The Republic of Côte d'Ivoire

Côte d'Ivoire

The Republic of Côte d'Ivoire or Ivory Coast is a country in West Africa. It has an area of , and borders the countries Liberia, Guinea, Mali, Burkina Faso and Ghana; its southern boundary is along the Gulf of Guinea. The country's population was 15,366,672 in 1998 and was estimated to be...

, commonly called Ivory Coast, is a sovereign country located in West Africa. The government officially discourages the use of the name Ivory Coast in English, preferring the French name Côte d'Ivoire to be used in all languages. It borders Liberia

Liberia

Liberia , officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Sierra Leone on the west, Guinea on the north and Côte d'Ivoire on the east. Liberia's coastline is composed of mostly mangrove forests while the more sparsely populated inland consists of forests that open...

 and Guinea

Guinea

Guinea , officially the Republic of Guinea , is a country in West Africa. Formerly known as French Guinea , it is today sometimes called Guinea-Conakry to distinguish it from its neighbour Guinea-Bissau. Guinea is divided into eight administrative regions and subdivided into thirty-three prefectures...

 to the west, Mali

Mali

Mali , officially the Republic of Mali , is a landlocked country in Western Africa. Mali borders Algeria on the north, Niger on the east, Burkina Faso and the Côte d'Ivoire on the south, Guinea on the south-west, and Senegal and Mauritania on the west. Its size is just over 1,240,000 km² with...

 and Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso – also known by its short-form name Burkina – is a landlocked country in west Africa. It is surrounded by six countries: Mali to the north, Niger to the east, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the south, and Côte d'Ivoire to the southwest.Its size is with an estimated...

 to the north, Ghana

Ghana

Ghana , officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south...

 to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea

Gulf of Guinea

The Gulf of Guinea is the northeasternmost part of the tropical Atlantic Ocean between Cape Lopez in Gabon, north and west to Cape Palmas in Liberia. The intersection of the Equator and Prime Meridian is in the gulf....

 to the south.

The country's early history is virtually unknown, although a Neolithic

Neolithic

The Neolithic Age, Era, or Period, or New Stone Age, was a period in the development of human technology, beginning about 9500 BC in some parts of the Middle East, and later in other parts of the world. It is traditionally considered as the last part of the Stone Age...

 culture is thought to have existed. In the 19th century it was invaded by two Akan

Akan people

The Akan people are an ethnic group found predominately in Ghana and The Ivory Coast. Akans are the majority in both of these countries and overall have a population of over 20 million people.The Akan speak Kwa languages-Origin and ethnogenesis:...

 groups. In 1843–1844, a treaty made it a protectorate

Protectorate

In history, the term protectorate has two different meanings. In its earliest inception, which has been adopted by modern international law, it is an autonomous territory that is protected diplomatically or militarily against third parties by a stronger state or entity...

 of France and in 1893 Côte d'Ivoire became a French colony. The country became independent in 1960. Until 1993 it was led by Félix Houphouët-Boigny

Félix Houphouët-Boigny

Félix Houphouët-Boigny , affectionately called Papa Houphouët or Le Vieux, was the first President of Côte d'Ivoire. Originally a village chief, he worked as a doctor, an administrator of a plantation, and a union leader, before being elected to the French Parliament and serving in a number of...

 and was closely associated economically and politically with its West African neighbours, for example forming the Council of the Entente. At the same time the country maintained close ties to the West, which helped its economic development and political stability. Since the end of Houphouët-Boigny's rule, this stability has been destroyed by two coups (1999 and 2001) and a civil war since 2002, which has hampered its economic development.

Côte d'Ivoire is a republic with a strong executive power personified in the President. Its de jure

De jure

De jure is an expression that means "concerning law", as contrasted with de facto, which means "concerning fact".De jure = 'Legally', De facto = 'In fact'....

 capital is Yamoussoukro

Yamoussoukro

The District of Yamoussoukro is the official political capital and administrative capital city of Côte d'Ivoire, while the economic capital of the country is Abidjan. As of 2010, it was estimated to have 242,744 inhabitants...

 and the official language

Official language

An official language is a language that is given a special legal status in a particular country, state, or other jurisdiction. Typically a nation's official language will be the one used in that nation's courts, parliament and administration. However, official status can also be used to give a...

 is French. The country is divided into 19 regions

Regions of Côte d'Ivoire

||Côte d'Ivoire is divided into nineteen regions :The regions are further divided into 81 departments.-External links:...

 and 58 departments

Departments of Côte d'Ivoire

The regions of Côte d'Ivoire are divided into 81 departments .A 1978 law created 27 self governing Communes in Cote 'Ivoire , alongside Sous-Prefectures, dividing each of the Departments. The Commune, , is administered by a Municipal Council, presided over by a Mayor...

