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Burkina Faso , also known by its short-form name Burkina, is a landlocked country in West Africa around 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. Its capital is Ouagadougou. In 2010, its population was estimated at just under 15.75 million. Formerly called the Republic of Upper Volta, the country was renamed "Burkina Faso" on 4 August 1984 by then-President Thomas Sankara, using a word from each of the country's two major native languages, Mòoré and Dioula. Figuratively, "Burkina", from Mòoré, may be translated as "men of integrity", while "Faso" means "fatherland" in Dioula. "Burkina Faso" is thus meant to be understood as "Land of upright people" or "Land of honest people". Inhabitants of Burkina Faso are known as Burkinabè . Between 14,000 and 5000 BC, Burkina Faso was populated by hunter-gatherers in the country's northwestern region. Farm settlements appeared between 3600 and 2600 BC. What is now central Burkina Faso was principally composed of Mossi kingdoms. These Mossi Kingdoms became a French protectorate in 1896. After gaining independence from France in 1960, the country underwent many governmental changes until arriving at its current form, a semi-presidential republic. The president is Blaise Compaoré. Burkina Faso is a member of the African Union, Community of Sahel-Saharan States, La Francophonie, Organisation of Islamic Cooperation and Economic Community of West African States.
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Burkina Faso je država u zapadnoj Africi bez izlaza na more. Graniči s Malijem na zapadu i sjeveru, Nigerom na istoku te Togom, Beninom, Ganom i Bjelokosnom Obalom na jugu. Do 1984. zvala se Gornja Volta po rijekama Crnoj, Bijeloj i Crvenoj Volti (danas Mouhoun, Nakambé i Nazinon) koje protječu kroz zemlju. Sadašnje ime na najzastupljenijim domaćim jezicima Mossi i Dioula znači "zemlja uspravnih ljudi". Burkina Faso je među najsiromašnijim zemljama svijeta. Velik broj stanovnika Burkine bio je zaposlen u njenim južnim susjedima, osobito u Bjelokosnoj Obali, ali njihova je prisutnost pridonijela političkoj nestabilnosti krajem devedesetih. Gospodarstvo se temelji na izvozu pamuka i doznakama iz inozemstva. BDP je u 2004. bio oko 1.100 USD po stanovniku, mjereno po PPP-u.Zemlju je do neovisnosti doveo Maurice Yaméogo.