Africa

Le Burkina Faso

masculine

Going there, being there

au Burkina Faso

Coming from

du Burkina Faso

Why

Le Burkina Faso is masculine and starts with a consonant: à + le contracts into au, which gives au Burkina Faso.

The people

un Burkinais, une Burkinaise

Official languages

français, mooré

Capital

Ouagadougou

Example

Un festival de cinéma a lieu au Burkina Faso.

A film festival takes place in Burkina Faso.

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