Côte d'Ivoire facts for kids
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Republic of Côte d'Ivoire
République de Côte-d'Ivoire
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 Coat of arms
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Anthem: "L'Abidjanaise"
"Song of Abidjan" |
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Location of Ivory Coast within the African Union
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| Capital | Yamoussoukro |
| Largest city | Abidjan |
| Official languages | French |
| Vernacular languages | Dioula, Baoulé, Dan, Anyin and Cebaara Senufo among others |
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Akan 42.1% Voltaiques or Gur 17.6% Northern Mandes 16.5% Krous 11% Southern Mandes 10% other 2.8% (includes 130,000 Lebanese and 14,000 French) |
| Demonym(s) | Ivorian/Ivoirian |
| Government | Presidential republic |
| Alassane Ouattara | |
| Jeannot Ahoussou-Kouadio | |
| Independence | |
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• from France
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7 August 1960 |
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• Total
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322,460 km2 (124,500 sq mi) (69th) |
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• Water (%)
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1.4 |
| Population | |
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• 2009 estimate
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20,617,068 (56th) |
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• 1998 census
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15,366,672 |
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• Density
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63.9/km2 (165.5/sq mi) (139th) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2010 estimate |
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• Total
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$37.020 billion |
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• Per capita
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$1,680 |
| GDP (nominal) | 2010 estimate |
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$22.823 billion |
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• Per capita
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$1,036 |
| Gini (2002) | 44.6 medium |
| HDI (2007) |  0.484low · 163rd |
| Currency | West African CFA franc (XOF) |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
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UTC+0 (not observed) |
| Driving side | right |
| Calling code | 225 |
| ISO 3166 code | CI |
| Internet TLD | .ci |
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a Estimates for this country take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower population than would otherwise be expected.
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The Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, commonly known in English as Ivory Coast, is a country in West Africa. People who live there speak French. Some also speak Abé. The country used to be called the Ivory Coast. Some people in the USA still call it this, but it is not the official name.
Coffee, cocoa, bananas, and rubber are all sold from here.
From the 1960s to the mid-1980s, Côte d'Ivoire was managed well by the government. There was one president for this time. The economic growth and development of the country were among the best in the world.
After the mid-1980s the country became hard to live in. The cost of coffee and cocoa went down so people could not make as much money. The first president died, and a civil war took place. Today it relies on smaller crops.
The capital of Côte d'Ivoire is Yamoussoukro; its biggest city is Abidjan. Other cities can be found at List of cities in Côte d'Ivoire.
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Geography
The Ivory Coast is shaped like a square. 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.
Regions
Ivory Coast is divided into nineteen regions. The regions are further divided into 81 departments.
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Images for kids
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Prehistoric polished stone celt from Boundiali in northern Ivory Coast, photo taken at the IFAN Museum of African Arts in Dakar, Senegal
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Pre-European kingdoms
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Louis-Gustave Binger of French West Africa in 1892 treaty signing with Famienkro leaders, in present-day N'zi-Comoé Region, Ivory Coast
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Arrival in Kong of new French West Africa governor Louis-Gustave Binger in 1892.
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Colonies of French West Africa circa 1913
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Samori Touré, founder and leader of the Wassoulou Empire which resisted French rule in West Africa
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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.
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Election results of 2002 in Ivory Coast
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A technical in the First Ivorian Civil War, 2002–2007
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A shelter for internally displaced persons during the 2011 civil war
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Districts of Ivory Coast
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Congestion at a market in Abidjan
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Basilica of Our Lady of Peace - catholic basilica in Yamoussoukro.
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The university campus of the Université de Cocody
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Yassa is a popular dish throughout West Africa prepared with chicken or fish. Chicken yassa is pictured.
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