Ivory Coast
| Part of | West Africa  |
|---|---|
| Year dem found am | 1960 |
| Official name | Repubblica della Costa d'Avorio, République de Côte d’Ivoire, Côte d'Ivoire, la République de Côte d’Ivoire, Republic of Côte d’Ivoire |
| Native label | République de Côte d'Ivoire |
| Short name | 🇨🇮 |
| IPA transcription | 'ɛlfənbeːnsçʏstn̩ |
| Dem name after | elephant ivory, coast |
| Official language | French |
| Anthem | L'Abidjanaise |
| Culture | culture of Ivory Coast |
| Motto text | Union – Discipline – Travail, Unity – Discipline – Work, Единство - дисциплина - труд, Undod – Disgyblaeth – Gwaith, Unió - disciplina - treball |
| Continent | Africa |
| Country | Ivory Coast |
| Capital | Yamoussoukro |
| Located in time zone | UTC±00:00, Africa/Abidjan |
| Located in or next to body of water | Atlantic Ocean |
| Located in/on physical feature | West Africa |
| Coordinate location | 8°0′0″N 6°0′0″W |
| Coordinates of easternmost point | 8°12′23″N 2°29′35″W |
| Coordinates of northernmost point | 10°43′48″N 6°15′0″W |
| Coordinates of southernmost point | 4°21′43″N 7°31′30″W |
| Coordinates of westernmost point | 6°30′23″N 8°36′7″W |
| Highest point | Mount Richard-Molard |
| Lowest point | Gulf of Guinea |
| Government ein basic form | republic |
| Office held by head of state | President of the Ivory Coast |
| State ein head | Alassane Ouattara |
| Office head of government hold | Prime Minister of Ivory Coast |
| Government ein head | Robert Beugré Mambé |
| Legislative body | Parliament of Ivory Coast |
| Central bank | Central Bank of West African States |
| Currency | West African CFA franc |
| Dey share bother plus | Burkina Faso, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Mali |
| Foundational text | Constitution of Ivory Coast |
| Driving side | right |
| Electrical plug type | Europlug, Type E |
| Dey replace | French West Africa, French Ivory Coast |
| Production statistics | cocoa bean |
| Dema official website | https://www.gouv.ci |
| Hashtag | IvoryCoast |
| Top-level Internet domain | .ci |
| Flag | flag of Ivory Coast |
| Coat of arms | coat of arms of Ivory Coast |
| Geography of topic | geography of Ivory Coast |
| Get characteristic | partly free country |
| History of topic | history of Ivory Coast, history of Ivory Coast |
| Railway traffic side | left |
| Economy of topic | economy of Ivory Coast |
| Demographics of topic | demographics of Ivory Coast |
| Mobile country code | 612 |
| Country calling code | +225 |
| Trunk prefix | no value |
| Emergency phone number | 180, 185, 110, 111, 170 |
| GS1 country code | 618 |
| Licence plate code | CI |
| Maritime identification digits | 619 |
| Unicode character | 🇨🇮 |
| Category for maps | Category:Maps of Ivory Coast |
Ivory Coast alias Côte d'Ivoire, de Republic of Côte d'Ivoire be country wey dey southern coast of de West Africa. Ein capital be Yamoussoukro wey dey centre of de country, ebe de largest city wey de economic centre be de port city of Abidjan. Edey share borders plus Guinea go de northwest, Liberia go de west, Mali go de northwest, Burkina Faso go de northeast, Ghana go de east, edey Gulf of Guinea (Atlantic Ocean) go de south. Plus 30.9 million inhabitants insyd 2023, Ivory Coast be de third-most populous country insyd West Africa.[1] Dema official language be French, dema indigenous languages dey plenty like Bété, Baoulé, Dioula, Dan, Anyin, den Cebaara Senufo. Dem get 78 different languages for Ivory Coast. De country get religiously diverse population, wey edey include chaw followers of Christianity, Islam den indigenous faiths like Animism.[2][3]
Before ein colonization, na Ivory Coast be home give several states, wey dey include Gyaaman, de Kong Empire, den Baoulé. De area cam turn protectorate of France for 1843 insyd wey na dem consolidate am as French colony for 1893 insyd amid de Scramble for Africa. E achieve independence for 1960 insyd, Félix Houphouët-Boigny wey lead am, he rule de country til 1993. Relatively stable by regional standards, Ivory Coast establish close political-economic ties plus ein West African neighbours while e dey maintain close relations plus de West, especially France. Na coup d'état diminish ein stability for 1999 insyd, then two civil wars—first between 2002 den 2007[4] den again during 2010–2011. E adopt fresh constitution for 2016 insyd.[5]
Ivory Coast be republic plus strong executive power dem vest for ein presido. Thru de production of coffee den cocoa, na ebe economic powerhouse for West Africa insyd during de 1960s den 1970s, wey e experience economic crisis for de 1980s insyd, dey contribute go period of political den social turmoil wey dem extend til 2011. Ivory Coast san so experience high economic growth since de return of peace den political stability for 2011 insyd.From 2012 cam 2021, de economy grow by average of 7.4% per year insyd real terms, de second-fastest rate of economic growth for Africa insyd den fourth-fastest rate for de world insyd.[6] For 2020 insyd, na Ivory Coast be de world largest exporter of cocoa beans wey e get high levels of income give ein region.[7] For de 21st century insyd, de economy still dey rely heavily for agriculture top, plus smallholder cash-crop production dey predominate.[8]
Administrative divisions
