Flag of Burkina Faso

Flag of Burkina Faso

The Burkina Faso flag is a horizontal bicolour. The used colors in the flag are red, green, yellow. The proportion of the Burkina Faso flag is 2:3. The Flag of Burkina Faso was adopted in 1984. The first use of the current flag design was in 1984. The last change to the current Burkina Faso flag design was in 1984.

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History

First flag usage:
1984
Adoption current flag:
1984
Last change flag:
1984

Flag proportion 2:3

32

Flag colors

Red
Green
Yellow

Population

20 107 509

Surface

105 393 sq mi
272 967 km2

Population density

191 sq mi
74 km2

Country information

Country:
Burkina Faso
Continent:
Africa
Official languages:
French, Mòoré, Mandinka, Bambara
Capital:
Ouagadougou
Government:
Republic
Border length:
3 193 km / 1 984 miles
Neighbouring countries:
Benin:
306 km
190 miles
Ghana:
549 km
341 miles
Mali:
1 000 km
621 miles
Niger:
628 km
390 miles
Togo:
126 km
78 miles

Burkina Faso

The Burkina Faso flag is the flag of the country named Burkina Faso. Burkina Faso is located in continental Africa. Burkina Faso has 6 neighbouring countries. The total length of land borders of Burkina Faso is 1 984 mi/ 3 193 km. Burkina Faso border neighbours and border lengths are: Benin: 306 km, Côte d'Ivoire: 584 km, Ghana: 549 km, Mali: 1 000 km, Niger: 628 km, Togo: 126 km.

20 107 509 people are living in Burkina Faso, a country stretching over 105 393 sq mi/ 272 967 km² (0.23% water). The population density in Burkina Faso is of 191 per sq mi/ 74 people per km². The official language of Burkina Faso is French, Mòoré, Mandinka, Bambara. The capital city of Burkina Faso is Ouagadougou. Burkina Faso is a Republic.

The currency in Burkina Faso is the West African CFA franc Fr (XOF). UTC (standard time) in Burkina Faso is UTC+00:00 and UTC+00:00 in summer. Burkina Faso has the unique two-letter country code, BF (also Internet top-level domain), its three-letter country code is BFA, and its three-digit country code is 854. The calling code for Burkina Faso is +226.

Water

Currency

West African CFA FR (XOF)

Timezones

CET:
UTC+00:00
CEST:
UTC+00:00

Codes

Internet TLD:
BF
Alpha-3 code:
BFA
Numeric code:
854
Calling code:
+226

Neighboring countries of Burkina Faso