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Republic of Côte d'Ivoire

République de Côte d'Ivoire(French)
Motto: ‘Union – Discipline – Travail’ (French)
'Unity – Discipline – Work'
Anthem: L'Abidjanaise
(English: "Song of Abidjan")
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Location of Ivory Coast
CapitalYamoussoukro(political)
Abidjan(economic)
6°51′N5°18′W / 6.850°N 5.300°W / 6.850; -5.300
Largest cityAbidjan
Official languagesFrench
Vernacular
languages
Ethnic groups
(2018)
Demonym(s)
  • Ivorian
GovernmentUnitarypresidentialconstitutional republic under a parliamentary system
Alassane Ouattara
Daniel Kablan Duncan
Amadou Gon Coulibaly
LegislatureParliament of Ivory Coast
Senate
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[citation needed]
• 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)Increase 0.492[5]
low · 170th
CurrencyWest African CFA franc (XOF)
Time zoneUTC (GMT)
Driving sideright
Calling code+225
ISO 3166 codeCI
Internet TLD.ci
  1. Including approximately 130,000 Lebanese and 14,000 French people.

Source: CIA World Factbook
This page was last updated on December 7, 2019


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