Location of Burkina Faso (in dark blue)
Burkina Faso, also known by its short-form name Burkina, is a landlocked country in West Africa around 274,200 square kilometres (105,900 sq mi) in size. Burkina Faso is part of the West African Monetary and Economic Union (UMEOA) and has thus adopted the CFA Franc, which is issued by the Central Bank of the West African States (BCEAO), situated in Dakar, Senegal. There is mining of copper, iron, manganese, gold, cassiterite (tin ore), and phosphates.[1]
Companies based in Burkina Faso[edit]
- Comazar
- Endeavour Mining
- IAMGOLD
- Nordgold
- Novagift
- Sahelis Productions
- Semafo
- Société Nationale d'électricité du Burkina Faso
- SONAPOST
- Tovio
By type[edit]
The Bombardier CRJ200 (foreground) and an MD-87 of Air Burkina, seen at Ouagadougou Airport in December 2012
Airlines[edit]
Main article: List of airlines of Burkina Faso
Banks[edit]
Main article: List of banks in Burkina Faso
