| Capitale | nom: Ouagadougou coordonnées géographiques: 12 22 N, 1 31 W différence de temps: UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) etymology: Ouagadougou is a Francophone spelling of the native name "Wogodogo," meaning "where people get honor and respect" |
| Fête de l'Indépendance | 5 Aoüt 1960 (from France) |
| Fête nationale | Jour De République, 11 Decembre (1958); note - commemorates the day that Upper Volta became an autonomous republic in the French Community |
| Constitution | history: several previous; latest approved by referendum 2 Juin 1991, adopted 11 Juin 1991, temporarily suspended late Octobre to mid-Novembre 2014; initial draft of a new constitution to usher in the new republic was completed in Janvier 2017 and a final draft was submitted to the government in Decembre 2017; a constitutional referendum originally scheduled for adoption in Mars 2019 was postponed until 2020 amendments: proposed by the president, by a majority of National Assembly membership, or by petition of at least 30,000 eligible voters submitted to the Assembly; passage requires at least three-fourths majority vote in the Assembly; failure to meet that threshold requires majority voter approval in a referendum; constitutional provisions on the form of government, the multiparty system, and national sovereignty cannot be amended; amended several times, last in 2012 (2019) |
| Suffrage - Age minimum de l'électeur | 18 ans; universal |
| Pouvoir exécutif | chef d'état (Président): Président Roch Marc Christian KABORE (depuis 29 December 2015) chef de gouvernement (1er ministre): Prime Minister Christophe DABIRE (depuis 24 January 2019) cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the president on the recommendation of the prime minister elections/appointments: president elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second); election last held on 29 November 2015 (next to be held November 2020); prime minister appointed by the president with consent of the National Assembly election results: Roch Marc Christian KABORE elected president in first round; percent of vote - Roch Marc Christian KABORE (MPP) 53.5%, Zephirin DIABRE (UPC) 29.6%, Tahirou BARRY (PAREN) 3.1%, Benewende Stanislas SANKARA (UNIR-MS) 2.8%, other 10.9% |
Source: CIA World Factbook - Version du décembre 31, 2019
