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Bur•ki•na Fa•so
Pronunciation: (bur-kē'nu fä'sō), [key]a republic in W Africa: formerly part of French West Africa. 6,774,000; 106,111 sq. mi. (274,827 sq. km).
Cap.: Ouagadougou. Formerly,
Upper Volta. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.