Ivory Coast: Sovereign state in West Africa
Ivory Coast or Côte d'Ivoire, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country in West Africa.
Republic of Côte d'Ivoire République de Côte d'Ivoire (French) | |
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| Motto: "Union – Discipline – Travail" (French) "Unity – Discipline – Work" | |
| Anthem: L'Abidjanaise Song of Abidjan | |
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| Capital | Yamoussoukro (political) Abidjan (economic) 6°51′N 5°18′W / 6.850°N 5.300°W |
| Largest city | Abidjan |
| Official languages | French |
| Recognised national languages | Bété • Dioula • Baoulé • Abron • Agni • Cebaara Senufo • others |
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| Government | Unitary presidential republic under a parliamentary system |
| Alassane Ouattara | |
• Vice President | Tiémoko Meyliet Koné |
| Robert Beugré Mambé | |
| Legislature | Parliament of Ivory Coast |
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| National Assembly | |
| Independence | |
• from France | 7 August 1960 |
| Area | |
• Total | 322,463 km2 (124,504 sq mi) (68th) |
• Water (%) | 1.4 |
| Population | |
• 2018 estimate | 23,740,424 (54th) |
• 2015 census | 24,905,843 |
• Density | 63.9/km2 (165.5/sq mi) (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) |  0.492low · 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 |
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
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Ivory Coast is divided into 12 districts and 2 district-level cities. The districts were created in 2011.
| Map no. | District | District capital |
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| 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 |
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