. Côte d'Ivoire's economy is largely market-based and relies heavily on agriculture, with smallholder cash crop production being dominant.

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Côte d'Ivoire:

General reference

• Pronunciation: ˌkoʊt diːˈvwɑr
• Common English country name: Côte d'Ivoire
  Côte d'Ivoire
  The Republic of Côte d'Ivoire or Ivory Coast is a country in West Africa. It has an area of , and borders the countries Liberia, Guinea, Mali, Burkina Faso and Ghana; its southern boundary is along the Gulf of Guinea. The country's population was 15,366,672 in 1998 and was estimated to be...
  
   or Ivory Coast
• Official English country name: The Republic of Côte d'Ivoire
• Common endonym(s):
• Official endonym(s):
• Adjectival(s): Ivorian
  Côte d'Ivoire
  The Republic of Côte d'Ivoire or Ivory Coast is a country in West Africa. It has an area of , and borders the countries Liberia, Guinea, Mali, Burkina Faso and Ghana; its southern boundary is along the Gulf of Guinea. The country's population was 15,366,672 in 1998 and was estimated to be...
  
  
• Demonym(s):
• Etymology
  Etymology
  Etymology is the study of the history of words, their origins, and how their form and meaning have changed over time.For languages with a long written history, etymologists make use of texts in these languages and texts about the languages to gather knowledge about how words were used during...
  
  : Name of Côte d'Ivoire
• International rankings of Côte d'Ivoire
• ISO country codes: CI, CIV, 384
• ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:CI
  ISO 3166-2:CI
  ISO 3166-2:CI is the entry for Côte d'Ivoire in ISO 3166-2, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization , which defines codes for the names of the principal subdivisions of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1.Currently for Côte d'Ivoire, ISO 3166-2...
  
  
• Internet country code top-level domain
  Country code top-level domain
  A country code top-level domain is an Internet top-level domain generally used or reserved for a country, a sovereign state, or a dependent territory....
  
  : .ci
  .ci
  .ci is the Internet country code top-level domain for Côte d'Ivoire.-Unconventional Naming:In most situation, specific registrations are done using a second level domain name...
  
  

Geography of Côte d'Ivoire

• Côte d'Ivoire is: a country
• Population of Côte d'Ivoire: 19,262,000 - 57th most populous country
• Area of Côte d'Ivoire: 322,460 km²
• Atlas of Côte d'Ivoire

Location

• Côte d'Ivoire is situated within the following regions
  • Northern Hemisphere
    Northern Hemisphere
    The Northern Hemisphere is the half of a planet that is north of its equator—the word hemisphere literally means “half sphere”. It is also that half of the celestial sphere north of the celestial equator...
    
     and Western Hemisphere
    Western Hemisphere
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    • Africa
      Africa
      Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
      
      
      • West Africa
        West Africa
        West Africa or Western Africa is the westernmost region of the African continent. Geopolitically, the UN definition of Western Africa includes the following 16 countries and an area of approximately 5 million square km:-Flags of West Africa:...
        
        
• Time zone
  Time zone
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  : Coordinated Universal Time
  Coordinated Universal Time
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   UTC+00
• Extreme points of Côte d'Ivoire
  • High: Mont Nimba 1752 m (5,748 ft)
  • Low: Gulf of Guinea
    Gulf of Guinea
    The Gulf of Guinea is the northeasternmost part of the tropical Atlantic Ocean between Cape Lopez in Gabon, north and west to Cape Palmas in Liberia. The intersection of the Equator and Prime Meridian is in the gulf....
    
