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Government
Long-form name: Burkina Faso.
Type: military; established by coup on 4 August 1983.
Capital: Ouagadougou.
Administrative divisions: 30 provinces; Bam, Bazega, Bougouriba,
Boulgou, Boulkiemde, Ganzourgou, Gnagna, Gourma, Houet, Kadiogo,
Kenedougou, Komoe, Kossi, Kouritenga, Mouhoun, Namentenga,
Naouri, Oubritenga, Oudalan, Passore, Poni, Sanguie, Sanmatenga,
Seno, Sissili, Soum, Sourou, Tapoa, Yatenga, Zoundweogo.
Independence: 5 August 1960 (from France; formerly Upper Volta).
Constitution: none; constitution of 27 November 1977 was
abolished following coup of 25 November 1980.
Legal system: based on French civil law system and customary law.
National holiday: Anniversary of the Revolution, 4 August (1983).
Executive branch: chairman of the Popular Front, Council
of Ministers.
Legislative branch: unicameral National Assembly (Assemblee
Nationale) was dissolved on 25 November 1980.
Judicial branch: Appeals Court.
Leaders: Chief of State and Head of Government--Chairman of the
Popular Front Captain Blaise COMPAORE (since 15 October 1987).
Political parties and leaders: all political parties banned
following November 1980 coup.
Suffrage: none.
Elections: the National Assembly was dissolved 25 November
1980 and no elections are scheduled.
Communists: small Communist party front group; some sympathizers.
Other political or pressure groups: committees for the defense
of the revolution, watchdog/political action groups throughout
the country in both organizations and communities.
Member of: ACP, AfDB, CCC, CEAO, EAMA, ECA, EIB (associate),
Entente, FAO, GATT, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, IDA, IDB--Islamic
Development Bank, IFAD, IFC, ILO, IMF, INTELSAT, INTERPOL,
IPU, IRC, ITU, NAM, Niger River Commission, OAU, OCAM, OIC,
UN, UNESCO, UPU, WCL, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO.
Diplomatic representation: Ambassador Paul Desire KABORE;
Chancery at 2340 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington DC
20008; telephone (202) 332-5577 or 6895; US--Ambassador
David H. SHINN; Embassy at Avenue Raoul Follerau, Ouagadougou
(mailing address is B.P. 35, Ouagadougou); telephone [226]
30-67-23 through 25.
Flag: two equal horizontal bands of red (top) and green
with a yellow five-pointed star in the center; uses the
popular pan-African colors of Ethiopia.