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Burkina Faso also known by its short-form name Burkina, is a landlocked country in west Africa around 274,200 square kilometres (105,900 sq mi) in size. 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.
Economy
Burkina Fasohas one of the lowest GDP per capita figures in the world: $1,200. Agriculture represents 32% of its gross domestic product and occupies 80% of the working population. It consists mostly of livestockbut also, especially in the south and southwest, of growing sorghum, pearl millet, maize (corn), peanuts, rice and cotton. A large part of the economic activity of the country is funded by internationalaid.
Cuisine
Typical of west African cuisine, Burkina Faso's cuisine is based on staple foods of sorghum, millet, rice, maize, peanuts, potatoes, beans, yams and okra. The most common sources ofprotein are chicken, chicken eggs and fresh water fish. A typical Burkinabè beverage is Banji or Palm Wine, which is fermented palm sap and Zoom-kom.

Demographics
Burkina Faso's 15.3 million peoplebelong to two major West African cultural groups—the Voltaic and the Mande (whose common language is Dioula). The Voltaic Mossi make up about one-half of the population.
Official languages |French |
Recognised regional languages | * Mòoré * Mandinka * Bambara |

Culture
The culture of Burkina Faso in West Africa is also called the Burkinabé culture.
Two key elements of culture inBurkina Faso (a country once known as Upper Volta) are its indigenous masks and dancing. The masks used in this region of the western Sahel are made for rites of sacrifice to gods and animal spiritsin the villages. Native dance, on the other hand, is employed to demonstrate the villagers' desire for blessings by the spirits......

Religion
Statistics on religion in Burkina Faso are inexact...