Worth knowing
Burkina Faso
The name is built from three of the country's languages: 'Burkina' is Mooré for upright, 'Faso' is Dyula for fatherland, and the ending of 'Burkinabè', its word for its people, comes from Fula.
Where its story happens
Ouagadougou, at 12.37°N, 1.53°W. It's the place the game marks on the globe once the country is found. See it on a map.
Five things to know about Burkina Faso
In Geodar these are the five clues to this country, and it counts as one of the hard countries. The game asks the hardest clue first. Here the easiest comes first.
- Where it is. It's Burkina Faso, a landlocked country in West Africa, between Mali and Ghana. See Burkina Faso on a map.
- Its capital is Ouagadougou, the old seat of the Mossi kings.
- In 1984 it gave itself a new name that means 'land of incorruptible people'.
- Before that it was Upper Volta, after the Black, Red and White Volta rivers that flow south into Ghana.
- Africa's biggest film festival has been held in its capital since 1969.