Ivory Coast - Wikipedia
The Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire [a] and officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital city of Yamoussoukro is located in the centre of the country, while its largest city and economic centre is the port city of Abidjan.
Cote d’Ivoire | Culture, History, & People | Britannica
Jan 17, 2025 · Côte d’Ivoire, country located on the coast of western Africa. The de facto capital is Abidjan; the administrative capital designate (since 1983) is Yamoussoukro. Côte d’Ivoire is bounded to the north by Mali and Burkina Faso, to the east by Ghana, to the south by the Gulf of Guinea, to the southwest by Liberia, and to the northwest by Guinea.
Ivory Coast country profile - BBC News
Jul 24, 2023 · For more than three decades after its independence from France, Cote D'Ivoire or Ivory Coast was known for its religious and ethnic harmony, as well as its well-developed economy. The Western...
Cote d'Ivoire - The World Factbook
Jan 15, 2025 · 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) mostly flat to …
Ivory Coast | Today's latest from Al Jazeera
Jan 1, 2025 · Stay on top of Ivory Coast latest developments on the ground with Al Jazeera’s fact-based news, exclusive video footage, photos and updated maps.
Côte d'Ivoire - Ivory Coast - Nations Online Project
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). It borders Mali and Burkina Faso to the north, Liberia and Guinea to the west, and Ghana to the east.
history of Côte d’Ivoire - Encyclopedia Britannica
Dec 14, 2020 · A survey of notable events and people in the history of Côte d’Ivoire. The country, located on the coast of western Africa, is also known as the Ivory Coast. Abidjan is the de facto capital of the country, while the administrative capital designate (since 1983) is Yamoussoukro.
Côte d’Ivoire summary | Britannica
Côte d’Ivoire , or Ivory Coast officially Republic of Côte d’Ivoire, Country, western Africa. Area: 124,503 sq mi (322,462 sq km). Population: (2024 est.) 32,065,000. Capital: Yamoussoukro; de facto capital Abidjan. The population consists of various …
Côte d'Ivoire - New World Encyclopedia
Côte d'Ivoire, commonly called Ivory Coast (in English, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire), is a country on the coast of West Africa. It borders Liberia and Guinea to the west, Mali and Burkina Faso to the north, Ghana to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south.
History of Ivory Coast - Wikipedia
Ivory Coast's contemporary political history is closely associated with the career of Félix Houphouët-Boigny, president of the republic and leader of the Democratic Party of Ivory Coast (PDCI) until his death on 7 December 1993.