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Capitale
Ouagadougou

Président
Blaise COMPAORE
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LOCATION AREA AND CLIMATE

As landlocked country of 105, 869 square miles, Burkina Faso, borders Mali to the North and West, Niger to the North-East, Benin to the South-East, Togo, Ghana and Cote d’Ivoire to the South. The country lies at the heart of West Africa, is a proper gateway to the sub-region. The weather is characterized by two dry and rainy seasons (click here view the climate and vegetation details).