Official Languages: French, Mòoré, Mandinka, Bambara
Currency: West African CFA franc
Timezone: GMT
Area: 274,200 km²
Dialing Code: +226
Major Mountain Ranges: Tena Kourou,Tanlallé,Kantolo,Tonvo
Major Rivers: Komoé,Volta,Oti,White Volta,Kulpawn,Sisili
Continent: Africa
Border Countries:Burkina Faso, (formerly Upper Volta), is a landlocked country in West Africa. It is surrounded by six countries: Mali to the north, Niger to the east, Benin to the south east, Togo and Ghana to the south, and Côte d’Ivoire to the south west.