Flag of Burkina Faso
What the flag means
- Red — the revolution
- Green — hope and abundance
- Yellow star — the guiding light of the revolution and mineral wealth
Design set by: Constitution du 11 juin 1991, article 34 · Adopted 1984
Highlights
- 🥁 Lively mask festivals and music
- 🎬 FESPACO, Africa's big film fest
- 🎨 Fine bronzework and textiles
- 🤝 'Land of upright people'
- 🌾 Wide open Sahel scenery
Quick facts
- Region
- Africa · Western Africa
- Population
- 24,074,580 people (2025)
- Area
- 272,967 km²
- Capital
- Ouagadougou
- Languages
- Mossi, Dyula
- Currency
- West African CFA franc (XOF)
- Organizations
- United Nations, African Union
Similar flags
Pan-African colors
Neighboring countries
Land neighbors, approximated from simplified map outlines.
Data Sources
- What the flag means: Constitution du 11 juin 1991, article 34
- Population: Population, total (SP.POP.TOTL), latest available value
- Area: World countries in JSON, CSV, XML and YAML
- Organizations: Membership of Principal UN Organs
- Organizations: Member States