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Africa > Burkina Faso > Geography

BURKINABE GEOGRAPHY STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Area > Comparative
slightly larger than Colorado
Area > Land 273,800 sq km Time series [72nd of 238]
Definition: Geography > Area > Land
Source: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006
Area > Total 274,200 sq km Time series [78th of 250]
Definition: Geography > Area > Total
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Capital city with population Ouagadougou - 500,000
Definition: Geography > Capital city with population
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Climate
tropical; warm, dry winters; hot, wet summers
Definition: Geography > Climate
Source: United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook, City Population, CIA World Factbook, World Gazetteer, Official government websites.
Forested Land 25.9% [107th of 193]
Definition: Geography > Forested Land
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Geographic coordinates 13 00 N, 2 00 W Time series
Definition: Geography > Geographic coordinates
Source: FAO
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
Definition: Geography > Land boundaries > Border countries
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Land use > Arable land 17.66% Time series [64th of 258]
Definition: Geography > Land use > Arable land
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Largest city Ouagadougou
Definition: Geography > Largest city
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Largest city population 824,000 [98th of 174]
Definition: Geography > Largest city population
Source: United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook
Largest city with population Ouagadougou - 500,000
Definition: Geography > Largest city with population
Source: United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook
Location
Western Africa, north of Ghana
Definition: Geography > Location
Source: United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook, City Population, CIA World Factbook, World Gazetteer, Official government websites.
Map references
Africa
Definition: Geography > Map references
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Natural hazards recurring droughts Time series
Definition: Geography > Natural hazards
Source: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006
Natural resources
manganese, limestone, marble; small deposits of gold, phosphates, pumice, salt
Definition: Geography > Natural resources
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Population density 42.28 people per sqkm [150th of 256]
Definition: Geography > Population density
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Population density > people per sq. km 48.35 people/m² Time series [130th of 204]
Definition: Geography > Population density > people per sq. km
Source: Heal The World Foundation.
Surface area > sq. km 274,000 km² Time series [74th of 206]
Definition: Geography > Surface area > sq. km
Source: World Development Indicators database
tallest mountains > Mountain Tena Kourou
Definition: Geography > tallest mountains > Mountain
Source: World Development Indicators database

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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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