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  Burkina Faso - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Burkina Faso was an important economic region for the Songhai Empire during the 15th and 16th centuries.
Burkina Faso has a primarily tropical climate with two very distinct seasons: the rainy season with between 600 and 900 mm (24-35 inches) of rainfall, and the dry season during which the harmattan blows, a hot dry wind from the Sahara.
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.
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 Burkina Faso - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Like all of the west of Africa, Burkina Faso was populated early, notably by hunter-gatherer s in the north-western part of the country (12 000 to 5000 BC), and whose tools (scrapers, chisels and arrowheads) were discovered in 1973.
Burkina Faso was an important economic region for the Songhai Empire during the 1400's to the 1500's.
Burkina Faso has a primarily tropical climate with two very distinct seasons: the rainy season with between 600 and 900mm (24-35 inches) of rainfall, and the dry season during which the harmattan blows, a hot dry wind from the Sahara.
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 Burkina Faso --  Encyclopædia Britannica   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Burkina Faso's economy, already battered by the ripple effect of the conflict, received some aid from international donors to assist in the resettlement of the refugees.
It is bordered on the north by Algeria and Libya, on the east by Chad, on the south by Nigeria, on the southwest by Benin and Burkina Faso, and on the west by Mali.
It is bordered by Senegal and Mauritania on the west, Algeria on the northeast, Niger on the east, Burkina Faso on the southeast, and Côte d'Ivoire and Guinea on the south.
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 Burkina Faso encyclopedia : Cultural Information , Maps, Burkina Faso politics and officials, Burkina Faso History. ...
Burkina Faso encyclopedia : Cultural Information, Maps, Burkina Faso politics and officials, Burkina Faso History.
Burkina Faso (formerly Upper Volta) achieved independence from France in 1960.
Burkina Faso's high population density and limited natural resources result in poor economic prospects for the majority of its citizens.
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