Côte d'Ivoire, also known as Ivory Coast, a tropical country in southern West Africa on the Gulf of Guinea (North Atlantic Ocean).
Location & Area:
- It is bordered by Liberia and Guinea in the west, Mali and Burkina Faso in the north, Ghana in the east, and the Gulf of Guinea in the south.
- It covers an area of 322,463 km2.
Capital:
- Yamoussoukro
National Day:
- August 7
Climate:
- Tropical along coast, semiarid in far north; three seasons - warm and dry (November to March), hot and dry (March to May), hot and wet (June to October).
Terrain:
- Mostly flat to undulating plains; mountains in northwest.
Population:
- 26,260,582 (July 2018 estimate)
Languages:
- French (official)
Flag:
- Côte d'Ivoire’s flag is three equal vertical bands of orange (hoist side), white and green.
Currency:
- West African CFA franc
Administrative divisions:
- It is divided into 12 districts includes; Bas-Sassandra, Comoe, Denguele, Goh-Djiboua, Lacs, Lagunes, Montagnes, Sassandra-Marahoue, Savanes, Vallee du Bandama, Woroba and Zanzan and 2 autonomous districts includes; Abidjan andYamoussoukro.
Constitution:
- It is latest draft completed on September 24, 2016, approved by the National Assembly on October 11, 2016, approved by referendum on October 30, 2016 and promulgated on November 8, 2016.
Regime:
- Presidential Republic
President of Côte d'Ivoire:
- Alassane Ouattara
Natural resources:
- Petroleum, natural gas, diamonds, manganese, iron ore, cobalt, bauxite, copper, gold, nickel, tantalum, silica sand, clay, cocoa beans, coffee, palm oil and hydropower.
Economy:
- Agriculture products: Coffee, cocoa beans, bananas, palm kernels, corn, rice, cassava (manioc, tapioca), sweet potatoes, sugar, cotton, rubber; timber.
- Industries: Foodstuffs, beverages; wood products, oil refining, gold mining, truck and bus assembly, textiles, fertilizer, building materials and electricity.
- Main exports: Cocoa, coffee, timber, petroleum, cotton, bananas, pineapples, palm oil and fish.
- Main imports: Fuel, capital equipment and foodstuffs.