Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso (BF, BFA) is a country in Western Africa, with Ouagadougou as its capital. The currency is the West African CFA Franc (XOF, F CFA). The international dialling code is +226; mobile numbers are written like 70 12 34 56. The time zone is Africa/Ouagadougou. Official language: French.
CurrencyXOFF CFA
Dial code+226e.g. 70 12 34 56
Time zoneOuagadougouUTC+00:00
LanguageFrench
CapitalOuagadougou
Population23M273K km²
Overview
- Official name
- Burkina Faso
- Native name
- Burkina Faso
- ISO 3166-1 alpha-2
- BF
- ISO 3166-1 alpha-3
- BFA
- ISO 3166-1 numeric
- 854
- IOC code
- BUR
- Demonym
- Burkinabe
- Capital
- Ouagadougou
- Region
- Africa › Western Africa
- Status
- Independent, UN member
- Groups
- Western Africa
- United Nations
- Internet domain
- .bf
- Coordinates
- 13, -2
- Area
- 272,967 km²
- Population
- 23,042,200
- GDP
- $57.2B ($2.5K per person)
- Literacy
- 28.7%
- Landlocked
- Yes
Currency
West African CFA Franc XOF
- Symbol
- F CFA
- Minor units
- None (0 decimals)
- Example
- 1 235 F CFA
Languages
| Language | Status | Share of population | Writing |
|---|---|---|---|
| French fr | Official | 25% (5.8M) | |
| Mossi mos | 40% (9.2M) | ||
| Dyula dyu | 32% (7.4M) | ||
| Fula ff | 0% (0) | ||
| Fula (Adlam) ff-Adlm | 0% (0) |
Time zones
| Time zone | Local time | Standard | Daylight saving | Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Africa/Ouagadougou | UTC+00:00 | none | Greenwich Mean Time |
Phone numbers
- Calling code
- +226
- Dial-out prefix
- 00
- Trunk prefix
- none
- National number length
- 8 digits
- Emergency number
- 17 pattern 1[78]
Number types
| Type | National format | International format | Layout | Digits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fixed line | 20 49 12 34 | +226 20 49 12 34 | XX XX XX XX | 8 |
| Mobile | 70 12 34 56 | +226 70 12 34 56 | XX XX XX XX | 8 |
Show the 1 formatting rules
| Digits pattern | Leading digits | Format | International |
|---|---|---|---|
(\d{2})(\d{2})(\d{2})(\d{2}) | [024-7] | $1 $2 $3 $4 | $1 $2 $3 $4 |
Address and postal code
Address layout
{Name}
{Organization}
{Street address}
{City} {Sorting code}
No data.
Postal code
- Pattern
- Postal codes are not used
Calendar, units and conventions
- First day of the week
- Monday
- Weekend
- Saturday to Sunday
- First week of the year
- Contains at least 1 day of the new year
- Hour cycle
- 24-hour (0–23), also hB
- Calendars
- gregorian
- Measurement system
- Metric
- Temperature
- Celsius
- Paper size
- A4
- Locales
Number and date formats
As written by the French (Burkina Faso) locale (fr-BF), amounts in XOF.
- Number
- 1 234 567,891
- Percent
- 45,7 %
- Currency (XOF)
- 1 234 568 F CFA
- Accounting
- (1 234 568 F CFA)
- Currency, name
- 1 234 568 francs CFA (BCEAO)
- Compact short
- 1,2 M
- Compact long
- 1,2 million
- Scientific
- 1,235E6
- Speed
- 88 kilomètres par heure
- Temperature
- 21,5 °C
- Date, full
- vendredi 27 mars 2026
- Date, long
- 27 mars 2026
- Date, medium
- 27 mars 2026
- Date, short
- 27/03/2026
- Time, medium
- 15:04:05
- Time, short
- 15:04
- Date and time
- 27 mars 2026, 15:04
- Month and year
- mars 2026
- Weekday
- vendredi
- Relative time
- hier · dans 3 jours · il y a 2 heures
- List: and
- A, B et C
- List: or
- A, B ou C