CREATE TABLE table_222666_1 (period_of_validity VARCHAR, former_country_name VARCHAR)

Name the total number for period of validity for upper volta
SELECT COUNT(period_of_validity) FROM table_222666_1 WHERE former_country_name = "Upper Volta"
SELECT COUNT("period_of_validity") FROM "table_222666_1" WHERE "Upper Volta" = "former_country_name"