Bur‧ki‧na Fa‧so /bɜːˌkiːnə ˈfæsəʊ $ bɜːrˌkiːnə ˈfɑː-/
a very poor dry country in West Africa, to the north of Ghana and the east of Mali, which was formerly called Upper Volta. Population: 14,800,000 (2007). Capital: Ouagadougou.

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