Burkina Faso Embassy
| Bole Sub city, K-03, H No. 138 | |
| P.O. Box: | 19685 |
| Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | |
Phone: |
(+251) 11-661-5863 |
| Fax: |
(+251) 11-661-5857 |
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About Burkina Faso Embassy
Country Basic Profile
| Population: | 18,365,123 |
| Location: | Western Africa, north of Ghana |
| Continent: | |
| Major Urban Area: | OUAGADOUGOU (capital) 2.053 million (2011) |
| Languages: | French (official), native African languages belonging to Sudanic family spoken by 90% of the population |
| Ethnic Groups: | Mossi over 40%, other approximately 60% (includes Gurunsi, Senufo, Lobi, Bobo, Mande, and Fulani) |
| Religions: | Muslim 60.5%, Catholic 19%, animist 15.3%, Protestant 4.2%, other 0.6%, none 0.4% (2006 est.) |
| History: | Burkina Faso (formerly Upper Volta) achieved independence from France in 1960. Repeated military coups during the 1970s and 1980s were followed by multiparty elections in the early 1990s. Current President Blaise COMPAORE came to power in a 1987 military coup and has won every election since then. There have been increasing protests over the belief that the president may try to run for a currently unconstitutional third term in the 2015 presidential elections. Burkina Faso's high population growth and limited natural resources result in poor economic prospects for the majority of its citizens. |
| Coastline: | 0 km (landlocked) |
| Climate: | tropical; warm, dry winters; hot, wet summers |
| Terrain: | mostly flat to dissected, undulating plains; hills in west and southeast |
| Natural Resources: | manganese, limestone, marble; small deposits of gold, phosphates, pumice, salt |
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Burkina Faso Embassy Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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