Coordinates: 8°N 5°W Ivory Coast, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, also known as Côte d'Ivoire, [a] is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital is Yamoussoukro, in the centre of the country, while its largest city and economic centre is the port city of Abidjan. Ivory Coast is located in West Africa in the Western and Northern Hemispheres of the Earth. It is bordered by five countries. These are Guinea and Mali to the northwest, Liberia to the west, Burkina Faso to the northeast, and Ghana to the east. It has a coastline on the Gulf of Guinea to the south.
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Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) is a sub-Saharan nation in southern West Africa located at 8 00°N, 5 00°W. The country is approximately square in shape. Its southern border is a 515 km (320 mi) coastline on the Gulf of Guinea on the north Atlantic Ocean. Cote d'Ivoire achieved independence from France in 1960 but has maintained close ties with France. The export and production of cocoa and foreign investment drove economic growth that led Cote d'Ivoire to become one of the most prosperous states in West Africa. In December 1999, a military coup overthrew the government. REPUBLIC OF COTE D'IVOIRE: FACTS Capital: Yamoussoukro (political) Abidjan (economic) Area: 322,463 sq km Population: 29.3 million Languages: French, plus Bété, Jula, Baule, Abron, Anyin, Cebaara. Ivory Coast is located in western Africa, along the Gulf of Guinea. It borders 5 other African countries. This includes Liberia and Guinea to the west, Mali and Burkina Faso to the north, as well as Ghana to the east. Although Ivory Coast is unstable because of its years of civil war, Ivory Coast earns a relatively higher level of income.
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Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) is located in western Africa. Cote d'Ivoire is bordered by the Gulf of Guinea to the south, Liberia and Guinea to the west, Mali and Burkina Faso to the north, and Ghana to the east. ADVERTISEMENT Cote d'Ivoire Bordering Countries: Burkina Faso, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Mali Regional Maps: Map of Africa, World Map Satellite view is showing Côte d'Ivoire, the Ivory Coast, the West African country with a French-colonial legacy. It is bordered by Liberia and Guinea in west, by Mali and Burkina Faso in north, by Ghana in east and by the North Atlantic Ocean in south. With an area of 322,463 km² the Ivory Coast is slightly smaller than Poland, or slightly. Location map of Ivory Coast A virtual guide to Côte d'Ivoire (also known as Ivory Coast), a tropical country in southern West Africa on the Gulf of Guinea (North Atlantic Ocean), bordered in north by Mali and Burkina Faso, in west by Liberia and Guinea, and in east by Ghana. About Côte d'Ivoire Côte d'Ivoire (also known as Ivory Coast), a country in West Africa, on the Gulf of Guinea (North Atlantic Ocean) between Ghana and Liberia.The country is bordered in north by Mali and Burkina Faso. With an area of 322,463 km² the Ivory Coast is slightly smaller than Poland, or slightly larger than than the U.S. state of New Mexico.
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Also known as: Ivory Coast, République de Côte d'Ivoire, Republic of Côte d'Ivoire Written by Jean L. Comhaire Professor of Social Anthropology, University of Juba, The Sudan. Sociologist, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa. Author of Urban Administration in Africa and others. Jean L. Comhaire, Robert John Mundt Temperature ranges from 25 to 30 degree Celsius to 10 to 40 degree Celsius. Flora And Fauna Of Cote D'ivoire Côte d'Ivoire is filled with abundant flora and fauna. There are three major national reserves within the region namely Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve, Comoe National Park, Tai National Park.
The Facts: Capital: Yamoussoukro. Area: 124,504 sq mi (322,463 sq km). Population: ~ 27,000,000. Largest cities: Abidjan, Bouaké, Daloa, Yamoussoukro, San-Pédro. The Republic of the Ivory Coast, on the south coast of the western bulge of Africa, is bordered to the north by Mali and Burkina Faso, to the east by Ghana, to the south the Gulf of Guinea of the Atlantic Ocean and to the west by Liberia and Guinea. Except for the prolongation of the Guinea Highlands in the northwest (from Man to Odienne), with peaks rising to 4000 and 5,000ft, the most part.
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Ivory Coast (Cote d'Ivoire) Guide
The total area of Cote D'Ivoire is 322,460 square kilometers, of which the land area is 318,000 square kilometers. About 4,460 kilometers are covered by water bodies. Mont Nimba is the highest point of the country situated at a height of 1,752 meters above sea level. The Gulf of Guinea is considered to be the lowest point in the country. History of Ivory Coast Gyaaman Kong Empire Ashanti Empire French West Africa 1960-1999 1999 coup d'état First Civil War Second Civil War ( Crisis) Africa portal v t e