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De following be de list of districts, district capitals den each district ein regions:
| Map no. | District | District capital | Regions | Region seat | Population[9] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abidjan (District Autonome d'Abidjan) |
4,707,404 | |||
| 2 | Bas-Sassandra (District du Bas-Sassandra) |
San-Pédro | Gbôklé | Sassandra | 400,798 |
| Nawa | Soubré | 1,053,084 | |||
| San-Pédro | San-Pédro | 826,666 | |||
| 3 | Comoé (District du Comoé) |
Abengourou | Indénié-Djuablin | Abengourou | 560,432 |
| Sud-Comoé | Aboisso | 642,620 | |||
| 4 | Denguélé (District du Denguélé) |
Odienné | Folon | Minignan | 96,415 |
| Kabadougou | Odienné | 193,364 | |||
| 5 | Gôh-Djiboua (District du Gôh-Djiboua) |
Gagnoa | Gôh | Gagnoa | 876,117 |
| Lôh-Djiboua | Divo | 729,169 | |||
| 6 | Lacs (District des Lacs) |
Dimbokro | Bélier Region | Yamoussoukro[10] | 346,768 |
| Iffou | Daoukro | 311,642 | |||
| Moronou | Bongouanou | 352,616 | |||
| N'Zi | Dimbokro | 247,578 | |||
| 7 | Lagunes (District des Lagunes) |
Dabou | Agnéby-Tiassa | Agboville | 606,852 |
| Grands-Ponts | Dabou | 356,495 | |||
| La Mé | Adzopé | 514,700 | |||
| 8 | Montagnes (District des Montagnes) |
Man | Cavally | Guiglo | 459,964 |
| Guémon | Duékoué | 919,392 | |||
| Tonkpi | Man | 992,564 | |||
| 9 | Sassandra-Marahoué (District du Sassandra-Marahoué) |
Daloa | Haut-Sassandra | Daloa | 1,430,960 |
| Marahoué | Bouaflé | 862,344 | |||
| 10 | Savanes (District des Savanes) |
Korhogo | Bagoué | Boundiali | 375,687 |
| Poro | Korhogo | 763,852 | |||
| Tchologo | Ferkessédougou | 467,958 | |||
| 11 | Vallée du Bandama (District de la Vallée du Bandama) |
Bouaké | Gbêkê | Bouaké | 1,010,849 |
| Hambol | Katiola | 429,977 | |||
| 12 | Woroba (District du Woroba) |
Séguéla | Béré | Mankono | 389,758 |
| Bafing | Touba | 183,047 | |||
| Worodougou | Séguéla | 272,334 | |||
| 13 | Yamoussoukro (District Autonome du Yamoussoukro) |
355,573 | |||
| 14 | Zanzan (District du Zanzan) |
Bondoukou | Bounkani | Bouna | 267,167 |
| Gontougo | Bondoukou | 667,185 | |||
Largest cities
[edit | edit source]| Largest cities anaa towns insyd Ivory Coast
According to de 2014 Census insyd Ivory Coast | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Name | District | Pop. | |||||
| 1 | Abidjan | Abidjan | 4,395,243 | |||||
| 2 | Bouaké | Vallée du Bandama | 536,719 | |||||
| 3 | Daloa | Sassandra-Marahoué | 245,360 | |||||
| 4 | Korhogo | Savanes | 243,048 | |||||
| 5 | Yamoussoukro | Yamoussoukro | 212,670 | |||||
| 6 | San-Pédro | Bas-Sassandra | 164,944 | |||||
| 7 | Gagnoa | Gôh-Djiboua | 160,465 | |||||
| 8 | Man | Montagnes | 149,041 | |||||
| 9 | Divo | Gôh-Djiboua | 105,397 | |||||
| 10 | Anyama | Abidjan | 103,297 | |||||
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ Population Reference Bureau. "2023 World Population Data Sheet" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 February 2024. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
- ↑ "OVERALL DEFINITIVE RESULTS OF THE RGPH 2021: THE POPULATION USUALLY LIVING ON IVORIAN TERRITORY IS 29,389,150 INHABITANTS". PORTAIL OFFICIEL DU GOUVERNEMENT DE COTE D'IVOIRE (insyd French). 13 July 2022. Archived from the original on 5 March 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
- ↑ "RECENSEMENT GENERAL DE LA POPULATION ET DE L'HABITAT 2021 RESULTATS GLOBAUX DEFINITIFS" (PDF). Institut National de la Statistique (INS) (insyd French). October 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 August 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
- ↑ "Loi n° 2000-513 du 1er août 2000 portant Constitution de la République de Côte d'Ivoire" (PDF). Journal Officiel de la République de Côte d'Ivoire (insyd French). 42 (30): 529–538. 3 August 2000. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 March 2009., https://web.archive.org/web/20090325153412/http://www.jfaconseil.com/jorci/2000/RCI%20JO%202000-30.pdf
- ↑ "Ivory Coast backs new constitution in landslide vote, opposition cries foul". 2 November 2016. Archived from the original on 26 March 2023. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
- ↑ IMF. "World Economic Outlook database: October 2023". Archived from the original on 19 February 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
- ↑ "Ivory Coast country profile". BBC News. 18 November 2020. Archived from the original on 4 May 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ↑ "Côte d'Ivoire". The World Factbook. CIA Directorate of Intelligence. 30 March 2022. Archived from the original on 9 January 2021. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
- ↑ "Districts of Côte d'Ivoire". Statoids. Institut National de la Statistique, Côte d'Ivoire.
- ↑ While Yamoussoukro is the seat of Bélier region, the city itself is not part of the region.
External links
[edit | edit source]Ivory Coast at Wikipedia ein sister projects
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- Official website of the Government of Ivory Coast (insyd French)
- Côte d'Ivoire. The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency.
- Ivory Coast at Curlie
- Wikimedia Atlas of Côte d'Ivoire
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