Fact 1
Burkina Faso (formerly known as Upper Volta) achieved independence from France on August 5, 1960. Burkina Faso means “Land of the Honourable People.”
Fact 2
The national flag has two equal horizontal bands of red (top) and green with a yellow five-pointed star in the center.
Fact 3
Ouagadougou is the capital of Burkina Faso and one of the oldest cities on Earth.
Is a country located in West Africa.
Is located in West Africa and bordered by Liberia, Guinea, Mali, Burkina Faso and Ghana.
Is a country in West Africa. It borders Togo to the west, Nigeria to the east and Burkina Faso and Niger to the north.
Is a country located in West Africa’s Sahara region and is surrounded by Mali, Algeria, Libya, Chad, Nigeria, Benin and Burkina Faso.
is a country in West Africa.
Is the second largest land-locked country in the world after Kazahkstan and is sandwiched between Russia and China.
Is located in the South-west of the Indian Ocean off the east coast of Madagascar in Southern Africa
Is a country located in the southeast of South America between Argentina and Brazil.
Is located in Southern Africa and bordered on the north by Angola and Zambia, on the south by South Africa, on the east by Botswana and on the west by the Atlantic Ocean