Time zone: GMT
Location: western Africa, north of Ghana.
Capital: Ouagadougou
Currency: Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (currency code XOF)
Language: French (official), native African languages belonging to Sudanic family spoken by 90% of the population.
Airport authority contact information: State Aeronautical Inspectorate, Sofia Airport, 1 Christopher Columbus Boulevard, 1540 Sofia, Bulgaria. Telephone: +359 (0)2 88 53 37
Airports: In 2005 Burkina Faso had 33 airports, only 2 of which have a paved runway, the most significant of which are:
Aribinda Airport
Arly Airport
Banfora Airport
Bogande Airport
Borgo Airport
Boulsa Airport
Dedougou Airport
Diapaga Airport
Diebougou Airport
Diebougou Airport
Djibo Airport
Dori Airport
Fada Ngourma Airport
Gaoua Airport
Gorom Gorom Airport
Kantchari Airport
Kaya Airport
Leo Airport
Nouna Airport
Ouagadougou Airport
Ouahigouya Airport
Pama Airport
Sebba Airport
Zabre Airport
