* Alliance for Progress and Freedom, Alliance pour le Progrès et la Liberté, a political party in Burkina Faso, a country in West Africa

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 ).

* 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.

* Revolution Day ( 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.

Map Of Burkina Faso

Topography of Burkina Faso

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.

Satellite image of Burkina Faso, generated from raster graphics data supplied by The Map LibraryMain articles: Geography of Burkina Faso and Climate of 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.

It stretches from the border of Senegal, through southern Mali ( formerly known as French Sudan when it was a French colony ), Burkina Faso, southern Niger and northern Nigeria, southern Chad and the western Darfur region of present-day Sudan.

* Burkina Faso, the country formerly named Upper Volta

The Party for Democracy and Socialism () is a registered political party in Burkina Faso ( formerly Upper Volta ).

The Alliance for Progress and Freedom () is a political party in Burkina Faso ( formerly Upper Volta ).

The N2, which connects Tema in the Greater Accra Region to Kulungugu in the Upper East Region ; the N10, which connects Yamoransa in the Central Region to Paga in the Upper East Region ; and the N12, which connects Elubo in the Western Region to Hamile in the Upper West Region ; all connect Ghana to landlocked Burkina Faso, where it joins another highway in the Trans-African network, the Trans-Sahelian Highway.

* 1966 – A military coup takes place in Upper Volta ( later Burkina Faso ), dissolving the National Parliament and leading to a new national constitution.

* Burkina Faso ( former Upper Volta )

** Colonial heads of Burkina Faso ( Upper Volta )

* August 4 – The African republic Upper Volta changes its name to Burkina Faso.

* August 5 – Upper Volta, now known as Burkina Faso, becomes independent from France.

** A military coup occurs in Upper Volta ( later Burkina Faso ).

On August 4, 1984, Upper Volta changed its name to Burkina Faso, meaning " the country of honorable people.

Under the direction of Sankara, the country changed its name on August 4, 1984 from the Upper Volta to Burkina Faso, which means " the country of honorable people ".

Agreements with Liberia in 1892 and with Britain in 1893 determined the eastern and western boundaries of the colony, but the northern boundary was not fixed until 1947 because of efforts by the French government to attach parts of Upper Volta ( present-day Burkina Faso ) and French Sudan ( present-day Mali ) to Côte d ' Ivoire for economic and administrative reasons.

In May 1959, Houphouët-Boigny reinforced his position as a dominant figure in West Africa by leading Côte d ' Ivoire, Niger, Upper Volta ( Burkina ), and Dahomey ( Benin ) into the Council of the Entente, a regional organization promoting economic development.

The river gave its name to French Upper Volta and then the Republic of Upper Volta before that country was renamed Burkina Faso in 1984.

The flag was changed when Upper Volta became Burkina Faso on 4 August 1984.

To symbolize this new autonomy and rebirth, he even renamed the country from the French colonial Upper Volta to Burkina Faso (" Land of Upright Men ").

| PLACE OF BIRTH = Yako, Upper Volta ( now Burkina Faso ), French West Africa

* In the Republic of Upper Volta ( since 4 January 1947 a French territory ; present Burkina Faso, renamed 4 August 1984 ), since the 11 December 1958 grant of Autonomy as a ' republic ', République de Haute-Volta, there were two High commissioners:

* Burkina Faso was since 20 February 1895 a French protectorate named Upper Volta ( Haute-Volta )

Major Dr. Jean-Baptiste Ouédraogo ( born June 30, 1942 ) was President of Upper Volta ( now Burkina Faso ) from 8 November 1982 to 4 August 1983, when he was overthrown in a coup d ’ état which brought Thomas Sankara into power.

Colonel Saye Zerbo ( born 27 August 1932 ) was a President of Upper Volta ( now Burkina Faso ) from 25 November 1980 to 7 November 1982.

Major General Aboubakar Sangoulé Lamizana ( January 31, 1916 – 26 May 2005 ) was the second president of Upper Volta ( since 1984 renamed Burkina Faso ), in power from January 3, 1966 to November 25, 1980.

French West Africa () was a federation of eight French colonial territories in Africa: Mauritania, Senegal, French Sudan ( now Mali ), French Guinea, Côte d ' Ivoire ( Ivory Coast ), Upper Volta ( now Burkina Faso ), Dahomey ( now Benin ) and Niger.

The Conseil de l ' Entente (" Council of Accord " or " Council of Understanding ") is a West African regional co-operation forum established in May 1959 by Côte d ' Ivoire, Niger, Upper Volta ( now Burkina Faso ) and Dahomey ( now Benin ), and joined in 1966 by Togo.

The average altitude of Burkina Faso is 400 meters ( 1, 312 ft ) and the difference between the highest and lowest terrain is no greater than 600 meters ( 1, 969 ft ).

Burkina Faso is therefore a relatively flat country.

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.

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.

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

Burkina Faso is a member of the regional Bourse Regional des Valeurs Mobilières ( BRVM ) located in Abidjan, Ivory Coast.

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.

Only one adjacent country is connected to Burkina Faso via rail, Côte d ' Ivoire, a country in which the same one-metre gauge is employed.

There is a total of 12, 506 kilometres of highway in Burkina Faso, of which 2, 001 kilometres are paved.

Air Burkina, which began in 1967, is government-run and has a monopoly on domestic service.

The Army of Burkina Faso ( L ' Armée de Terre-Ground Forces or LAT ) is a skeletonized force structure of some 5, 800-6, 000 officers and men, augmented by a conscript force or People's Militia of some 45, 000 men and women.

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.

Bambara, also known as Bamana, and Bamanankan by speakers of the language, is a language spoken in Mali, and to a lesser extent Burkina Faso, Senegal by as many as six million people ( including second language users ).

The country is shaped like a square and borders the Gulf of Guinea on the north Atlantic Ocean to the south ( 515 km of coastline ) and five other African nations on the other three sides, with a total of 3, 110 km of borders: Liberia to the southwest ( 716 km ), Guinea to the northwest ( 610 km ), Mali to the north-northwest ( 532 km ), Burkina Faso to the north-northeast, and Ghana to the east ( 668 km ).

Jula ( Dyula, Dioula ) is a Mande language spoken in Burkina Faso, Côte d ' Ivoire, and Mali.