Burkina Faso (14182 bytes)
1: '''Burkina Faso''' is a [[landlocked]] nation of [[West Africa|western Africa]]. It is surrounded ...
3: ...ossi]] and [[Dioula]], the major native languages of the country. Independence from [[France]] came in...
5: The inhabitants of Burkina Faso are called [[Burkinabe]]. The capital is [[Ouagadougou]], referred to ...
8: native_name = Burkina Faso |
9: common_name = Burkina Faso |

Military of Burkina Faso (518 bytes)
15: '''Military expenditures - percent of GDP:'''
19: *[[Burkina Faso]]
20: [[Category:Burkina Faso]]
21: [[Category:Militaries|Burkina Faso]]

History of Burkina Faso (7445 bytes)
1: ... also the [[history of Africa]] and the [[history of present-day nations and states]].''
3: ...onniers_de_la_révolution.jpg|thumb|250px|Children of the 1983-1987 revolution]]
5: ...end of the 19th century, the history of [[Burkina Faso]] was dominated by the empire-building [[Mossi]],...
7: ...[[1896]], Mossi resistance ended with the capture of their capital at [[Ouagadougou]]. In [[1919]], ce...
9: ...liament early in 1957 that ensured a large degree of self-government for individual territories. Upper...

Education in Burkina Faso (3092 bytes)
1: ...cally free and officially mandatory until the age of 16.
4: ...]] areas they are much bigger because of the lack of schools. If a school is full, children may get t...
7: ...he schools being closed on [[Thursday]]. Burkina Faso has a [[national curriculum]]. The subjects taug...
10: ... 24 students. While at The Polytechnic University of Bobo-Dioulasso they have one teacher for every th...
13: ...ised of five levels of decision making: the board of directors, the university assembly, the universit...

Ambassadors to Burkina Faso (2025 bytes)
1: ... list of all the current ambassadors to [[Burkina Faso]].
5: !Name of Ambassador
18: |[[Ambassadors from Canada to Burkina Faso|Former Ambassadors]]
19: |[http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/burkina_faso/menu-en.asp Canadian Embassy]
22: |[[People's Republic of China]]

Kaya, Burkina Faso (222 bytes)
1: ...' is a city in [[Burkina Faso]], lying north east of [[Ouagadougou]], to which it is connected by rail...
5: [[Category:Cities in Burkina Faso]]

Music of Burkina Faso (6096 bytes)
3: ...r, has continued to thrive in spite of the influx of popular styles, and the country's cultural, and m...
5: ...], when [[Upper Volta]] became known as ''Burkina Faso''.
7: There is a [[National Museum of Music]] in [[Ouagadougou]]. Its collection is a ...
11: ...e]], the [[United States]], [[Democratic Republic of the Congo|Congo]], [[Kenya]], [[Jamaica]], [[Tanz...
13: ... from around the country, while [[Désiré Traoré]] of [[Dési et les Sympathiques]] and [[Nick Domby]] o...

Transportation in Burkina Faso (811 bytes)
42: :''See also :'' [[Burkina Faso]]
44: [[Category:Transportation in Burkina Faso|*]]

Communications in Burkina Faso (730 bytes)
31: :''See also :'' [[Burkina Faso]]
33: [[Category:Burkina Faso]]
34: [[Category:Communications by country|Burkina Faso]]

Politics of Burkina Faso (7637 bytes)
1: {{election burkina}}
3: ...elections, in which the [[ODP/MT]] won a majority of seats.
5: ...er]], a Council of Ministers presided over by the president, a two-chamber National Assembly, and the judicia...
7: ...he contest. The president's ODP/MT won over 1,100 of some 1,700 councillor seats being contested.
9: ...r [[1997]] legislative elections and the [[1998]] presidential election. The 1997 legislative elections, whic...

Geography of Burkina Faso (3109 bytes)
1: ...[image:burkina_faso_sm04.png|right|Map Of Burkina Faso]]
3: ...Burkina Faso's game preserves--the most important of which are [[Arly]], [[Nazinga]], and [[W National...
5: ...nds accentuate the dryness of the region. Burkina Faso has three distinct [[season]]s: warm and dry (Nov...
8: Western [[Africa]], north of [[Ghana]]
47: ...nese]], [[limestone]], [[marble]]; small deposits of [[gold]], [[antimony]], [[copper]], [[nickel]], [...

