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Some data about Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso is a country of 16,241,811 inhabitants, with an area of ​274,200 km², its capital is Ouagadougou and its time zone is "Africa/Ouagadougou". Its ISO code is "BF" in 2 positions and "BFA" in 3 positions.

To be able to make a telephone call to Burkina Faso, you must dial your telephone code, which is 226. The currency used in Burkina Faso is the "Franc" (XOF).

The administrative subdivision of Burkina Faso (administrative division) is made up of 13 Regions (level 1), 45 Provinces (level 2) and 351 Communes (level 3). Burkina Faso has 2 cities with more than 100,000 inhabitants and 1 cities with more than one million inhabitants.

Above you have a geopolitical map of Burkina Faso with a precise legend on its biggest cities, its road network, its airports, railways and waterways. Do not hesitate to click on the map of Burkina Faso to access a zoom level and finer details.

Burkina Faso shares borders with Benin, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Mali, Niger and Togo.

Proportion of cities by number of inhabitants in Burkina Faso

Number of cities by importance (population) in Burkina Faso. Considering cities with a population of more than 100 000, 200 000, 500 000 and 1 million inhabitants, with the percentage of the population that these cities represent.

> 100k inhabitants	> 200k inhabitants	> 500k inhabitants	> 1 million inhabitants
2	2	1	1
8.9 %	8.9 %	6.7 %	6.7 %

• The 2 most important cities represent 8.9% of the entire population
• The 2 most important cities represent 8.9% of the entire population
• The 1 most important cities represent 6.7% of the entire population
• The 1 most important cities represent 6.7% of the entire population

Administrative subdivisions	Administrative level
13 Regions	1
45 Provinces	2
351 Communes	3