Burkina Faso
Western Africa
Updated 8 November 2026
Burkina Faso is a country in Western Africa with its capital in Ouagadougou. Its head of state is Ibrahim Traoré and its head of government is Jean Emmanuel Ouédraogo. On DiploMaps you can see Burkina Faso on the world map with its leaders, economy, trade and UN votes, and its relations with the United Arab Emirates.
Key facts
- Capital
- Ouagadougou
- Head of state
- Ibrahim Traorémilitary leader of Burkina Faso since 2022
- Head of government
- Jean Emmanuel OuédraogoBurkinabe politician
- Foreign minister
- Karamoko Jean-Marie Traorépolitician in Burkina Faso
- Population
- 24.1 million (2025)
- Area
- 272,967 km²
- GDP
- $27.6 billion (2025)
- Currency
- West African CFA franc (XOF)
- Official languages
- French
- United Nations
- Member since 1960
- Region
- Western Africa · Africa
Burkina Faso and the UAE
- UAE exports to it (2025)
- $102.1 million
- UAE imports from it (2025)
- $539.2 million
- Visa for UAE citizens
- No visa needed
Memberships
- African Union
- Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
- Non-Aligned Movement
- Group of 77
- Alliance of Sahel States
- NPT (Non-Proliferation Treaty)
- ICC (Rome Statute)