     0 m
• Land boundaries: 3,110 km

 Liberia 716 km

 Ghana 668 km

 Guinea 610 km

 Burkina Faso 584 km

 Mali 532 km

• Coastline: 515 km

Environment of Côte d'Ivoire

• Climate of Côte d'Ivoire
• Environmental issues in Côte d'Ivoire
• Ecoregions in Côte d'Ivoire
• Renewable energy in Côte d'Ivoire
• Geology of Côte d'Ivoire
• Protected areas of Côte d'Ivoire
  • Biosphere reserves in Côte d'Ivoire
  • National parks of Côte d'Ivoire
• Wildlife of Côte d'Ivoire
  Wildlife of Côte d'Ivoire
  The wildlife of the Côte d'Ivoire is composed of its flora and fauna.-Overview:The southern Côte d'Ivoire forest is a typical rain forest; it has a canopy at around 21–24 m, with isolated trees pushing up above 37 m. Farther north, the rain forest gives way to scattered stands of deciduous trees,...
  
  
  • Flora of Côte d'Ivoire
  • Fauna of Côte d'Ivoire
    • Birds of Côte d'Ivoire
    • Mammals of Côte d'Ivoire

Natural geographic features of Côte d'Ivoire

• Glaciers in Côte d'Ivoire: none
• Islands of Côte d'Ivoire
• Lakes of Côte d'Ivoire
• Mountains of Côte d'Ivoire
  • Volcanoes in Côte d'Ivoire
• Rivers of Côte d'Ivoire
  • Waterfalls of Côte d'Ivoire
• Valleys of Côte d'Ivoire
• World Heritage Sites in Côte d'Ivoire

Ecoregions of Côte d'Ivoire

Main article: Ecoregions in Côte d'Ivoire

Administrative divisions of Côte d'Ivoire

Main article: Administrative divisions of Côte d'Ivoire

• Regions of Côte d'Ivoire
  Regions of Côte d'Ivoire
  ||Côte d'Ivoire is divided into nineteen regions :The regions are further divided into 81 departments.-External links:...
  
  
  • Departments of Côte d'Ivoire
    Departments of Côte d'Ivoire
    The regions of Côte d'Ivoire are divided into 81 departments .A 1978 law created 27 self governing Communes in Cote 'Ivoire , alongside Sous-Prefectures, dividing each of the Departments. The Commune, , is administered by a Municipal Council, presided over by a Mayor...
    
    

Municipalities of Côte d'Ivoire

• Capital of Côte d'Ivoire: Yamoussoukro
  Capital of Côte d'Ivoire
  Capital of Côte d'Ivoire may refer to:*Yamoussoukro, the de jure capital*Abidjan, the de facto capital...
  
  
• Cities of Côte d'Ivoire

Government and politics of Côte d'Ivoire

Main article: Government of Côte d'Ivoire and Politics of Côte d'Ivoire

Politics of Côte d'Ivoire

The government of Côte d'Ivoire takes place in a framework of a presidential republic, whereby the President of Côte d'Ivoire is both head of state and head of government, and of a multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the government...

• Form of government
  Form of government
  A form of government, or form of state governance, refers to the set of political institutions by which a government of a state is organized. Synonyms include "regime type" and "system of government".-Empirical and conceptual problems:...
  
  : presidential
  Presidential system
  A presidential system is a system of government where an executive branch exists and presides separately from the legislature, to which it is not responsible and which cannot, in normal circumstances, dismiss it....
  
   republic
• Capital of Côte d'Ivoire: Yamoussoukro
  Capital of Côte d'Ivoire
  Capital of Côte d'Ivoire may refer to:*Yamoussoukro, the de jure capital*Abidjan, the de facto capital...
  
  

• Elections in Côte d'Ivoire
  Elections in Côte d'Ivoire
  2000 Elections in Côte d'Ivoire gives information on election and election results in Côte d'Ivoire.Côte d'Ivoire elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature. The president is elected for a five year term by the people...
  
  
  • (specific elections)

• Political scandals of Côte d'Ivoire
• Taxation in Côte d'Ivoire

Executive branch of the government of Côte d'Ivoire

• Head of state
  Head of State
  A head of state is the individual that serves as the chief public representative of a monarchy, republic, federation, commonwealth or other kind of state. His or her role generally includes legitimizing the state and exercising the political powers, functions, and duties granted to the head of...
  
  : President of Côte d'Ivoire,
• Head of government
  Head of government
  Head of government is the chief officer of the executive branch of a government, often presiding over a cabinet. In a parliamentary system, the head of government is often styled prime minister, chief minister, premier, etc...
  
  : Prime Minister of Côte d'Ivoire,
• Cabinet of Côte d'Ivoire

Legislative branch of the government of Côte d'Ivoire

• Parliament of Côte d'Ivoire (bicameral)
  • Upper house
    Upper house
    An upper house, often called a senate, is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the lower house; a legislature composed of only one house is described as unicameral.- Possible specific characteristics :...
    
