Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso is a country in Sub-Saharan Africa with a population of approximately ~23.0 million. Its capital is Ouagadougou. This is the complete reference for identifying Burkina Faso in MapDash, Worldle, Globle, and other daily geography puzzles — drawn from one of 212 country profiles in the network.
Quick facts
| Continent / region | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Capital | Ouagadougou |
| Population | ~23.0 million |
| ISO codes | BF / BFA |
| Coordinates | 12.36°, -1.53° |
| Bordering countries | None on file (island or maritime) |
How Burkina Faso appears in daily geography puzzles
In MapDash, Burkina Faso is identified through the clue sequence: sub-saharan africa first, then population range (~23.0 million), then bordering countries, then capital (Ouagadougou), then a famous-for hint.
In Worldle, Burkina Faso is identified by its country outline shape. In Globle, the heat-map proximity game warms guesses as they approach Sub-Saharan Africa.
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Reading Burkina Faso in MapDash context
Burkina Faso is one of the data points covered by this site’s country-guessing geography puzzles dataset. The detail above comes directly from OpenStreetMap country geometries and MapDash editorial commentary; the context that follows situates the headline numbers against the broader distribution across recognized sovereign countries.
Every number on this page links back to OpenStreetMap country geometries and MapDash editorial commentary; the methodology page describes the inputs, refresh cadence, and known limitations of the underlying data product.
Practical use of this page is in combination with the comparison and ranking pages elsewhere on the site, which surface the same data for Burkina Faso’s peers within recognized sovereign countries. A single-entity reading without peer context can be misleading when an entity is an outlier on one axis but typical on another.
Frequently asked questions
What is the capital of Burkina Faso?
The capital of Burkina Faso is Ouagadougou.
What continent is Burkina Faso in?
Burkina Faso is in Sub-Saharan Africa.
What is the population of Burkina Faso?
Burkina Faso has a population of approximately ~23.0 million.
What countries border Burkina Faso?
Burkina Faso has no bordering countries on file — likely an island nation or has only maritime neighbors.