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Burkina Faso

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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.

Maps of Africa
Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso

This is a map of Burkina Faso with nearby countries in Africa.

Map of Africa: A map of Africa showing all the country borders.

Burkina Faso News:
Protestors jailed in Burkina Faso
The authorities in Burkina Faso have arrested 184 people following violent protests over increasing prices of basic commodities.
US defends its cotton subsidies
A senior US official defends Washington's big subsidies to its cotton farmers, on a trip to Burkina Faso.

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