    : Senate of Côte d'Ivoire
  • Lower house
    Lower house
    A lower house is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the upper house.Despite its official position "below" the upper house, in many legislatures worldwide the lower house has come to wield more power...
    
    : House of Commons of Côte d'Ivoire

Judicial branch of the government of Côte d'Ivoire

• Supreme Court of Côte d'Ivoire

Foreign relations of Côte d'Ivoire

• Diplomatic missions in Côte d'Ivoire
• Diplomatic missions of Côte d'Ivoire
  Diplomatic missions of Côte d'Ivoire
  This is a list of diplomatic missions of Côte d'Ivoire, excluding honorary consulates.-Europe:** Vienna ** Brussels ** Copenhagen ** Paris ** Berlin ** Vatican City ** Rome...
  
  

International organization membership

The Republic of Côte d'Ivoire is a member of:

• African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States (ACP)
• African Development Bank Group (AfDB)
• African Union
  African Union
  The African Union is a union consisting of 54 African states. The only all-African state not in the AU is Morocco. Established on 9 July 2002, the AU was formed as a successor to the Organisation of African Unity...
  
   (AU)
• Conference des Ministres des Finances des Pays de la Zone Franc (FZ)
• Council of the Entente (Entente)
• Economic Community of West African States
  Economic Community of West African States
  The Economic Community of West African States is a regional group of fifteen West African countries. Founded on 28 May 1975, with the signing of the Treaty of Lagos, its mission is to promote economic integration across the region....
  
   (ECOWAS)
• Food and Agriculture Organization
  Food and Agriculture Organization
  The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations is a specialised agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger. Serving both developed and developing countries, FAO acts as a neutral forum where all nations meet as equals to negotiate agreements and...
  
   (FAO)
• Group of 24 (G24)
• Group of 77
  Group of 77
  The Group of 77 at the United Nations is a loose coalition of developing nations, designed to promote its members' collective economic interests and create an enhanced joint negotiating capacity in the United Nations. There were 77 founding members of the organization, but the organization has...
  
   (G77)
• International Atomic Energy Agency
  International Atomic Energy Agency
  The International Atomic Energy Agency is an international organization that seeks to promote the peaceful use of nuclear energy, and to inhibit its use for any military purpose, including nuclear weapons. The IAEA was established as an autonomous organization on 29 July 1957...
  
   (IAEA)
• International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
  International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
  The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development is one of five institutions that compose the World Bank Group. The IBRD is an international organization whose original mission was to finance the reconstruction of nations devastated by World War II. Now, its mission has expanded to fight...
  
   (IBRD)
• International Civil Aviation Organization
  International Civil Aviation Organization
  The International Civil Aviation Organization , pronounced , , is a specialized agency of the United Nations. It codifies the principles and techniques of international air navigation and fosters the planning and development of international air transport to ensure safe and orderly growth...
  
   (ICAO)
• International Criminal Court
  International Criminal Court
  The International Criminal Court is a permanent tribunal to prosecute individuals for genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and the crime of aggression .It came into being on 1 July 2002—the date its founding treaty, the Rome Statute of the...
  
   (ICCt) (signatory)
• International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)
• International Development Association
  International Development Association
  The International Development Association , is the part of the World Bank that helps the world’s poorest countries. It complements the World Bank's other lending arm — the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development — which serves middle-income countries with capital investment and...
  
   (IDA)
• International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
  International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
  The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies is a humanitarian institution that is part of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement along with the ICRC and 186 distinct National Societies...
  
   (IFRCS)
• International Finance Corporation
  International Finance Corporation
  The International Finance Corporation promotes sustainable private sector investment in developing countries.IFC is a member of the World Bank Group and is headquartered in Washington, D.C., United States....
  
   (IFC)
• International Fund for Agricultural Development
  International Fund for Agricultural Development
  The International Fund for Agricultural Development , a specialized agency of the United Nations, was established as an international financial institution in 1977 as one of the major outcomes of the 1974 World Food Conference. IFAD is dedicated to eradicating rural poverty in developing countries...
  
   (IFAD)
• International Labour Organization
  International Labour Organization
  The International Labour Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations that deals with labour issues pertaining to international labour standards. Its headquarters are in Geneva, Switzerland. Its secretariat — the people who are employed by it throughout the world — is known as the...
  
