African domains: Burkina Faso (.bf)

.bf is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Burkina Faso. It is administered by DELGI. The registry site, as linked on the IANA site as of October, 2005, is in the site of the telecommunications provider ONATEL. However, the link i to a page that is not found. The FAQ in the registars site points to an e-mail address to send inquiries to. A document (in Microsoft Word format) purporting to be an official registration form can be found on an unrelated organization or person's web site.

Background Information :

Population

2005 estimate 13,228,000 (66th) - 1996 census 10,312,669 - Density 48/km2 (145th) 124/sq mi

GDP

(PPP) 2007 estimate - Total $16.561 billion (117th) - Per capita $1,206 (163rd)

National Anthem

Une Seule Nuit (French) One Single Night

Area

Total 274,000 km2 (74th) 105,792 sq mi - Water (%) 0.1%

International Dialling Code

226

Currency

West African CFA franc (XOF)

Government

Semi-presidential republic - President Blaise CompaorÈ¨ - Prime Minister Tertius Zongo

Language

French Recognised regional languages MșorȨ, Dioula

Motto

: "UnitȨ, Progrȿs, Justice" (French) "Unity, Progress, Justice"

Time Zone

GMT. Burkina Faso, also known by its short-form name Burkina, is a landlocked nation in West Africa. It is surrounded by six countries: Mali to the north, Niger to the east, Benin to the south east, Togo and Ghana to the south, and CÈ³te d'Ivoire to the outh west. Formerly called the Republic of Upper Volta, it was renamed on August 4, 1984, by President Thomas Sankara to mean "the land of upright people" in MorÈ¨ and Dioula, the major native languages of the country. Literally, "Burkina" may be translated, "men of integrity," from the MorÈ¨ language, and "Faso" means "father's house" in Dioula. The inhabitants of Burkina Faso are known as BurkinabÈ¨ (pronounced /bÐÜÝêkiÝÉnÐÖbeÐ¬/ burr-KEE-nÐÖ-bayBurkina Faso's capital is Ouagadougou. After gaining independence from France in 1960, the country underwent many governmental changes until arriving at its current form, a semi-presidential republic. The president is Blaise CompaorÈ¨.

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Domain	Registration	Renewal
.bf	£ 299 per year	£ 269 per year

Domain

Registration

Renewal

.bf

£ 299 per year

£ 269 per year

Terms & Conditions

ONATEL runs the bf Burkinabe domain registry. They are the sole source of Burkinabe domains.Burkinabe domains are sponsored by Delegational Generale Informatique (DELGI).Burkinabe domains are intended for Entities connected with Burkina Faso.

Registrations are made directly at second level; government sites are often at third level beneath .gov.bf.

Burkinabe Domain names are registered subject to our terms and conditions and the Burkinabe registry terms and conditions for Burkinabe domains.

Delegation Information

Whois Record

.bf Domain Registration

Burkina Faso Registration

.bf FactSheet

Burkina Faso factsheet

.bf Renewals

Burkina Faso renewals

Once the domain is registered.

When the Burkinabe domain name is registered it will be held on our international server. We provide a free under-construction page, for as long as you require one. (The purpose of this is toshow an enquirer that the name is currently registered and is unavailable).

E-mail redirection and web redirection for Burkinabe domains are available as an option.

Free Burkinabe domain transfer to the ISP of your choice - if you wish. BB Online does not charge release fees for transferring domains to different Burkinabe domain name registrars.