time zone	GMT
Internet TLD	.bf
Calling code	+226

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Burkina Faso


Flag	Coat of arms

Motto "La Patrie ou la Mort, nous vaincrons" (French) "Fatherland or death, we will win"

Anthem Une Seule Nuit (French) One Single Night



Capital (and largest city)	Ouagadougou 12°20′N, 1°40′W

Official language	French

Government - President	Socialist state Thomas Sankara

Independence - Date	from France August 5, 1960

Area - Total - Water (%)	274,000 km² 105,792 sq mi 0.1

Population - 2005 estimate - 1996 census - Density	13,228,000 10,312,669 48/km² 124 /sq mi

GDP (PPP) - Total - Per capita	2005 estimate $10.9 billion $824

Gini (2000)	28.2 (low)

HDI (2005)	0.695 (medium)

Currency	CFA franc (`XOF`)

Time zone	GMT

Internet TLD	.bf

Calling code	+226