Tradle · Archive · Thursday, October 15, 2026

Tradle #1586 — Answer & Export Breakdown

Hints, difficulty, and the country for Tradle #1586.

ContinentAfrica
Starts withB
CapitalOuagadougou
Difficulty2/10

Tradle #1586 Hints & Country

#1586

Take a hint for a nudge, or reveal the country straight away.

  1. 1Hint 1Region
    This country is in Western Africa · Africa.
  2. 2Hint 2First letter
    The country starts with B.
  3. 3Hint 3Capital
    Its capital city is Ouagadougou.
  4. 4Hint 4Top export
    Its single biggest export is Gold.
Reveal the country

Tradle #1586 answer

🇧🇫Burkina Faso

Capital: Ouagadougou · Western Africa · Africa

Burkina Faso's Export Breakdown

The treemap Tradle #1586 was built from.

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What Burkina Faso exports

Share of total goods exports · 2024 · source OEC/BACI

  • Precious metals
  • Textiles
  • Vegetable products
  • Mineral products
  • Fats & oils

Top export partners

  • 🇨🇭 Switzerland 66.8%
  • 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates 15.6%
  • 🇺🇬 Uganda 4.6%
  • 🇮🇳 India 1.8%
  • 🇨🇮 Cote d'Ivoire 1.8%
  • 🇲🇱 Mali 1.4%

Tradle #1586's treemap is led by Gold (87.2%). That profile places it in Western Africa · Africa, with Switzerland as its biggest buyer — pointing to Burkina Faso.

Reading a Tradle Export Treemap

Tradle scores geography, not spelling. Each tile in the treemap is a product the country exports, sized by its share of total exports and coloured by category. A map ruled by one giant tile — crude, gold, coffee — signals a specialised economy; a patchwork of small tiles signals a diversified one. On #1586 you read that fingerprint first, then use the distance and direction feedback to pin the country.

Tips to Solve Tradle Faster

  • Name the top category first. Minerals, machinery, agriculture, or textiles narrows the globe fast.
  • Trust the direction arrow. One wrong guess eliminates a whole region.
  • Read the top partner. The biggest buyer usually reveals the neighbourhood.
  • Open with big economies. Germany, China, the US map the board before you've spent three guesses.

Where Tradle #1586 Fits In

Puzzle #1586 ran on Thursday, October 15, 2026. Use the arrows above to step to the day before or after, or jump to any date from the full archive. New to the game? Our how-to-play guide walks through export treemaps and strategy, or grab today's Tradle answer.

Tradle #1586 FAQ

What is the answer to Tradle #1586?
Tradle #1586 (Thursday, October 15, 2026) is Burkina Faso. It's in Western Africa · Africa and starts with B.
How hard was Tradle #1586?
We rated #1586 2/10 (Easy), based on how concentrated its exports are and how dominant its top trade partner is.
How do the hints work?
The hint ladder opens one clue at a time — region, first letter, capital, then top export — so you can nudge yourself toward the country without spoiling it.