transcription, транскрипция: [ bu̇r-ˈkē-nə-ˈfä-sō, bər- ]
geographical name
or formerly Upper Vol·ta ˈvōl-tə, ˈvȯl-, ˈväl- ; or formerly French Haute-Vol·ta ˌōt-vȯl-ˈtä
republic W Africa; until 1958 a French territory capital Ouagadougou area 105,869 square miles (274,201 square kilometers ), population 9,780,000