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Western Africa · Country dossier
Burkina Faso
CapitalOuagadougou
CurrencyWest African CFA franc (XOF)
PowerType C / E · 220 V
LanguagesFrench
Burkina Faso, with its capital in Ouagadougou, is in Western Africa and home to about 24.1M people. French is spoken, and the currency is the West African CFA franc (XOF). Most international arrivals come through Ouagadougou Thomas Sankara International Airport (OUA).
- Region
- Africa · Western Africa
- Population
- 24.1M (24,070,553)
- Area
- 272,967 km²
Right now in Ouagadougou
Local time in Ouagadougou — Africa/Ouagadougou
Weather in Ouagadougou
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Upcoming public holidays
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Practical facts
- Languages
- French
- Calling code
- +226
- Internet domain
- .bf
- Currency
- West African CFA franc (XOF)
- Time zones
- Africa/Ouagadougou
Power
Plug types: Type C, Type E
Voltage 220 V · Frequency 50 Hz
Check your charger’s label — most phone and laptop chargers accept 100–240 V and only need a plug adapter. Adapter guide.
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Know before you go
Source: Wikipedia — Burkina Faso, text under CC BY-SA 4.0.