Ivory Coast

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

Republic of Côte d'Ivoire République de Côte d'Ivoire (French)
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: "Union – Discipline – Travail" (French) "Unity – Discipline – Work"
Anthem: L'Abidjanaise Song of Abidjan
Capital	Yamoussoukro (political) Abidjan (economic) 6°51′N 5°18′W
Largest city	Abidjan
Official languages	French
Recognised national languages	Bété • Dioula • Baoulé • Abron • Agni • Cebaara Senufo • others
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	322,463 km2 (124,504 sq mi) (68th)
• Water (%)	1.4[1]
Population
• 2018 estimate	23,740,424[2] (54th)
• 2015 census	24,905,843
• Density	63.9/km2 (165.5/sq mi) (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.

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

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

Related pages

• Côte d'Ivoire at the Olympics
• Côte d'Ivoire national football team
• List of rivers of Côte d'Ivoire