Ivory Coast

Republic of Côte d'Ivoire
*République de Côte d'Ivoire* (French)
Republic of Côte d'Ivoire République de Côte d'Ivoire (French)
	Motto:
	Anthem:
Capital	Yamoussoukro (political); Abidjan (economic) ; 6°51′N 5°18′W / 6.850°N 5.300°W
Official languages	French
Ethnic groups (2018)	41.1% Akan; 17.6% Voltaiques / Gur; 27.5% (Dyula, Maninka); 11.0% Krous; 2.8% othersa;
Demonym(s)	Ivorian;
Government	Unitary presidential republic under a parliamentary system
• President	Alassane Ouattara
• Vice President	Tiémoko Meyliet Koné
• Prime Minister	Robert Beugré Mambé
Legislature	Parliament of Ivory Coast
• Upper house	Senate
• Lower house	National Assembly
Independence
• from France	7 August 1960
Area
• Total	Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1850: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). (68th)
• Water (%)	1.4
Population
• 2018 estimate	23,740,424 (54th)
• 2015 census	24,905,843
• Density	Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1850: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). (139th)
GDP (PPP)	2018 estimate
• Total	$106.412 billion
• Per capita	$4,155
GDP (nominal)	2018 estimate
• Total	$48.142 billion
• Per capita	$1,879
Gini (2008)	41.5; medium
HDI (2017)	0.492; low · 170th
Currency	West African CFA franc (XOF)
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)
Driving side	right
Calling code	+225
ISO 3166 code	CI
Internet TLD	.ci
	Including approximately 130,000 Lebanese and 14,000 French people.;

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

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 of Ivory Coast

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

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

Prehistoric polished stone celt from Boundiali in northern Ivory Coast, photo taken at the IFAN Museum of African Arts in Dakar, Senegal
Precolonial political situation in Côte d'Ivoire with the different kingdoms, tribal societies with or without age classes.
Louis-Gustave Binger of French West Africa in 1892 treaty signing with Famienkro leaders, in present-day N'zi-Comoé Region, Ivory Coast
Arrival in Kong of new French West Africa governor Louis-Gustave Binger in 1892.
Colonies of French West Africa circa 1913
Samori Touré, founder and leader of the Wassoulou Empire which resisted French rule in West Africa
President Félix Houphouët-Boigny and First Lady Marie-Thérèse Houphouët-Boigny in the White House Entrance Hall with President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy in 1962.
Alassane Ouattara UNESCO 09-2011
Daniel Kablan Duncan

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↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 "Côte d'Ivoire". International Monetary Fund.
↑ "Gini Index". World Bank. Retrieved 2 March 2011.
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Notes

Republic of Côte d'Ivoire République de Côte d'Ivoire (French)

Motto:
Anthem:


Capital	Yamoussoukro (political) Abidjan (economic) 6°51′N 5°18′W / 6.850°N 5.300°W / 6.850; -5.300
Official languages	French
Ethnic groups (2018)	41.1% Akan 17.6% Voltaiques / Gur 27.5% (Dyula, Maninka) 11.0% Krous 2.8% others^a
Demonym(s)	Ivorian
Government	Unitary presidential republic under a parliamentary system

• President	Alassane Ouattara
• Vice President	Tiémoko Meyliet Koné
• Prime Minister	Robert Beugré Mambé

Legislature	Parliament of Ivory Coast
• Upper house	Senate
• Lower house	National Assembly
Independence

• from France	7 August 1960

Area
• Total	Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1850: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). (68th)
• Water (%)	1.4^[1]
Population
• 2018 estimate	23,740,424^[2] (54th)
• 2015 census	24,905,843
• Density	Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1850: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). (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)	0.492^[5] low · 170th
Currency	West African CFA franc (XOF)
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)
Driving side	right
Calling code	+225
ISO 3166 code	CI
Internet TLD	.ci
Including approximately 130,000 Lebanese and 14,000 French people.