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| BURKINABE GEOGRAPHY STATS: |
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Area > Comparative
slightly larger than Colorado |
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Area > Land
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273,800 sq km |
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[72nd of 238]
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Area > Total
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274,200 sq km |
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[78th of 250]
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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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Forested Land
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25.9% |
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[107th of 193]
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Geographic coordinates
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13 00 N, 2 00 W |
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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 use > Arable land
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17.66% |
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[64th of 258]
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Largest city
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Ouagadougou |
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Largest city population
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824,000 |
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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 |
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Natural hazards
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recurring droughts |
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Natural resources
manganese, limestone, marble; small deposits of gold, phosphates, pumice, salt |
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Population density
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42.28 people per sqkm |
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[150th of 256]
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Population density > people per sq. km
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48.35 people/m²
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[130th of 204]
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Surface area > sq. km
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274,000 km²
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[74th of 206]
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tallest mountains > Mountain
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Tena Kourou |
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SOURCES: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006
; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook, City Population, CIA World Factbook, World Gazetteer, Official government websites.; FAO; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook; Heal The World Foundation.; World Development Indicators database; Wikipedia: List of tallest mountains by country
ALTERNATIVE NAMES:
Burkina Faso, Upper Volta
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