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Places in News: Côte d’Ivoire ( Ivory Coast)
Côte d’Ivoire Overview:
- Côte d’Ivoire is a country in West Africa.
- In 1985, Ivory Coast informed the United Nations that it had changed its name to Côte d’Ivoire.
- Bordering Countries:
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- North: Mali and Burkina Faso, East: Ghana, South: Gulf of Guinea, Southwest: Liberia, Northwest: Guinea.
- Capitals: Yamoussoukro (political) and Abidjan (economic).
- Country gained its independence from France in 1960.
- Languages: French (official), plus Bété, Jula, Baule, Abron, Anyin, Cebaara Senufo and others.
- Government System:
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- Type: Republic, multiparty presidential regime
- Chief of State: President
- Head of Government: Prime Minister
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- Geography:Mostly flat terrain with mountainous regions in the northwest.
- Forested interior with diverse natural regions including savannas and coastal fringes.
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- Highest Point: Mount Nimba (5,748 feet)
- Ivory Coast shares eight transboundary river basins: Black Volta, Bia, Tanoe, Comoe, Niger, Sassandra, Cavally, and Nuon.
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- Climate Types: Equatorial and southern savanna
- People and Culture:
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- Ethnic Groups: Over 60, including Baule, Kru, Malinke, Dyula, Senufo, Lobi, Bobo.
- Languages: Kwa (south), Mande (northwest), Gur (northeast), Dyula-Taboussi (trade language), French (official).
- Economy: Type: Traditional economic system.
- Major Exports: Cocoa (largest producer and exporter globally), coffee, and palm oil.
- Employment: Agriculture employs about two-thirds of the population.
- International Organisations Memberships: Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, African Union, Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).