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Cote d'Ivoire

Republic of Côte d'Ivoire
République de Côte d'Ivoire (French)
Flag of Ivory Coast
Coat of arms of Ivory Coast
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: "Union – Discipline – Travail" (French)
"Unity – Discipline – Work"
Anthem: L'Abidjanaise
Song of Abidjan
Location of  Ivory Coast  (dark blue)– in Africa  (light blue & dark grey)– in the African Union  (light blue)
Location of  Ivory Coast  (dark blue)

– in Africa  (light blue & dark grey)
– in the African Union  (light blue)

Location of Ivory Coast
Capital Yamoussoukro (political)
Abidjan (economic)
6°51′N 5°18′W / 6.850°N 5.300°W / 6.850; -5.300
Largest city Abidjan
Official languages French
Vernacular
languages
Ethnic groups (1998)
Demonym
  • Ivorian
  • Ivoirian
Government Unitary presidential republic
• President
Alassane Ouattara
Daniel Kablan Duncan
Amadou Gon Coulibaly
Legislature Parliament of Ivory Coast
Senate
National Assembly
Independence
• from France
7 August 1960
Area
• Total
322,463 km2 (124,504 sq mi) (69th)
• Water (%)
1.4
Population
• 2014 estimate
23,919,000 (53rd)
• 2014 census
22,671,331
• Density
63.9/km2 (165.5/sq mi) (139th)
GDP (PPP) 2016 estimate
• Total
$85.310 billion
• Per capita
$3,506
GDP (nominal) 2016 estimate
• Total
$34.284 billion
• Per capita
$1,409
Gini (2008) 41.5
medium
HDI (2014) Increase 0.462
low · 172nd
Currency West African CFA franc (XOF)
Time zone GMT (UTC+0)
Drives on the right
Calling code +225
ISO 3166 code CI
Internet TLD .ci
  1. Including approximately 130,000 Lebanese and 14,000 French people.

Coordinates: 8°N 5°W / 8°N 5°W / 8; -5

– in Africa  (light blue & dark grey)
– in the African Union  (light blue)

Ivory Coast (Listeni/ˌvəri ˈkst/) or Côte d'Ivoire (/ˌkt dˈvwɑːr/;KOHT dee-VWAHR; French: [kot divwaʁ]), officially named the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire (French: République de Côte d'Ivoire), is a country located in West Africa. Ivory Coast's political capital is Yamoussoukro, and its economic capital and largest city is the port city of Abidjan. Its bordering countries are Guinea and Liberia in the west, Burkina Faso and Mali in the north, and Ghana in the east. The Gulf of Guinea (Atlantic Ocean) is located south of Ivory Coast.


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