Travel & technology
Electric power
- Plug shape
- Voltage
- 220V, 50Hz
Phone dialing
- Code to call Burkina Faso
- +226
What every visitor should know about Burkina Faso:
- Money
- The currency is the West African CFA franc (XOF). 100 XOF is worth about US$0.22, or €0.15.
- Crime
- CrimeSafe Travel Score™: 2.5 out of 5 (Use caution)
Areas of concern:
- Mugging
- Pick-pocketing / bag-snatching
- Armed robbery is rare but occurs
- Banditry on rural roads
- Capital
- Ouagadougou
- Tap water
- Very dangerous. Water-borne disease is widespread and purification is unreliable. Drink boiled or bottled water only.
Burkina Faso facts and figures:
People
- Population
- 15,746,232
- Language
- French (official), native African languages belonging to Sudanic family spoken by 90% of the population
- Ethnicity
- Mossi over 40%, other approximately 60% (includes Gurunsi, Senufo, Lobi, Bobo, Mande, and Fulani)
Economy
- GDP
- US$1,300 (per capita)
- Income equality
- High