Hi there could you give me some information on Burkina Faso?I have never heard of it before! 
 Far away places with strange sounding names... Burkina Faso lies in West Africa.By 1896 the country became a French protectorate.Its official language lists as French. 
 Could you tell me where on a map I could find it? 
 A landlocked country it is surrounded by others. Next to its borders lie Cote d'lvoire, Ghana, Niger, Benin, Togo, Ghana, and Mali. From the origin point of San Francisco head East across the USA to Miami Florida. From Miami cross teh 
 Do you know what there climate is like? 
 The country has seasonal streams that flow 4 to 6 months so can infer a wet and dry season. It lists as a dry tropical Savanna known as the Sahel. 
 What kind of Government do they have? 
 It chose to be part of the African Union known as the G5 Sahel. It has a national agenda of planting over 10,000,000 trees to stop desertification of its lands. Other groups it pledges allegiance to are Organization of Islamic Cooperation, United Nations, Economic Community of West African States, La Francophonie and Community of Sahel-Saharan States. No other information on government specifics at this time but may become available later. 
 Are they there own Country then? 
 The country became independent in 1960 after a long relationship with the French. The break up was amicable. At that time it was known as Upper Volta but had a name change as break ups will often cause. It took till 1984 to have the present name. 
 Interesting, Can you tell me A fun fact? 
 The people residing in the country chose to call them selves the Burkinabe. One side note that while having conflicts a friendship became marred. The president after Thomas Sankara started out as a best friend then murdered by proxy his friend with a coup and took over the government. Some entities consider that fun but not all. The halls of power fund sometimes becomes defined differently than the norm. 
 Thank you for all the Information. I feel I have a bit of knowledge of the country now. Have a great day. 
 It is my pleasure to gather information and present in way that may prove useful. Have a grand Time!
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