Burkina Faso
- Location: Western Africa, north of Ghana
- Geographic coordinates: 13 00 N, 2 00 W
- Area: total - 274,200 sq km, land - 273,800 sq km, water - 400 sq km
- Land boundaries: total - 3,193 km (border countries - Benin 306 km, Cote d'Ivoire 584 km, Ghana 549 km, Mali 1,000 km, Niger 628 km, Togo 126 km)
- Coastline: 0 km (landlocked)
- Capital: Ouagadougou
- Independence: 5 August 1960 (from France)
- Population: 13,902,972 (July 2006 est.)
- Nationality: noun - Burkinabe (singular and plural), adjective - Burkinabe
- Ethnic groups: Mossi over 40%, Gurunsi, Senufo, Lobi, Bobo, Mande, Fulani
- Religions: Muslim 50%, indigenous beliefs 40%, Christian (mainly Roman Catholic) 10%
- Languages: French (official), native African languages belonging to Sudanic family spoken by 90% of the population
Public domain data from The World Factbook.