Côte d’Ivoire

Table of Contents

Introduction & Quick Facts
Land
- Relief
- Drainage
- Soils
- Climate
- Plant and animal life
People
- Ethnic groups
- Languages
- Religion
- Settlement patterns
  - Rural environment
  - Urban environment
- Demographic trends
Economy
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing
- Resources and power
- Manufacturing
- Finance
- Trade
- Services
- Transportation and telecommunications
Government and society
- Constitutional framework
- Local government
- Justice
- Political process
- Security
- Health and welfare
- Housing
- Education
Cultural life
- Cultural milieu
- The arts
- Cultural institutions
- Sports and recreation
- Media and publishing
History
- Early history
- Precolonial kingdoms
- Arrival of Europeans
- March toward independence
- Côte d’Ivoire since independence
  - Houphouët-Boigny’s rule
  - Political unrest
  - Civil war and its aftermath
  - Disputed election of 2010 and protracted political standoff
    - Fall of Gbagbo
    - Prosecution of the Gbagbos and Blé Goudé
  - Return to normalcy
  - New political tensions

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Yamoussoukro Basilica

physical features of Côte d'Ivoire

Elevation of western Africa

Distribution of peoples and of rainfall in the Guinea Coast region

Côte d'Ivoire: Ethnolinguistic composition

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Côte d’Ivoire: Facts & Stats

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Facts

Also Known As	République de Côte d’Ivoire • Ivory Coast • Republic of Côte d’Ivoire
Head Of Government	Prime Minister: Robert Beugré Mambé
Capital	Yamoussoukro
Population	(2024 est.) 32,065,000
Head Of State	President: Alassane Ouattara
Form Of Government	republic with two legislative houses (Senate [99¹]; National Assembly [255])
Official Language	French
Official Religion	none
Official Name	République de Côte d’Ivoire (Republic of Côte d’Ivoire [Ivory Coast])
Total Area (Sq Km)	322,462
Total Area (Sq Mi)	124,503
Monetary Unit	CFA franc (CFAF)
Population Rank	(2023) 50
Population Projection 2030	33,168,000
Density: Persons Per Sq Mi	(2024) 257.5
Density: Persons Per Sq Km	(2024) 99.4
Urban-Rural Population	Urban: (2024) 53.6% • Rural: (2024) 46.4%
Life Expectancy At Birth	Male: (2022) 60.1 years • Female: (2022) 64.5 years
Literacy: Percentage Of Population Age 15 And Over Literate	Male: (2019) 93% • Female: (2019) 87%
Gni (U.S.$ ’000,000)	(2023) 77,060
Gni Per Capita (U.S.$)	(2023) 2,670
¹The creation of a Senate was provided for under the 2016 constitution. Indirect elections to fill two-thirds of the seats were held in March 2018; the president filled the remaining seats by appointment by April 3, 2019. The Senate was inaugurated in April 2018, and the first full session of the Senate was held on April 11, 2019.
De Facto Capital	Abidjan

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Elevation of western Africa

Distribution of peoples and of rainfall in the Guinea Coast region

Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire

Côte d'Ivoire: cacao tree

National anthem of Côte d'Ivoire

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Alassane Ouattara Laurent Gbagbo Félix Houphouët-Boigny Amara Essy Africa western Africa Abidjan Yamoussoukro Bouaké Korhogo United States India United Kingdom China Canada Russia Germany Australia Japan France

Alassane Ouattara

Alassane Ouattara

president of Côte d’Ivoire

Laurent Gbagbo

Laurent Gbagbo

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Félix Houphouët-Boigny

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Abidjan

Abidjan

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Yamoussoukro Basilica

Yamoussoukro

Côte d’Ivoire

Bouaké

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Senufo sculptor in Korhogo, Côte d'Ivoire.

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Daloa

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Gagnoa

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Abengourou

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San-Pédro

San-Pédro

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Odienné

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Parc National de Taï

national park, Côte d’Ivoire

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river, Côte d’Ivoire

Sassandra River

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