Burkina Faso
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burkina-faso-232-1079788
title:
Burkina Faso
text:
Burkina Faso is a landlocked country in West Africa, bordered by Mali to the northwest, Niger to the northeast, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the south, and Ivory Coast to the southwest. It covers an area of 274,223 km2. As of 2021, the country had an estimated population of 23,674,480. Previously called the Republic of Upper Volta (1958–1984), it was renamed Burkina Faso by president Thomas Sankara. Its citizens are known as Burkinabè, and its capital and largest city is Ouagadougou
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Country in West Africa
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burkina_Faso
date created:
2001-04-22T00:44:28Z
date modified:
2024-09-15T23:50:13Z
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13
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