Africa · Western AfricaBF · +226
Country profile / BF
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso
Capital
Ouagadougou
Region
Africa
ISO
BF
Local time in Burkina Faso
live · IANAAbidjan
Africa/Abidjan
Reference ledger
CapitalOuagadougouAdministrative seat
LanguagesFrench1 listed
CurrenciesWest African CFA franc1 listed
Time zonesAfrica/Abidjan1 IANA identifier
Area272,967 km²Ranked 76 of 241 by area
Dialing+226International calling prefix
A sense of scale
area percentileLarger than 69% of places in this atlas.
At 272,967 km², Burkina Faso ranks 76 of 241 records by land area. This comparison uses the same bundled source for every profile, so the scale is internally consistent.
#76by area in this atlas
Land neighbors
6Use these identifiers accurately
The two-letter code BF is the compact ISO identifier used in addresses, locale selectors, and many data feeds. The dialing prefix +226 belongs at the start of an international phone number. Time zone names such as Africa/Abidjan should be preferred over a fixed UTC offset because they carry daylight-saving rules.
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ISOBF
Borders6
Time zones1