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1970-AUG-19



UPPER VOLTA (Ouagadougou) UNO Member Republic of UPPER VOLTA : General Aboubakar Sangoule Lamizana
VOLTA (Ho)  VOLTA Region :

Other Entities with similar names

Republic of UPPER VOLTA
(Ouagadougou)

Republic of UPPER VOLTA

Flag or logo since 1959-12-09*
République de HAUTE-VOLTA (fr) UNO Member
Emblem or Symbol*

General Aboubakar Sangoule Lamizana
(ruler of UPPER VOLTA since 1966-01-04)
 
 
 
 
Capitals & administrative places*: Ouagadougou
(Ouagadougou)
Official & national languages: French (fr) .

Mainland:


UPPER VOLTA Republic of UPPER VOLTA  (Ouagadougou)

5 Divisions:

BLACK VOLTA BLACK VOLTA Department  (Kudugu)Local: Département de la VOLTA NOIRE (fr)  (Koudougou)
CENTRE CENTRE Department  (Ouagadougou)Local: Département du CENTRE (fr)  (Ouagadougou)
EAST EAST Department  (Fada Ngurma)Local: Département de l´EST (fr)  (Fada-N´Gourma)
HIGH BASINS HIGH BASINS Department  (Bobo Dioulasso)Local: Département des HAUTS-BASSINS (fr)  (Bobo-Dioulasso)
SAHEL SAHEL Department  (Ouahiguya)Local: Département du SAHEL (fr)  (Ouahigouya)



1 Condominium:

TONG-TONG TAO Unclaimed Territory of TONG-TONG TAO  (Tong-Tong + Tao)Local: Territoire de TONG-TONG TAO (fr)  (Tong-Tong + Tao)





41 Organisations or Groupings membership (selective)


ACCORD Council of ACCORD [Council of Understanding]  (Abidjan)
AFRICA MADAGASCAR AND MAURITIUS Common African Malagasy and Mauritian Organization : CAMMO  (Yaounde)
AFRICAN BANK African Development Bank : AFDB  (Abidjan)
AFRICAN NATURE African Convention on the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources : CONVENTION ON CONSERVATION  (Algiers)
AFRICAN UNITY Organization of African Unity : OAU  (Addis Ababa)
AMOIP African and Malgache Office of Industrial Propriety : AMOIP  (Yaounde)
ASECNA Agency for the Safety of Air Navigation in Africa and Madagascar : ASECNA  (Dakar)
BRAZZAVILLE GROUP BRAZZAVILLE GROUP of French-Speaking States  (Brazzaville)
COMMON FUND Common Fund for Commodities : CFC  (Geneva)
CUSTOMS Customs Cooperation Council : CCC  (Brussels)
FAO Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations : FAO Specialized Agency  (Rome)
FIFA Federation of International Football Association : FIFA  (Zurich)
FRANCOPHONE STATES Agency for Cultural and Technical Co-operation : ACCT  (Paris)
GATT General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade : GATT  (Villa Bocage)
GENEVA CONVENTION GENEVA Convention  (Geneva)
GROUP OF SEVENTY-SEVEN Coalition of Developing Countries : GROUP OF SEVENTY-SEVEN  (Algiers)
HAGUE CONVENTION Permanent Court of Arbitration : PCA  (The Hague)
IBRD International Bank for Reconstruction and Development : IBRD  (Washington-District of Columbia)
ICAO International Civil Aviation Organization : ICAO Specialized Agency  (Montreal)
ICJ International Court of Justice : ICJ  (The Hague)
ILO International Labour Organization : ILO Specialized Agency  (Geneva)
IMF International Monetary Fund : IMF Specialized Agency  (Washington-District of Columbia)
INTERPOL International Criminal Police Organization : ICPO  (Saint Cloud)
ITU International Telecommunication Union : ITU Specialized Agency  (Geneva)
LEAGUE OF RED CROSS League of Red Cross Societies : LORCS  (Geneva)
NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty : NPT  (New York)
RED CROSS International Committee of the Red Cross : ICRC  (Geneva)
REFRIGERATION International Institute of Refrigeration : IIR  (Paris)
UNCTAD United Nations Conference on Trade and Development : UNCTAD  (Geneva)
UNDP United Nations Development Programme : UNDP Specialized Agency  (New York)
UNESCO United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization : UNESCO Specialized Agency  (Paris)
UNHCR United Nations High Commission for Refugees : UNHCR Agency  (Geneva)
UNICEF United Nations International Children´s Emergency Fund : UNICEF Specialized Agency  (New York)
UNITED NATIONS United Nations Organization : UNO  (New York)
UNOOSA Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space including the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies : OUTER SPACE Treaty  (London + Moscow + Washington-District of Columbia)
UPU Universal Postal Union : UPU Specialized Agency  (Berne)
WAMU West African Monetary Union : WAMU  (Abidjan)
WFP World Food Programme : WFP  (Rome)
WHO World Health Organization : WHO Specialized Agency  (Pregny-Chambesy)
WMO World Meteorological Organization : WMO Specialized Agency  (Geneva)
WORLD BUSINESS International Chamber of Commerce : ICC [The Word Business Organization]  (Paris)


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