How to call Burkina Faso

• 011 - US exit code; have to be dialed first for all international calls made from the US/Canada number plan
• 226 - international country code for Burkina Faso
• US to Burkina Faso international dialing format : 011 + 226 + area code + individual phone number

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Burkina Faso, also known by its short-form name Burkina, is a landlocked nation in West Africa. It is surrounded by six countries: Mali to the north, Niger to the east, Benin to the south east, Togo and Ghana to the south, and Cod'Ivoire to the south west. Its size is 274,000 kmith an estimated population of more than 13,200,000. Formerly called the Republic of Upper Volta, it was renamed on August 4, 1984, by President Thomas Sankara to mean "the land of upright people" in Mornd Dioula, the major native languages of the country. Literally, "Burkina" may be translated, "men of integrity," from the Moranguage, and "Faso" means "father's house" in Dioula. The inhabitants of Burkina Faso are known as Burkinab