• Past Presidents, Prime Ministers of Burkina Faso

    The past Presidents, Prime Ministers of Burkina Faso are: Gérard Kango Ouédraogo February 13, 1971 February 8, 1974 Joseph Conombo July 7, 1978 to November 25, 1980 Thomas Sankara January 10, 1983 to May 17, 1983 Youssouf Ouédraogo June 16, 1992 to March 22, 1994 Roch Marc Christian Kaboré March 22, 1994 to February 6,…

  • Burkina Faso former Presidents, Prime Ministers

    The former Presidents, Prime Ministers of Burkina Faso are: Gérard Kango Ouédraogo February 13, 1971 February 8, 1974 Joseph Conombo July 7, 1978 to November 25, 1980 Thomas Sankara January 10, 1983 to May 17, 1983 Youssouf Ouédraogo June 16, 1992 to March 22, 1994 Roch Marc Christian Kaboré March 22, 1994 to February 6,…

  • List of Burkina Faso airports

    Burkina Faso has over 30 airports. Thomas Sankara International Airport, Ouagadougou is the busiest. The airports in Burkina Faso are: Burkina Faso Burkina Faso is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Mali to the northwest, Niger to the northeast, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the south, and Ivory Coast…

  • Smallest regions in Burkina Faso by land area

    Burkina Faso 5 smallest regions by size of land area are: List of regions by land area, from smallest to largest, as of 2024 Region Area (Km2) Centre 2,869 Plateau-Central 8,545 Centre-Sud 11,457 Centre-Est 14,710 Sud-Ouest 16,153 Nord 16,414 Cascades 18,424 Centre-Nord 19,677 Centre-Ouest 21,752 Hauts-Bassins 25,343 Boucle du Mouhoun 34,333 Sahel 35,360 Est 46,694…

  • Largest regions in Burkina Faso by land area

    Burkina Faso 5 largest regions by size of land area are: List of regions by land area, from largest to smallest, as of 2024 Region Area (Km2) Est 46,694 Sahel 35,360 Boucle du Mouhoun 34,333 Hauts-Bassins 25,343 Centre-Ouest 21,752 Centre-Nord 19,677 Cascades 18,424 Nord 16,414 Sud-Ouest 16,153 Centre-Est 14,710 Centre-Sud 11,457 Plateau-Central 8,545 Centre 2,869…

  • Most populated regions in Burkina Faso

    Burkina Faso 5 most populated regions are: List of regions by population, from most to least populated, as of 2024 Region Population Centre 3,623,784 Hauts-Bassins 2,572,566 Est 2,240,243 Centre-Nord 2,134,352 Boucle du Mouhoun 2,120,626 Nord 1,939,319 Centre-Ouest 1,866,251 Centre-Est 1,787,201 Sahel 1,223,695 Plateau-Central 1,096,483 Sud-Ouest 986,700 Cascades 944,950 Centre-Sud 872,845 Burkina Faso Burkina Faso is…

  • Least populated regions in Burkina Faso

    Burkina Faso 5 least populated regions are: List of regions by population, from least to most populated, as of 2024 Region Population Centre-Sud 872,845 Cascades 944,950 Sud-Ouest 986,700 Plateau-Central 1,096,483 Sahel 1,223,695 Centre-Est 1,787,201 Centre-Ouest 1,866,251 Nord 1,939,319 Boucle du Mouhoun 2,120,626 Centre-Nord 2,134,352 Est 2,240,243 Hauts-Bassins 2,572,566 Centre 3,623,784 Burkina Faso Burkina Faso is…

  • List of Burkina Faso ministers

    List of Burkina Faso government ministers, 2024 Burkina Faso Burkina Faso is a country in West Africa. It is 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. Capital Ouagadougou Area 274,000 sq km Population (2017) 19.2 Million…

  • Burkina Faso ministers, 2024

    List of government ministers in Burkina Faso as of 2024 Burkina Faso Burkina Faso is a country in West Africa. It is 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. Capital Ouagadougou Area 274,000 sq km Population…

  • Burkina Faso meaning

    Burkina Faso means ‘Land of incorruptible people’ The country was previously known as Republic of Upper Volta. It was renamed “Burkina Faso” on 4 August 1984 by President Thomas Sankara. The words “Burkina” and “Faso” are from different languages in the country. “Burkina” comes from Mooré and means “upright”, indicating integrity, while “Faso” comes from…