   (ILO)
• International Maritime Organization
  International Maritime Organization
  The International Maritime Organization , formerly known as the Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organization , was established in Geneva in 1948, and came into force ten years later, meeting for the first time in 1959...
  
   (IMO)
• International Monetary Fund
  International Monetary Fund
  The International Monetary Fund is an organization of 187 countries, working to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic growth, and reduce poverty around the world...
  
   (IMF)
• International Olympic Committee
  International Olympic Committee
  The International Olympic Committee is an international corporation based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin on 23 June 1894 with Demetrios Vikelas as its first president...
  
   (IOC)
• International Organization for Migration
  International Organization for Migration
  The International Organization for Migration is an intergovernmental organization. It was initially established in 1951 as the Intergovernmental Committee for European Migration to help resettle people displaced by World War II....
  
   (IOM)
• International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
  International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
  The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is an international humanitarian movement with approximately 97 million volunteers, members and staff worldwide which was founded to protect human life and health, to ensure respect for all human beings, and to prevent and alleviate human...
  
   (ICRM)
• International Telecommunication Union
  International Telecommunication Union
  The International Telecommunication Union is the specialized agency of the United Nations which is responsible for information and communication technologies...
  
   (ITU)
• International Telecommunications Satellite Organization
  International Telecommunications Satellite Organization
  The International Telecommunications Satellite Organization is an intergovernmental organisation charged with overseeing the public service obligations of Intelsat.-External links:*...
  
   (ITSO)

• International Trade Union Confederation
  International Trade Union Confederation
  The International Trade Union Confederation is the world's largest trade union federation. It was formed on November 1, 2006 out of the merger of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions and the World Confederation of Labour...
  
   (ITUC)
• Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
• Islamic Development Bank
  Islamic Development Bank
  The Islamic Development Bank is a multilateral development financing institution located in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. It was founded by the first conference of Finance Ministers of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference , convened 23 Dhu'l Qa'dah 1393 AH.The bank officially began its activities on...
  
   (IDB)
• Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
  Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
  The Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency is a member organization of the World Bank Group that offers political risk insurance. It was established to promote foreign direct investment into developing countries. MIGA was founded in 1988 with a capital base of $1 billion and is headquartered in...
  
   (MIGA)
• Nonaligned Movement (NAM)
• Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF)
• Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)
• Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
• Union Latine
• United Nations (UN)
• United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
  United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
  The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development was established in 1964 as a permanent intergovernmental body. It is the principal organ of the United Nations General Assembly dealing with trade, investment, and development issues....
  
   (UNCTAD)
• United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
• United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
  United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
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   (UNHCR)
• United Nations Industrial Development Organization
  United Nations Industrial Development Organization
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   (UNIDO)
• Universal Postal Union
  Universal Postal Union
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   (UPU)
• West African Development Bank
  West African Development Bank
  The West African Development Bank - WADB is an international Multilateral Development Bank established in 1973 to serve the nations of Francophone and Lusophone West Africa...
  
   (WADB)
• West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU)
• World Confederation of Labour
  World Confederation of Labour
  The World Confederation of Labour was an international labour organization founded in 1920 and based in Europe. Totalitarian governments of the 1930s repressed the federation and imprisoned many of its leaders, limiting operations until the end of World War II...
  
   (WCL)
• World Customs Organization
  World Customs Organization
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   (WCO)
• World Federation of Trade Unions
  World Federation of Trade Unions
  The World Federation of Trade Unions was established in 1945 to replace the International Federation of Trade Unions. Its mission was to bring together trade unions across the world in a single international organization, much like the United Nations...
  
   (WFTU)
• World Health Organization
  World Health Organization
  The World Health Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations that acts as a coordinating authority on international public health. Established on 7 April 1948, with headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, the agency inherited the mandate and resources of its predecessor, the Health...
  
   (WHO)
• World Intellectual Property Organization
  World Intellectual Property Organization
  The World Intellectual Property Organization is one of the 17 specialized agencies of the United Nations. WIPO was created in 1967 "to encourage creative activity, to promote the protection of intellectual property throughout the world"....
  
   (WIPO)
• World Meteorological Organization
  World Meteorological Organization
  The World Meteorological Organization is an intergovernmental organization with a membership of 189 Member States and Territories. It originated from the International Meteorological Organization , which was founded in 1873...
  
