The Ivory Coast

Republic of Côte d'Ivoire République de Côte d'Ivoire (French)
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 the African Union  (light blue)
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	Bété Dioula Baoulé Abron Agni Cebaara Senufo others
Ethnic groups (1998)	42.1% Akan 17.6% Voltaiques / Gur 16.5% Northern Mandé 11.0% Krous 10.0% Southern Mandé 2.8% othersa
Demonym	Ivorian Ivoirian
Government	Unitary presidential republic
• President	Alassane Ouattara
• Vice-president	Daniel Kablan Duncan
• Prime Minister	Amadou Gon Coulibaly
Legislature	Parliament of Ivory Coast
• Upper house	Senate
• Lower house	National Assembly
Independence
• from France	7 August 1960
Area
• Total	322,463 km2 (124,504 sq mi) (69th)
• Water (%)	1.4
Population
• 2016 estimate	23,740,424 (54th)
• 2015 census	26,578,367
• Density	63.9/km2 (165.5/sq mi) (139th)
GDP (PPP)	2017 estimate
• Total	$95.887 billion
• Per capita	$3,841
GDP (nominal)	2017 estimate
• Total	$36.873  billion
• Per capita	$1,477
Gini (2008)	41.5 medium
HDI (2015)	0.474 low · 171st
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
Including approximately 130,000 Lebanese and 14,000 French people.

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

in the African Union  (light blue)

Ivory Coast (/ˌaɪvəri ˈkoʊst/) or Côte d'Ivoire (/ˌkoʊt diˈvwɑːr/ KOHT dee-VWAHR;French: [kot divwaʁ]), officially 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.