Background Information
- Official name: Burkina Faso
- Population: 18.3 million
- Current political system: Transitional government since November 2014, after the former President Blaise Compaore was ousted from power. This ended the “Fourth Republic” inaugurated by the Constitution of 1991.
- Legislature: National Assembly (111 Seats)
- Most Recent elections: Presidential (2015), legislative (2015), municipal (2012)
- Official government site: http://www.gouvernement.gov.bf/
- US State Department country profile: http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/2834.htm
- African Elections Database (Burkina Faso): http://africanelections.tripod.com/bf.html
List of Themes & Issues
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