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.

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'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.

Burkina Faso has good relations with the European Union, African and Asian countries.

Burkina maintains diplomatic relations with the Republic of China ( usually referred to as " Taiwan ") instead of the People's Republic of China.

According to the U. S. State Department, " U. S. relations with Burkina Faso are good but subject to strains in the past because of the Compaoré government's past involvement in arms trading and other sanctions-breaking activity.

Burkina maintains cordial relations with Libya.

With the coming to power of Thomas Sankara in Burkina Faso in 1983, relations between Ghana and Burkina became both warm and close.

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

With the coming to power of Thomas Sankara in Burkina Faso in 1983, relations between Ghana and Burkina became both warm and close.

The relations between the two countries were already deteriorated when Drissa Keita, a Malian diplomat in Burkina Faso, was expelled.

Category: Foreign relations of Burkina Faso

Countries where ASL or a derivative of ASL is the national or a widespread language include Barbados, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Botswana ( with BSL ), Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, the Central African Republic, Chad, Côte d ' Ivoire, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Kenya ( minority use ), Liberia, Madagascar ( minority use ), Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Philippines ( L2 use ), Puerto Rico, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Trinidad and Tobago, Togo, and Zimbabwe ( with ZSL ).

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.

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

* Northernmost point – unnamed location on the border with Benin immediately south of the Burkina Faso-Benin-Niger tripoint, Sahel Region

Burkina Faso is one of the poorest countries in the world with an average income per capita of € 250 ( US $ 300 ).

This is a chart of trend of gross domestic product of Burkina Faso at market prices estimated by the International Monetary Fund with figures in millions of CFA Francs.

A proposed rail link between Ouagadougou and Pô in Burkina Faso and Kumasi and Boankra in Ghana, has been discussed with Ghanaian officials, and feasibility studies are being undertaken to explore this possibility, which would provide rail access to the inland port of Bonakra.

Burkina Faso and Ghana use different rail gauges and this break-of-gauge can be overcome to a greater or lesser extent with a number of methods.

In 2006, an Indian proposal surfaced to link the railways in Benin and Togo with landlocked Niger and Burkina Faso.

Additionally, a Czech proposal also surfaced to link Ghana railways with Burkina Faso.

Burkina Faso owns part of Air Afrique, which provides the country with international service.

Nineteen provinces of Burkina Faso are joined with contiguous areas of Mali and Niger under the Liptako-Gourma Authority, a regional economic organization.

Burkina Faso is also a member of the International Criminal Court with a Bilateral Immunity Agreement of protection for the United States-military ( as covered under Article 98 )

The Government of Burkina Faso is working closely with MCC staff to finalize its compact submission.

In addition, Burkina Faso emphasized its interest to establish strong ties with the new sovereign state.