Capital of Ivory Coast:
YamoussoukroArea of Ivory Coast: 322,463 km² (124,504 mi²) (
69th)
Population of Ivory Coast: 31,934,230 (
50rd) - (2024 est.)
Location: A country located south of the Sahara Desert in southwest Africa.
Languages of Ivory Coast: French (official), 60 native dialects of which
Dioula dialect of
Bambara is the most widely spoken
Religions of Ivory Coast: Muslim 42.5%,
Christianity (mainly
Catholic and
Evangelical) represented 39.8%,
non-religious 12.6%,
Traditional Faiths 2.2%, Religion not stated
2.2%,
other religions 0.7% (2021 est.)
Currency:
West African CFA franc (
XOF)
Time zone:
UTC±00:00 (
GMT)
Calling code: (
+225)
Organizations: United Nations
Border countries (5):
Burkina Faso: 545 km (339 mi),
Ghana: 720 km (450 mi),
Guinea: 816 km (507 mi),
Liberia: 778 km (483 mi),
Mali: 599 km (372 mi).
Coastline: 515 km (320 mi) on Gulf of Guinea
Maritime boundaries: Atlantic Ocean
Ivory Coast, also known as
Côte d'Ivoire and officially the
Republic of Côte d'Ivoire — is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital city of Yamoussoukro is located in the centre of the country, while its largest city and economic centre is the port city of Abidjan.
Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) is a country in West Africa, visited for its beaches, rainforest, wildlife and tourist villages. Resort lodgings in coastal areas draw many visitors.
Administrative divisions of Ivory Coast
The country divided into 14 districts, of which two are cities organised as autonomous districts*:
Abidjan*, Bas-Sassandra, Comoe, Denguele, Goh-Djiboua, Lacs, Lagunes, Montagnes, Sassandra-Marahoue, Savanes, Vallee du Bandama, Woroba, Yamoussoukro*, Zanzan.
Natural resources: Ivory Coast is the world's largest producer of cocoa, a major national
cash crop. Other chief crops include
coffee,
bananas, and
oil palms, which produce
palm oil and kernels.
Mineral resources include
petroleum,
natural gas,
diamonds,
manganese,
iron,
cobalt,
bauxite,
copper,
gold,
nickel,
tantalum,
silica sand,
clay,
palm oil.
Hydropower is also generated.