Daily news from Burkina
Faso, West Africa.
As a French colony, Burkina Faso was called Upper
Volta, after the Volta River. Its economy was
closely integrated with France throughout its
colonial period. It attained independence in 1960.
Ouagadougou is the capital.
Being landlocked, Burkina Faso is bounded by
Ghana, Togo, and Cote D'Ivoire to the south, Mali
straddles the northwest, whilst Niger and Benin
border the east. It has a land area of 274, 378
square kilometres covering a sloping plateau.
Its forests are wild life preserves: animals
inhabiting the preserves include; lions, elephants,
crocodiles, monkeys, hippopotamus, and antelope.
Its climate is tropical with an average rainfall
of about 25 centimetres.
The economy is agriculture based, producing;
corn, sheep, goats, cattle, cotton, for domestic
and export purposes. Meet products - hides and
skins are also exported.
Burkina Faso has deposits of gold, bauxite and
manganese. Its industries include; Gold mining,
sugar refinery, flour, rice, and textile mills,
and cotton gins.
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