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 Burkina Faso and Mali, Agacher Strip War, 1985
Burkina Faso is landlocked country, with Capital in Ouagadougou, situated in the heart of West Africa, limited in the east by Niger, in the north and north-west by the republic of Mali, in the south by Ghana, in the south-west by Cote d’Ivoire, and in the south-east by Benin and Togo.
The population of Burkina Faso according to census in 1991 is 9.190.000 (in 1985 it was 7.964.705) and consists of some 60 ethnic groups, predominated by the Mossi, Fulani and Bobo-Dioula.
The country is limited by Algeria in the north and north-east, Niger in the east, Burkina Faso and Cote d’Ivoire in the south, Guinea in the south-west, and Senegal and Mauritania in the west, and divided into eight regions.
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 History of Burkina Faso
Until the end of the 19th century, the history of Burkina Faso was dominated by the empire-building Mossi.
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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 Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso was originally inhabited by the Bobo, Lobi, and Gurunsi peoples, with the Mossi and Gurma peoples immigrating to the region in the 14th century.
Burkina Faso: Government - Government Burkina Faso is governed under the constitution of 1991.
Burkina Faso: Economy - Economy Burkina Faso is one of the poorest nations in the world, with the great majority of its...
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