Flag Description
Two equal horizontal bands of red (top) and green with a yellow five-pointed star in the center; uses the popular pan-african colors of ethiopia.Currency
Communaute financiere africaine franc. Note: The responsible authority is the central bank of the west african states. Astronomy
Today's date is May 12, 2008. There is currently a First Quarter Moon. Location
Western africa, north of ghana. Climate
Tropical; warm, dry winters; hot, wet summers. Terrain
Mostly flat to dissected, undulating plains; hills in west and southeast. Elevation Extremes
The lowest point is at Mouhoun (Black Volta) River 200 m. The highest point is at Tena Kourou 749 m. | 
