Burkina Faso12.67° N, 1.36° W
No coast at all — every one of its 3,611 km of border is shared with another country.
coastline 0 km · 185th/229 · land borders 3,611 km · 56th/230
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"Land of the Worthy Men" is the translation of Burkina Faso, from the Dyula word "burkina," meaning "worthy." The word "faso" means "land" or literally "father village," combining "fa," "father," with "so," "village."
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Landlocked savanna is cut by the three principal rivers, the Black, Red, and White Voltas. In western Africa, it lies north of Ghana. An extensive plateau carries mostly flat to dissected, undulating plains, with hills in the west and southeast.
Here, savanna is grassy in the north and gradually gives way to sparse forests in the south. Gold, manganese, zinc, limestone, marble, phosphates, pumice, and salt are natural resources. Tena Kourou is the highest point. Mouhoun (Black Volta) River is the lowest point.
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The southern half has a hot tropical savanna with a short rainy season, while the northern half has a tropical hot semi-arid steppe climate typical of the Sahel region. A small area of hot desert lies in the very north, bordering the Sahara Desert. Recurring droughts are a natural hazard.
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