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Burkina Faso:
Burkina
Faso is a landlocked West African nation situated to the north
of Ghana, south of Mali. The country is a former French colony
which attained its independence on the 5th of August 1960. Burkina
Faso is ranked amongst one of the poorest nations in the world
and a large number of the country’s peoples seasonally
migrate to neighboring countries such as Ivory Coast and Ghana
to work
as farm labourers.
In the period between the 1970 and 1980, Burkina
Faso was faced by instability in government and there were
a number of military coups. The early 1990s brought about change
and the
first multi-party elections were held.
People: Burkina Faso is home to an estimated population of 13,
902, 972 people. The country’s main ethnic groups are the
Mossi, Gurunsi, Senufo, Lobi, Bobo, Mande and Fulani. French
is the country’s official language.
Administration: Ouagadougou is the capital of Burkina Faso.
The country is further divided into 45 provinces; Bale, Bam,
Banwa, Bazega, Bougouriba, Boulgou, Boulkiemde, Comoe, Ganzourgou,
Gnagna, Gourma, Houet, Ioba, Kadiogo, Kenedougou, Komondjari,
Kompienga, Kossi, Koulpelogo, Kouritenga, Kourweogo, Leraba,
Loroum, Mouhoun, Nahouri, Namentenga, Nayala, Noumbiel, Oubritenga,
Oudalan, Passore, Poni, Sanguie, Sanmatenga, Seno, Sissili, Soum,
Sourou, Tapoa, Tuy, Yagha, Yatenga, Ziro, Zondoma, Zoundweogo
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