<Tr> <Th> Internet TLD </Th> <Td>. bf </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> The data here is an estimation for the year 2005 produced by the International Monetary Fund in April 2005 . </Td> </Tr> <P> Burkina Faso (UK: / bɜːrˌkiːnə ˈfæsoʊ /, US: / ˈfɑːsoʊ / (listen); French: (buʁkina faso)) is a landlocked country in West Africa . It covers an area of around 274,200 square kilometres (105,900 sq mi) and 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 . In 2017, its population was estimated at just over 20 million . Burkina Faso is a francophone country, with French as the official language of government and business . Formerly called the Republic of Upper Volta (1958--1984), the country was renamed "Burkina Faso" on 4 August 1984 by then - President Thomas Sankara . Its citizens are known as Burkinabé (/ bɜːrˈkiːnəbeɪ / bur - KEE - nə - beh). Its capital is Ouagadougou . </P> <P> The northwestern part of present - day Burkina Faso was populated by hunter - gatherers from 14000 BC to 5000 BC . From the 3rd to the 13th centuries AD, the Iron Age Bura culture existed in the territory of present - day southeastern Burkina Faso and southwestern Niger . Various ethnic groups of present - day Burkina Faso, such as the Mossi, Fula and Dyula, arrived in successive waves between the 8th and 15th centuries . From the 11th century, the Mossi people established several separate kingdoms . In the 1890s, during the European Scramble for Africa, the territory of Burkina Faso was invaded by France, and colonial control was established following a war of conquest between 1896 and 1904 . The territory was made part of French West Africa in 1904, and the colony of French Upper Volta was established on 1 March 1919 . The colony was named for its location on the upper courses of the Volta River (the Black, Red and White Volta). </P>

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