Burkina Faso Country Guide | Guide to Burkina Faso

Capital: Ouagadougou

Population: 13,228,000

Currency: Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (XOF)

Religions: Muslim 50%, indigenous beliefs 40%, Christian (mainly Roman Catholic) 10%

Government: parliamentary republic

Languages: French (official), native African languages belonging to Sudanic family spoken by 90% of the population

Climate: tropical; warm, dry winters; hot, wet summers

Phone Code: 226