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Source: CIA World Factbook
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Burkina Faso is a landlocked nation in West Africa. It is surrounded by six countries: Mali to the north, Niger to the east, Benin to the south east, Togo and Ghana to the south, and Côte d'Ivoire to the south west.
Formerly the Republic of Upper Volta, it was renamed on August 4, 1984 by President Thomas Sankara to mean the 'land of upright people' or 'upright land' in Mossi and Dioula the major native languages of the country
Burkina Faso has a primarily tropical climate with two very distinct seasons. The rainy season lasts approximately 4 months, in May/June to September with between 600 and 900 mm of rainfall. The rest of the year is dry dominated by a hot dry wind from the Sahara desert The harmattan. The rainy season is shorter in the north of the country. The country covers 274,200 square kilometers [more...]
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