4 representatives appointed by the President of BurkinaFaso ;
When the countrys institutions are under threat, the President of BurkinaFaso, after deliberations in the Council of Ministers and consultations with the Presidents of the National Assembly, the House of Representatives and the Supreme Court, takes whatever measures are dictated by the circumstances.
C The President of the House of Representatives is the fourth highest-ranking person in the State.
BurkinaFaso was an important economic region for the Songhai Empire during the 15th and 16th centuries.
BurkinaFaso has a primarily tropical climate with two very distinct seasons: the rainy season with between 600 and 900 mm (24-35 inches) of rainfall, and the dry season during which the harmattan blows, a hot dry wind from the Sahara.
A relatively dry tropical savanna, the Sahel extends beyond the borders of BurkinaFaso, from the Horn of Africa to the Atlantic Ocean, and borders the Sahara to its north, and the fertile region of the Sudan to the South.