Africa · Landlocked
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso is a landlocked country in Africa with 6 land neighbours — joint 4th-most in Africa. Its capital is Ouagadougou.
Capital
Ouagadougou
Land borders
6joint 4th-most in Africa
Free · Plays in the browser · No app to install
Landlocked
Burkina Faso
Ouagadougou
Capital
24.1 million
Population
272,967 km²
Area
6
Land borders
West African CFA franc (XOF)
Currency
Countries that border Burkina Faso
6 land neighbours: Benin, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Mali, Niger and Togo. Each one has a page of its own.
Why this one is hard
6 neighbours, and 6 pairs of them border each other too.
Its 6 land borders are joint 4th-most in Africa — level with the Central African Republic, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Guinea, Libya, Mozambique, South Sudan, Chad and South Africa. Of the 15 possible pairings among them, 6 are themselves borders, which is what turns a list into a knot. Mali and Niger are joint most connected of them, with 7 land borders each. All of them deal on the Africa board alongside Burkina Faso, and on the world board with everyone else in Africa.
6
land borders — joint 4th-most in Africa
6
pairs of its neighbours that border each other
7
borders on Mali and Niger — joint most-connected of its neighbours
54
countries on the Africa board
The capital
Ouagadougou
Capital Rush deals Burkina Faso and offers four capitals; this is the one that pays. It comes up on the Africa board and on the world board, which is twice as many chances to get it wrong.
The flag
Flag Blitz flies it and offers four countries — Burkina Faso is the one that owns it.
- ISO code
- BF
- Currency
- West African CFA franc (XOF)
- Official language
- French
- Quiz boards
- Africa · World
Burkina Faso, asked and answered
What countries border Burkina Faso?
Burkina Faso has 6 land neighbours: Benin, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Mali, Niger and Togo.
What is the capital of Burkina Faso?
Ouagadougou. It is the answer the Africa Capitals Quiz wants when Burkina Faso comes up, and the World Capitals Quiz with it.
What continent is Burkina Faso in?
Africa. It is one of 54 countries on that board, and one of 195 on the world board.
Where can I practise finding Burkina Faso on a map?
On the Africa Map Quiz — a blank map of Africa, ten countries to find, no labels. Burkina Faso is in the pool, along with all 6 of its neighbours.
Can you find Burkina Faso on a blank map?
Its 6 neighbours are on the same board. Ten questions, no sign-up, one attempt at today's version.