Burkina Faso
At a glance
- Official languages
- Dioula, Bissa, Mooré
- Currency
- West African CFA franc (XOF)
- Government
- Military junta
- Legislature
- National Assembly of Burkina Faso
- Demonym
- Burkinabé
- Time zone
- UTC±00:00
- Driving side
- Right
- Calling code
- +226
- Internet TLD
- .bf
- ISO 3166
- BF
- Established
- 1960
- Highest point
- Mount Tenakourou (749 m (2,457 ft))
- National anthem
- Une Seule Nuit
Facts via Wikidata.
Economy and developmentLow income
Ranks are among sovereign countries with data; ★ marks a top-5% finish. Sources: World Bank Open Data and Our World in Data (UNDP, UN, V-Dem; CC BY 4.0). Each figure is the most recent year available.
Alliances & Organisations2 full memberships
Full memberDashed border = Candidate / ApplicantItalic = Dialogue / Observer
Leadership History14 leaders · click to expand
Ibrahim Traoré✦ Current
2022–PresentPresident
Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba
2022–2022President
Apollinaire Joachim Kyélem de Tambèla✦ Current
2022–PresentPrime Minister
Lassina Zerbo
2021–2022Prime Minister
Christophe Joseph Marie Dabiré
2019–2021Prime Minister
Paul Kaba Thieba
2016–2019Prime Minister
Roch Marc Christian Kaboré
2015–2022President
Yacouba Isaac Zida
2014–2015President
Yacouba Isaac Zida
2014–2015Prime Minister
Michel Kafando
2014–2014President
Luc-Adolphe Tiao
2011–2014Prime Minister
Blaise Compaoré
1987–2014President
Thomas Sankara
1983–1987President
Maurice Yaméogo
1959–1966President
| Name | Role | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Ibrahim Traoré✦ Current | President | 2022–Present |
| Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba | President | 2022–2022 |
| Apollinaire Joachim Kyélem de Tambèla✦ Current | Prime Minister | 2022–Present |
| Lassina Zerbo | Prime Minister | 2021–2022 |
| Christophe Joseph Marie Dabiré | Prime Minister | 2019–2021 |
| Paul Kaba Thieba | Prime Minister | 2016–2019 |
| Roch Marc Christian Kaboré | President | 2015–2022 |
| Yacouba Isaac Zida | President | 2014–2015 |
| Yacouba Isaac Zida | Prime Minister | 2014–2015 |
| Michel Kafando | President | 2014–2014 |
| Luc-Adolphe Tiao | Prime Minister | 2011–2014 |
| Blaise Compaoré | President | 1987–2014 |
| Thomas Sankara | President | 1983–1987 |
| Maurice Yaméogo | President | 1959–1966 |
Power over timeThe Power Atlas →
The powerline is the headline share of world power, running from the state’s first ranked year (benchmark estimates with wide error bars before 1816). Latent power is material mass a state could mobilise (population, manpower, heavy industry). Recognised power is what the system actually treats it as (military spending, productive economy, reach, and status such as a Security Council seat or nuclear arsenal). When latent runs above recognised, a power is rising or under-rated; when recognised runs higher, it is punching above its weight or coasting on prestige. Material sub-indices run 1816 through 2016.
Conflicts since 19451 interstate war · click to expand
| Conflict | Years | Against | Combat deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agacher Strip War | 1985 | Mali | 142+ |
Bold = principal belligerent. Source: Wikipedia, “List of interstate wars since 1945.”
National Teams
Burkina Faso on the international stage. Click a card for the full record.
Regions
13 entries listed under Burkina Faso. Click any to see its metros and footprint.
Burkina Faso metro footprint
4 metrosPolygons shaded by composite tier. Hover for rank, click to open the metro page. Boundaries derived from Overture Maps administrative divisions; metros without source coverage are omitted.
4 tracked metros
| Rank | Metro | State | Population | Score | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1055 | Ouagadougou★ Capital▲ Largest | Centre | 3.0M | 1.5 | Emerging Metro |
| #1540 | Bobo Dioulasso | Hauts-Bassins | 1.5M | 0.8 | Local Metro |
| #2380 | Kaya | Centre-Nord | 885K | 0.3 | Local Metro |
| #2568 | Ouahigouya | Nord | 826K | 0.3 | Local Metro |