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from: Burkina Faso Embassy New Delhi
Burkina Faso ( French: buʁkina faso), also known by its short-form name Burkina,
is a landlocked country in West Africa around 274,200 square kilometres (105,900 sq mi) in size. It is surrounded by six countries: Mali to the north; Niger to the east; Benin to the southeast; Togo and Ghana to the south; and Ivory Coast to the southwest. Its capital is Ouagadougou. In 2010, its population was estimated at just under 15.75 million. Formerly called the Republic of Upper Volta, the country was renamed "Burkina Faso" on 4 August 1984 by then-President Thomas Sankara, using a word from each of the country's two major native languages, Mòoré and Dioula. Figuratively, Burkina, from Mòoré, may be translated as "men of integrity", while Faso means "fatherland" in Dioula. "Burkina Faso" is understood as "Land of upright people" or "Land of honest people". Residents of Burkina Faso are known as Burkinabè . French is an official language of government and business in the country.
Burkina Faso ( Burkina Fasso, Burquina Faso ou Burquina Fasso), antigo Alto Volta,
é um país africano limitado a oeste e a norte pelo Mali, a leste pelo Níger, e a sul pelo Benin, pelo Togo, por Gana e pela Costa do Marfim. Sua capital é a cidade de Uagadugu. O país possui a pior taxa de alfabetização do mundo (23,6%). Sua área territorial abrange 274 200 quilômetros quadrados (105 900 sq mi) com uma população estimada de mais de 15 757 000. Anteriormente chamado de República do Alto Volta, foi rebatizado em 4 de agosto de 1984, pelo presidente Thomas Sankara, que significa "a terra de pessoas honestas" em More e Dioula, as principais línguas nativas do país. Figurativamente, "Burkina" pode ser traduzido por "homens íntegros", da língua more, e "Faso" significa "pátria" em Dioula. Os habitantes de Burkina Faso são conhecidos como Burkinabè. Tornou se independente em 1960.