This landlocked country, once a French colony, used to be called Upper Volta. Its northern border adjoins the Sahara Desert, so precipitation is very limited.
地跨北緯十度的布吉納法索，原為法國屬地，舊稱上伏塔，位於非洲心臟地帶，北邊鄰著撒哈拉沙漠，雨量稀少，是個沒有濱臨海岸的內陸國。