Ivory Coast
country
Yamoussoukro
capital city
French
language(s)
XOF
currency
322,460 km²
area
17,298,040
population
53.64 people/km²
population density
Ivory Coast
Regions of Ivory Coast
- Région de l' Agnéby
- Région de la Marahoué
- Région de la Vallée du Bandama
- Région des Dix-Huit Montagnes
- Région des Lacs
- Région des Lagunes
- Région des Savanes
- Région du Bafing
- Région du Bas-Sassandra
- Région du Denguélé
- Région du Fromager
- Région du Haut-Sassandra
- Région du Moyen-Cavally
- Région du Moyen-Comoé
- Région du N'zi-Comoé
- Région du Sud-Bandama
- Région du Sud-Comoé
- Région du Worodougou
- Région du Zanzan
Ivory Coast description
Côte d'Ivoire (pronounced /ˌkoʊt divˈwɑː(r)/ ' in English, IPA: [kot diˈvwaʀ] in French), or Ivory Coast, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country in West Africa. The government officially discourages the use of the name Ivory Coast in English, preferring the French name Côte d'Ivoire to be used in all languages (see #Etymology). With an area of 322,462 km2 Côte d'Ivoire borders Liberia and Guinea to the west, Mali and Burkina Faso to the north, Ghana to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south. The country's population, which was 15,366,672 in 1998, is estimated to be 18,373,060 in 2008. Côte d'Ivoire is a republic with a strong executive power personified in the President. Its de jure capital is Yamoussoukro and the official language is French. The country is divided into 19 regions and 58 departments. Côte d'Ivoire's economy is largely market-based and relies heavily on agriculture, with smallholder cash crop production being dominant. Côte d'Ivoire is a country of western sub-Saharan Africa. It borders Liberia and Guinea in the west, Mali and Burkina Faso in the north, Ghana in the east, and the Gulf of Guinea (Atlantic Ocean) in the south.
