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Burkina Faso

Capital Ouagadougou · Africa

Burkina Faso is one of the 197 UN countries in 4x4 Grid, the free daily geography puzzle where you name a country that fits two rules at once. Here is what the game knows about it.

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Facts about Burkina Faso

CapitalOuagadougou
ContinentAfrica
Population23,500,000 (no. 59 of 197)
Area272,967 km² (no. 74 of 197)
NeighboursBenin, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Mali, Niger, Togo
CoastlineLandlocked
Flag coloursred, green, yellow
LanguagesFrench

Where Burkina Faso fits in 4x4 Grid

Every square in 4x4 Grid joins a row rule and a column rule. Burkina Faso is a valid answer for any square built from two of these 32 categories:

Location
In AfricaIs landlockedHighest point under 1,000 mLowest point at least 100 m above sea levelAverage temperature of 26.5 °C or moreCrossed by the prime meridian
Neighbours
Borders 5+ countriesBorders a country with the same first letter
Size
Population over 20 millionPopulation grew 30%+ in 10 years
Flag
Flag with a starFlag with redFlag with greenFlag with yellowFlag with exactly 3 coloursFlag with red, yellow and greenFlag without white
Name
Starts with BEnds with OName is 11+ lettersName has 2+ words
Politics
Currency is a francUses UTC+0 in winter
Language
French is an official language
History
Former French colonyBecame independent in the 1960s
Economy
Life expectancy under 65Median age under 20Under 0.3 t CO₂ per person
Capital
Capital starts with a vowelCapital over 500 km from the seaCapital is the largest city
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