Burkina Faso β Country Profile & National Debt
An overview of Burkina Faso covering geography, demographics, economy, culture, political status, and practical information, sourced from World Bank and REST Countries open data.
These figures are estimates based on public statistics and may differ from actual values.
About Burkina Faso
The capital of Burkina Faso is Ouagadougou. It has a population of approximately 24.1M. The country covers an area of 272,967 kmΒ². It is located in Western Africa.
Geography
Burkina Faso is a country in Western Africa, part of the Africa region. It covers an area of approximately 272,967 kmΒ². It shares land borders with Benin, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, and Mali, totalling 6 neighbours. It is a landlocked country with no direct sea access.
Demographics & Languages
Burkina Faso has a population of approximately 24,070,553 people. Population density is around 88.2 people per kmΒ². Its officially recognised languages include French, totalling 1 language. People from this country are referred to as Burkinabe.
Economy Overview
As of 2024, Burkina Faso reports a nominal GDP of about $23.1 billion. Government debt stood at roughly 61.9% of GDP in 2023. The official currency is the West African CFA franc (XOF, symbol Fr). The current exchange rate is approximately 1 USD = 565.17 XOF.
Culture & Time
Burkina Faso operates on a single time zone (UTC). The local week is considered to start on Monday. Its country-code top-level domain (ccTLD) is.bf.
Government & Status
The capital of Burkina Faso is Ouagadougou. It is internationally recognised as an independent sovereign state. The country is a member state of the United Nations.
Practical Information
Traffic drives on the right. The international dialling code is +226. Its FIFA country code is BFA, and its ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code is BF.
Data Sources & Methodology
GDP and debt-to-GDP figures on this page are pulled from the most recent available year of World Bank open statistics. The real-time debt estimate is computed by multiplying total debt (GDP Γ debt ratio) by World Bank's real interest rate (or a 4% fallback when unavailable) and dividing across each second of a year. Exchange rates refresh hourly via open.er-api.com, and country-level metadata such as languages, time zones, borders, and domains is fetched from REST Countries every 24 hours. All values are estimates derived from public datasets and may differ from official figures.