Burkina Faso's game preserves — the most important of which are Arly, Nazinga, and W National Park -- contain lions, elephants, hippopotamus, monkeys, warthogs, and antelopes.

Burkina Faso's natural resources include manganese, limestone, marble, phosphates, pumice, salt and small deposits of gold.

Burkina Faso's fauna and flora are protected in two national parks and several reserves: see List of national parks in Africa, Nature reserves of Burkina Faso.

Burkina Faso's 15, 3 million people belong to two major West African cultural groups — the Gur ( Voltaic ) and the Mandé.

The branches of Burkina Faso's military include its Army, Air Force, National Gendarmerie, National Police, and People's Militia.

In recent years, the United States has begun providing military assistance and training to Burkina Faso's ground forces.

Burkina Faso's military aircraft operated by the FABF totals 19 aircraft of 15 different models, including 11 helicopters.

Burkina Faso's relations with its West African neighbors have improved in recent years.

Since the 2002 civil war in Côte d ' Ivoire, relations between it and Burkina Faso have been filled with accusations of Burkinabé support for rebels on one side and claims of mistreatment of Burkinabé workers on the other .< ref > Blaise Campaoré :<< La crise ivoirienne inquiète le Burkina >>, Le Figaro, December 11, 2005 </ ref > Côte d ' Ivoire remains Burkina Faso's largest regional trading partner in spite of their disputes and tens of thousands of Burkinabés continue to work in the Ivory Coast.

It has been declared as Burkina Faso's first World Heritage site.

* Est Region ( Burkina Faso ), one of Burkina Faso's 13 administrative regions

Djembe drums and balafon are often manufactured in Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso's second-largest city.

The other 60 % of Burkina Faso's population is composed of more than 60 ethnic groups, mainly the Gurunsi, Senufo, Lobi, Bobo, and Fulani.

: Scores and results list Burkina Faso's goal tally first

Burkina Faso hosts the Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou ( FESPACO ) every two years in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso's capital.

Gaston Kaboré ( born 1951 ) is a Burkinabé film director and an important figure in Burkina Faso's film industry .< ref name =" BBC ">

Inter-country conflicts have been few, with Mali and Burkina Faso's nearly bloodless Agacher Strip War being a rare exception.

With independence came a new style of theatre inspired by forum theatre aimed at educating and entertaining Burkina Faso's rural people.

In 1995, Burkina held its first multiparty municipal elections since independence.

Diplomatic relations between Burkina Faso and the Soviet Union were established for the first time on February 18, 1967.

Maurice Yaméogo ( December 31, 1921 – September 9, 1993 ) was the first President of the Republic of Upper Volta, now called Burkina Faso.

He made his first appearance at the 13th Nations Cup Finals in Libya in 1982 and for the next 16 years ( ending at the 21st Finals in Burkina Faso ) continued to grace the most prestigious football tournament on the continent, first as a member of Ghana's squad rising to become captain in 1991.

In 1992 he became the first Prime Minister of Burkina Faso since 1983, serving from June 16, 1992 to March 22, 1994.

They played in the first round on 13 April against the Upper Volta ( now Burkina Faso ), who were also making their debut, and lost 5-4.

In their first match on 15 April 1960 they beat the Upper Volta ( now Burkina Faso ) 6-1.

In the Final Round, the team made an impression with its first ever away victory against Burkina Faso, but finished fifth in its group and failed to qualify for either finals.

Mauritania's preliminary was a two-legged match against the Upper Volta ( now Burkina Faso ) and they drew the first match 1-1 away in Ouagadougou in 13 March.

Internationally, he has played at a record eight Africa Cup of Nations tournaments and served as captain in five ( the only ones he was not captain for were South Africa 1996, Burkina Faso 1998 and Angola 2010 ), a record, and holds the record of most consecutive games played in the tournament with 35 first team games.

Ouattara gained his first cap for Burkina Faso in 2003, and was a member of the national team at the 2004 African Nations Cup, as it finished bottom of its group in the first round, thus failing to secure qualification for the quarter-finals.

He was Halilhodzic's first-choice left-back instead of Arthur Boka in the first match at Group B in Cabinda on January 11 in 0: 0 draw against Burkina Faso and later in the competition.

* 1960 – Burkina Faso, then known as Upper Volta, becomes independent from France.

* Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Burkina Faso from France in 1960.

* 1984 – The Republic of Upper Volta changes its name to Burkina Faso.

* West African Agricultural Market Observer / Observatoire du Marché Agricole ( RESIMAO ), a project of the West-African Market Information Network ( WAMIS-NET ), provides live market and commodity prices from fifty seven regional and local public agricultural markets across Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d ' Ivoire, Guinea, Niger, Mali, Senegal, Togo, and Nigeria.

Burkina Faso ( formerly Upper Volta ) is a landlocked Sahel country that shares borders with six nations.

Most of central Burkina Faso lies on a savanna plateau, above sea level, with fields, brush, and scattered trees.

Previously the endangered Painted Hunting Dog, Lycaon pictus occurred in Burkina Faso, but, although last sightings were made in Arli National Park, the species is considered extirpated in Burkina Faso.

Burkina Faso lies mostly between latitudes 9 ° and 15 ° N ( a small area is north of 15 °), and longitudes 6 ° W and 3 ° E.

Burkina Faso is therefore a relatively flat country.

Burkina Faso has a primarily tropical climate with two very distinct seasons.

A relatively dry tropical savanna, the Sahel extends beyond the borders of Burkina Faso, from the Horn of Africa to the Atlantic Ocean, and borders the Sahara to its north and the fertile region of the Sudan to the South.

This is a list of the extreme points of Burkina Faso, the points that are farther north, south, east or west than any other location.

This article is about the demographic features of the population of Burkina Faso, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.

Demographics of Burkina Faso, Data of Food and Agriculture Organization | FAO, year 2005 ; Number of inhabitants in thousands.

The Mossi claim descent from warriors who migrated to present-day Burkina Faso and established an empire that lasted more than 800 years.

About 12, 000 Europeans reside in Burkina Faso, the majority are French.

The introduction of Islam to Burkina Faso was initially resisted by the Mossi rulers.

The Politics of Burkina Faso takes place in a framework of a presidential republic, whereby the President of Burkina Faso is both head of state and head of government, and of a multi-party system.