Subreddit rules (view full rules) 1  No attacks (e.g. insults, slurs, or prejudice). 2  No NSFW content. 3  Use friendly language.  Don't ask for a free copy or discuss 1  piracy. All content should be English.  No low-effort threads and 1  comments. No spoilers in thread titles. Mark spoilers like this: [Text here is hidden](/spoiler).
Burkina Faso (/bÉrËkiËnÉ ËfÉËsoÊ/ bÉr-KEE-nÉ FAH-soh; [buÊkina faso]) 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.
Burkina Faso. Burkina Faso, once known as Upper Volta, and as the longtime kingdom of the Mossi people, was first populated between 14,000 and 5,000 BC by hunter-gatherers.