Burkina Faso is a landlocked country in West Africa surrounded by 6 other countries. Its capital and largest city is Ouagadougou. The country has over 60 ethnic groups and French and local languages are spoken. Burkina Faso has a population of around 15.75 million as of 2010. The country has many cultural attractions centered in Ouagadougou including several museums, craft shops, and international cultural events. There are also natural attractions across the regions including waterfalls, cliffs, and national parks that showcase Burkina Faso's geography and culture.

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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 kilometers
(105,900 sq mi) 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 fewer than
15.75 million.
"Burkino Faso" is meant to be understood as "Land of upright people"
or "Land of honest people". Ouagadougou, the capital is the
crossroads town in West Africa, combining perfectly tradition and
modernity. Four regions of interest to tourists are the Central, Western,
Eastern and Northern (The Sahel) parts of the country.
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2. WEST AFRICA: BURKINA FASO
Burkina Faso is located in West Africa and has approximately
sixty different ethnic groups with populations of more than ten
thousand, and each with its own culture and traditions.
Ouagadougou hosts a great number of international cultural
events including FESPACO, SIAO, SITHO and FILO that have
gave it the reputation of the cultural capital. “Ouaga” the cultural
city has several monuments, cultural centers, museums, crafts
shops, sources of pride for Burkinabé.
The center also offer some touristic attractions like thr museum
of Manega, the Loango granite sculpture, the Bazoulé and
Sabou sacred crocodile pond and Ziniaré animal Park which is
a zoological park with a wide range of fauna including zebras,
lions, elephants, buffaloes, ostriches, panthers, and monkeys.
At Bobo which the big city in the west, there is the old, grand
mosque of Dioulassoba built in “eighteen ninety (1890),” which
is located in the center of the town; there, visits are only allowed
in the early morning. The grand Mosque represents a very good
example of Sahel architecture. Tourists can also visit the
museum of the city and the old town.
The city of Banfora is especially famous for its natural waterfalls,
the lake Tengrela and the Peaks of Sindou which is classified
by the United Nation as a world treasure.
The east is also home of National Parks like the one of Arly and
the W National Park. Tourists can also visit the cliffs of
Gobnangou and The reserve and ranch of Nazinga.
Burkina’s north is the nation’s primary tourist draw. It is the Sahel area.
Tourists can experience the desert life but also visit the archeological
museum and the stone carvings of Pobé Mengaod and the feminine
artisanal center of Gorom Gorom.