 | Capital City: Ouagadougou, largest
city and main international airport. |
 | Area: 274200 square km |
 | National day: 4th August -
anniversary of the 1983 revolution. |
 | Independence: 5th August 1960 Former
French Colony, known as Upper Volta until 1984. |
 | Population: 12 million(2000) |
 | Leader: Blase Compaore born 1952.
President since 1987. |
 | Languages: French (official) Moore (Mossi),
Manding, Fulani. |
 | Currency: CFA francs |