BURKINA FASO

Is a landlocked country in West Africa around 274,200 square kilometres in size. It is surrounded by: Mali to the north; Niger to the east; Benin to the southeast; Togo and Ghana to the south; and Ivory Coast to the southwest. Its capital is Ouagadougou, their main religions are Islamic and Christianity and the official language is french. In 2014, its population was estimated at just over 17.3 million.