Capital, population, economy, defence and diplomacy of Burkina Faso — full country profile on Atlas.
Burkina Faso
- Capital
- Ouagadougou
- Population
- 23M (2023)60th/241
- Area
- 274k km²74th/241
- Density
- 84.2/km²
- Nominal GDP
- $27B (2025)121st/195
- GDP per capita
- $3,060 (2025)178th/193
- HDI
- 0.459187th/194
- Life expectancy
- 61.1 years207th/216
- Fertility rate
- 4.1123rd/216
- Unemployment rate
- 5.2%97th/187
- CO₂ emissions
- 6.5 Mt CO₂128th/200
- Forest area
- 22.4%120th/199
- Internet users
- 28.3%166th/181
- Currency
- West African CFA franc (XOF)
Land borders — Ghana, Mali, Togo, Benin, Côte d'Ivoire, Niger