Ivory Coast

sovereign state in West Africa

Ivory Coast or Côte d'Ivoire,[a] officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country in West Africa.

Republic of Côte d'Ivoire
République de Côte d'Ivoire (French)
Coat of arms of Côte d'Ivoire
Coat of arms
Motto: "Union – Discipline – Travail" (French)
"Unity – Discipline – Work"
Anthem: L'Abidjanaise
Song of Abidjan
Location of Côte d'Ivoire
CapitalYamoussoukro (political)
Abidjan (economic)
6°51′N 5°18′W / 6.850°N 5.300°W / 6.850; -5.300
Largest cityAbidjan
Official languagesFrench
Recognised national languagesBété • Dioula • Baoulé • Abron • Agni • Cebaara Senufo • others
Ethnic groups
(2018)
  • 41.1% Akan
  • 17.6% Voltaiques / Gur
  • 27.5% (Dyula, Maninka)
  • 11.0% Krous
  • 2.8% othersa
Demonym(s)
  • Ivorian
GovernmentUnitary presidential republic under a parliamentary system
• President
Alassane Ouattara
• Vice President
Tiémoko Meyliet Koné
Robert Beugré Mambé
LegislatureParliament of Ivory Coast
Senate
National Assembly
Independence
• from France
7 August 1960
Area
• Total
322,463 km2 (124,504 sq mi) (68th)
• Water (%)
1.4[1]
Population
• 2018 estimate
23,740,424[2] (54th)
• 2015 census
24,905,843
• Density
63.9/km2 (165.5/sq mi) (139th)
GDP (PPP)2018 estimate
• Total
$106.412 billion[3]
• Per capita
$4,155[3]
GDP (nominal)2018 estimate
• Total
$48.142 billion[3]
• Per capita
$1,879[3]
Gini (2008)41.5[4]
medium
HDI (2017)Increase 0.492[5]
low · 170th
CurrencyWest African CFA franc (XOF)
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)
Driving sideright
Calling code+225
ISO 3166 codeCI
Internet TLD.ci
  1. Including approximately 130,000 Lebanese and 14,000 French people.

The capital of Côte d'Ivoire is Yamoussoukro but its biggest city is Abidjan. Other cities can be found at List of cities in Côte d'Ivoire.

Geography

It borders the Gulf of Guinea to the south and five other African nations. Liberia is to the southwest, Guinea to the northwest, Mali to the north-northwest, Burkina Faso to the north-northeast, and Ghana to the east.

Districts

Districts of Ivory Coast

Ivory Coast is divided into 12 districts and 2 district-level cities. The districts were created in 2011.

Map no.DistrictDistrict capital
1Abidjan
(District Autonome d'Abidjan)
2Bas-Sassandra
(District du Bas-Sassandra)
San-Pédro
3Comoé
(District du Comoé)
Abengourou
4Denguélé
(District du Denguélé)
Odienné
5Gôh-Djiboua
(District du Gôh-Djiboua)
Gagnoa
6Lacs
(District des Lacs)
Dimbokro
7Lagunes
(District des Lagunes)
Dabou
8Montagnes
(District des Montagnes)
Man
9Sassandra-Marahoué
(District du Sassandra-Marahoué)
Daloa
10Savanes
(District des Savanes)
Korhogo
11Vallée du Bandama
(District de la Vallée du Bandama)
Bouaké
12Woroba
(District du Woroba)
Séguéla
13Yamoussoukro
(District Autonome du Yamoussoukro)
14Zanzan
(District du Zanzan)
Bondoukou

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