Burkina Faso: Top 10 Quick Facts

Kia ora, welcome to Burkina Faso!

Motto: "Unite-Progres-Justice" which means 'Unity, Progress, Justice'

• Burkina Faso is located on the western part of Africa.

• The Burkina Faso flag has two horizontal stripes, top stripe red and the bottom green. A yellow star is in the middle of the flag.

• Ouagadougou also known as Wagadugu is the capital city of Burkina Faso with a population of over 1,000,000 people.

Ouagadougou (By: Wegmann, commons.wikimedia.org)

• Another city of Burkina Faso is Bobo-Dioulasso with a population over 300,000.

Bobo-Dioulasso ( By: JamesA, commons.wikimedia.org)

• Burkina Faso's official language is French, but the most widely spoken language is Mossi (Moore).

• National animal: White Stallion

• The unofficial flower of Burkina Faso is the Red Rose.

• Burkina Faso native clothing

(By: Adam Jones, Ph.D., commons.wikimedia.org)

• Burkina Faso most popular sport is Football/ soccer

• And anybody's favorite: Food

Riz au Gras

(By: Aboukam, commons.wikimedia.org)