Burkina Faso Facts and Tourism

A collection of facts, general information and travel resources for Burkina Faso visitors and residents.

NAME IN ENGLISH: Burkina Faso
FORMERLY KNOWN AS: Republic of Upper Volta (1958–1984)
FORMERLY KNOWN AS: French West Africa (1895–1958)
OFFICIAL LANGUAGES: Moore / Bissa / Dyula / Fula
LOCATION: inland West Africa
CAPITAL AND LARGEST CITY: Ouagadougou
GOVERNMENT WEB SITE: gouvernement.gov.bf

Tourism:
- Do It in Africa: Burkina Faso Guide
- discover-burkinafaso.com/
- wikipedia.org - tourism in burkina faso - category
- wikitravel.org - burkina faso
- wikivoyage.org - burkina faso

History:
- wikipedia.org - republic of upper volta ((1958-1984)
- wikipedia.org - french west africa (1895–1958)

Foods:
- wikipedia.org - burkinabe cuisine - category

Facts
- BBC Burkina Faso Profile
- World Fact Book Burkina Faso Profile
- wikipedia.org - burkina faso - main article
- wikipedia.org - burkina faso - more articles
- wikipedia.org - burkina faso - category
- wikipedia.org - burkina faso - lists
- wikipedia.org - burkina faso - outline
- wikipedia.org - burkina faso - portal

Countries Bordering Burkina Faso:
| Benin | Ghana | Ivory Coast | Mali | Niger | Togo |

Bodies of Water Bordering Burkina Faso:
- none (landlocked)