BURKINA FASO

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Private/Passenger

(1) HV = Haute Voltaire (Upper Volta), the name of the country until 1984.
(2) BF = Burkina Faso
(3) Private and commercial vehicles

Non-Passenger/Other

Special Event

1998: XXI African Cup of Nations

Country Information

Location	West Africa
Capital	Ouagadougou
Main Religions	Indigenous beliefs and Islam (Sunni)
National Language	French but native African languages are widely spoken
History	Upper Volta became independent from France in 1960 and was renamed to Burkina Faso in 1984
International Oval	BF
ISO Code	BF

Credits

(1) Jim Fox/Greg Gibson