Which country was formerly named Upper Volta?
Suriname
Burkina Faso
Laos
Ghana
"Upper Volta" was the name of the French colony in the upper section of river Volta. In 1958 the country gained independence, and in 1984 it changed its name to “Burkina Faso”. The new name was createf from words in two different local languages: “Burkina” means “honest” in Mossi language, “Faso” means “fatherland” in Dyula language.
reach: rather globalAfricageographyhistorical nameshistoryRepublic of Upper VoltaWestern Africa
Answers by country
Suriname
Burkina Faso
Laos
Ghana
answers

58

44

97

574

616

761

10178

171

154

131

73

310

47

92

86

62

91

164

279

58