Guides and Directories

NationMaster - Burkina Faso - Profile includes information for various aspects of the country, with a special emphasis on statistics and rankings.
http://www.nationmaster.com/country/uv-burkina-faso

The Index on Africa - Burkina Faso - Extensive set of categorized and annotated links to web resources from the Norwegian Council for Africa (NCA).
http://www.afrika.no/index/Countries/Burkina_Faso/

Stanford University - Africa South of the Sahara: Burkina Faso - Annotated directory of links to web resources.
http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/ssrg/africa/burkina.html

BBC News - Country Profile: Burkina Faso - Provides overview, key facts and events, timelines and leader profiles along with current news.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/1032616.stm

Columbia University Libraries - African Studies: Burkina Faso - Directory of categorized and annotated links.
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/africa/cuvl/Burkina.html

CIA - The World Factbook: Burkina Faso - Features map and brief descriptions of the geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military and transnational issues.
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/uv.html

U.S. Department of State - Burkina Faso - Country portal offers a map and links to Background Notes, USAID page, the US embassy and the current ambassador, press releases, fact sheets, annual Human Rights Reports and other major reports including Country and Industry Market Reports.
http://www.state.gov/p/af/ci/uv/

US Library of Congress - Portals to the World: Burkina Faso - Annotated directory of selected online resources.
http://www.loc.gov/rr/international/amed/burkinafaso/burkinafaso.html

Wikipedia - Burkina Faso - Hyperlinked encyclopedia article covers the history, government and politics, geography, economy, demographics, language and culture of the West African country.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burkina_Faso

University of Pennsylvania - African Studies Center: Burkina Faso - Annotated directory of links to resources.
http://www.africa.upenn.edu/Country_Specific/Burkina.html

UK Foreign Office - Country Profiles: Burkina Faso - Overview of country's geography, history, politics, economy, international relations, travel and current affairs.
http://www.fco.gov.uk/en/about-the-fco/country-profiles/sub-saharan-africa/burkina-faso