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The Burkina Faso Country Quiz

How much do you know about Burkina Faso?
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Last updated: July 29, 2021
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First submittedJuly 19, 2021
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Capital city
Ouagadougou
Bordering countries
Benin
Ghana
Ivory Coast
Mali
Niger
Togo
Official language
French
Former name until 1984
Upper Volta
Longest river
Black Volta
Northernmost region (named after the geographical area below the Sahara)
Sahel
Year of independence
1960
These people arrived between the 11th and 13th centuries
and ruled until the 19th and the biggest ethnic group
Mossi
Country ruling between 1896 and the year of independence
France
President since 2015
Roch Marc Christian Kabore
Second biggest city
Bobo Dioulasso
Motto
Unity–Progress–Justice
Highest peak (749m)
Ténakourou
President 1983-1987 and wrote the national anthem
Thomas Sankara
National anthem
One Single Night
Currency
West African CFA Franc
Biggest export
Gold
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