Burkina Faso

Map of Burkina Faso

Official name: Burkina Faso Capital: Ouagadougou Area: total: 274,200 sq km water: 400 sq km land: 273,800 sq km Location: Western Africa, north of Ghana Geographic coordinates: 13 00 N, 2 00 W Comparative Area: slightly larger than Colorado Land boundaries: total: 3,193 km border countries: Benin 306 km, Cote d'Ivoire 584 km, Ghana 549 km, Mali 1,000 km, Niger 628 km, Togo 126 km Coastline: 0 km (landlocked) Terrain: mostly flat to dissected, undulating plains; hills in west and southeast Elevation extremes: lowest point: Mouhoun (Black Volta) River 200 m highest point: Tena Kourou 749 m