Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso is a landlocked country in Africa with 6 land neighbours — 6 countries in Africa have more. Its capital is Ouagadougou.

Capital: Ouagadougou
Population: 24.1 million
Area: 272,967 km²
Land borders: 6
Currency: West African CFA franc (XOF)

Neighbours

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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.

6 countries in Africa have more than its 6 land borders; it is the same as the Central African Republic, Cameroon, Algeria, 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 are on the Africa map with Burkina Faso, and on the world map with everyone else.

6
land borders — 6 countries in Africa have more
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 map

The capital

Ouagadougou

In Capital Rush you see Burkina Faso and four capitals; this is the right one. It comes up on the Africa map and the world map: twice the chances to get it wrong.

The flag

Flag Blitz shows this flag and four countries. Burkina Faso is the right one.

ISO code: BF
Currency: West African CFA franc (XOF)
Official language: French
Quiz maps: 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 map, and one of 195 on the world map.

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.

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Can you find Burkina Faso on a blank map?

Its 6 neighbours are on the same map. Ten countries a round, picked at random: keep playing until it comes up. No sign-up.

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