Burkina Faso

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Regions of Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso is divided into 13 administrative regions. Each region is administered by a Governor.

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Money & duty free for Burkina Faso

CFA (Communauté Financière Africaine) Franc (XOF) = 100 centimes. Notes are in denominations of XOF10,000, 5,000, 2,500, 1,000 and 500. Coins are in denominations of XOF250, 100, 50, 25, 10, 5 and 1.

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Education in Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso education is mainly influenced by the education system of France, their colonizer. Burkina Faso education system, though, has incorporated certain changes but the basic structure of education followed from French model remains the same.