Holidays in Burkina Faso (1396 bytes)
1: '''Holidays''' in '''[[Burkina Faso]]'''
8: <tr><td>[[January 3]]<td>Anniversary of the 1966 coup d’état<td>-<td>-
16: <tr><td>[[August 15]]<td>[[Assumption of Mary|Assumption]]<td>-<td>-
17: <tr><td>[[October 15]]<td>Anniversary of the 1987 coup d’état<td>-<td>-
19: <tr><td>[[December 11]]<td>Proclamation of the Republic<td>-<td>-

Demographics of Burkina Faso (3639 bytes)
1: ...mers, the Mossi are still bound by the traditions of the [[Mogho Naba]], who hold court in [[Ouagadoug...
3: About 5,000 [[Europe]]ans reside in Burkina Faso.
5: ...ligions. The introduction of [[Islam]] to Burkina Faso was initially resisted by the Mossi rulers. [[Chr...
7: ... in [[1974]], was the country's first institution of higher education. The Polytechnical University in...
10: ...and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be...

Economy of Burkina Faso (5610 bytes)
1: ...ry|services]]. Low rainfall, poor [[soil]]s, lack of adequate communications and other [[infrastructur...
3: ... in January [[1994]], with a [[1996]] growth rate of 5.9%.
5: ...petitive, and stabilizing the supplies and prices of [[cereal]]s.
7: ...rming|subsistence farmers]], living with problems of climate, [[erosion|soil erosion]], and rudimentar...
9: ...ately owned, and others are set to be privatized. Burkina's exploitable natural resources are limited, alth...

Flag of Burkina Faso (831 bytes)
1: [[Image:Burkina faso flag large.png|right|thumb|188px|[[Image:FIAV_56....
2: ...ow color of the star represents the guiding light of the revolution [http://flagspot.net/flags/bf.html...
4: See also: [[Flag of Upper Volta]]
7: [[Category:Burkina Faso]]
8: [[Category:National flags|Burkina Faso]]

Elections in Burkina Faso (1968 bytes)
1: {{Politics of Burkina Faso}}
2: ... in which electorates choose [[local government]] officials.
3: ...or a more comprehensive discussion and the [[List of democracy and elections-related topics]] for an o...
5: ...hamber of Representatives of Burkina Faso|Chamber of Representatives]]''' (''Chambre des Réprésentants...
6: ... but are widely considered to have no real chance of gaining power.

Administrative divisions of Burkina Faso (1363 bytes)
1: [[Image:Burkina_Faso_Provinces.gif|right]]
3: [[Burkina Faso]] is divided into 45 administrative provinces, th...
5: List of Burkinabé provinces (capitals in parenthesis):
54: [[Category:Burkina Faso]]
56: [[es:Provincias de Burkina Faso]]

Coat of arms of Burkina Faso (478 bytes)
1: ... off the national flag. Above the shield the name of the country is show, while below it is the nation...
3: ...ight;width:203px;padding:3px">[[Image:Coa_burkina_faso.jpg]]</div>
6: [[Category:Burkina Faso]]
7: [[Category:National coats of arms|Burkina Faso]]

Foreign relations of Burkina Faso (1105 bytes)
1: ...o as "Taiwan") instead of the [[People's Republic of China]].
3: ... significant emergency food assistance to Burkina Faso. Following this, the United States and other inte...
4: [[Category:Burkina Faso]]

Heads of Government of Burkina Faso (4326 bytes)
1: === List of Heads of Government of [[Burkina Faso]] ===
3: ... in italics indicate ''de facto'' continuation of office)
11: |colspan="3"|'''French Territory of [[Upper Volta]] ''([[Upper Volta|Haute-Volta]])''...
13: ... '''Ouezzin Coulibaly''']], <small>Vice President of the Government Council||<small>RDA/PDU||&nbsp;
15: ...aniel '''Ouezzin Coulibaly''']], <small>President of the Government Council||<small>PDU||<small>''(con...

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