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Area > Comparative
slightly larger than Colorado |
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Area > Total
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78 sq km
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[78th of 248]
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Area > Water
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114 sq km
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[114th of 237]
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Capital city with population
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Ouagadougou - 500,000 |
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Climate
tropical; warm, dry winters; hot, wet summers |
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Coastline
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228 km
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[228th of 249]
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Elevation extremes > Highest point
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Tena Kourou 749 m |
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Forested Land
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107% |
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[107th of 193]
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Geography > Note
landlocked savanna cut by the three principal rivers of the Black, Red, and White Voltas |
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Irrigated land
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121 sq km
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[121st of 185]
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Land boundaries > Border countries
Benin 306 km, Cote d'Ivoire 584 km, Ghana 549 km, Mali 1,000 km, Niger 628 km, Togo 126 km |
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Land boundaries > Total
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55 km
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[55th of 161]
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Largest city
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Ouagadougou |
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Largest city population
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98 |
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[98th of 174]
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Largest city with population
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Ouagadougou - 500,000 |
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Location
Western Africa, north of Ghana |
Map references
Africa |
Natural resources
manganese, limestone, marble; small deposits of gold, phosphates, pumice, salt |
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Population density
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150 people per sqkm |
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[150th of 256]
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Terrain
mostly flat to dissected, undulating plains; hills in west and southeast |
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; Total water area in square kilometers
; Capital cities including most recent population (estimates included). Populations are figures only within the city limits, unless otherwise specified. All populations are from 2001 t0 2005 unless otherwise specified.; A brief description of typical weather regimes throughout the year.
; The total length of the boundary between the land area (including islands) and the sea.
; Highest point above sea level
; Forested land as a proportion of total land area, estimate by FAO; This entry includes miscellaneous geographic information of significance not included elsewhere.
; The number of square kilometers of land area that is artificially supplied with water.
; Length of land boundaries by border country
; The total length of all land boundaries and the individual lengths for each of the contiguous border countries
; The city with the highest population; The population of the country's largest city; Largest cities including most recent population (estimates included). Populations are figures only within the city limits, unless otherwise specified. All populations are from 2001 t0 2005 unless otherwise specified.; The country's regional location, neighboring countries, and adjacent bodies of water.
; The name of the CIA World Factbook reference map on which a country may be found. The entry on Geographic coordinates may be helpful in finding some smaller countries.
; A country's mineral, petroleum, hydropower, and other resources of commercial importance.
; People per square kilometre, in 1999. At this time the world average was 14.42.; A brief description of the topography
ALTERNATIVE NAMES:
Burkina Faso, Upper Volta
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