   (WMO)
• World Tourism Organization
  World Tourism Organization
  The World Tourism Organization , based in Madrid, Spain, is a United Nations agency dealing with questions relating to tourism. It compiles the World Tourism rankings. The World Tourism Organization is a significant global body, concerned with the collection and collation of statistical information...
  
   (UNWTO)
• World Trade Organization
  World Trade Organization
  The World Trade Organization is an organization that intends to supervise and liberalize international trade. The organization officially commenced on January 1, 1995 under the Marrakech Agreement, replacing the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade , which commenced in 1948...
  
   (WTO)

Law and order in Côte d'Ivoire

Main article: Law of Côte d'Ivoire

• Capital punishment in Côte d'Ivoire
• Constitution of Côte d'Ivoire
  Constitution of Côte d'Ivoire
  Côte d'Ivoire has had two constitutions in its history. Currently in effect is the constitution of 2000.-1960 Constitution:On October 31, 1960, the National Assembly of Côte d'Ivoire adopted the Constitution establishing an independent republic...
  
  
• Crime in Côte d'Ivoire
• Human rights in Côte d'Ivoire
  • LGBT rights in Côte d'Ivoire
    LGBT rights in Côte d'Ivoire
    Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender persons in Côte d'Ivoire may face legal challenges not experienced by non-LGBT residents. Both male and female same-sex sexual activity is legal in Côte d'Ivoire, but same-sex couples and households headed by same-sex couples are not eligible for the same...
    
    
  • Freedom of religion in Côte d'Ivoire
• Law enforcement in Côte d'Ivoire

Military of Côte d'Ivoire

Main article: Military of Côte d'Ivoire

Military of Côte d'Ivoire

The Republican Forces of Côte d'Ivoire are the armed forces of Côte d'Ivoire and serve the Forces Nouvelles de Côte d'Ivoire , the political coalition that triumphed in the Second Ivorian Civil War. The FRCI were formerly known as the Armed Forces of the New Forces...

• Command
  • Commander-in-chief
    Commander-in-Chief
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    :
    • Ministry of Defence of Côte d'Ivoire
• Forces
  • Army of Côte d'Ivoire
  • Navy of Côte d'Ivoire
  • Air Force of Côte d'Ivoire
  • Special forces of Côte d'Ivoire
• Military history of Côte d'Ivoire
• Military ranks of Côte d'Ivoire

History of Côte d'Ivoire

Main article: History of Côte d'Ivoire

History of Côte d'Ivoire

The date of the first human presence in Côte d'Ivoire has been difficult to determine because human remains have not been well-preserved in the country's humid climate...

, Timeline of the history of Côte d'Ivoire, and Current events of Côte d'Ivoire

• Economic history of Côte d'Ivoire
• Military history of Côte d'Ivoire

Culture of Côte d'Ivoire

Main article: Culture of Côte d'Ivoire

Culture of Côte d'Ivoire

The culture of Côte d'Ivoire is ethnically diverse. More than sixty indigenous ethnic groups are often cited, although this number may be reduced to seven clusters of ethnic groups by classifying small units together on the basis of common cultural and historical characteristics...

• Architecture of Côte d'Ivoire
• Cuisine of Côte d'Ivoire
• Ethnic minorities in Côte d'Ivoire
• Festivals in Côte d'Ivoire
• Humor in Côte d'Ivoire
• Languages of Côte d'Ivoire
  Languages of Côte d'Ivoire
  Major languages of Côte d'Ivoire include Baoulé, Dan, and Dioula. The official language is French, which was the colonial language....
  
  
• Media in Côte d'Ivoire
• National symbols of Côte d'Ivoire
  • Coat of arms of Côte d'Ivoire
    Coat of arms of Côte d'Ivoire
    The coat of arms of Côte d'Ivoire in its current form was adopted in 2001. The focal point of the emblem is the head of an elephant. The elephant is symbolically important to the nation since it is the largest animal found in Côte d'Ivoire as well as being the source of ivory for which the nation...
    
    
  • Flag of Côte d'Ivoire
    Flag of Côte d'Ivoire
    The flag of Côte d'Ivoire , sometimes known as flag of Ivory Coast features three equal vertical bands of orange , white, and green.After independence, the Côte d'Ivoire formed a loose alliance of West African states...
    
    
  • National anthem of Côte d'Ivoire
• People of Côte d'Ivoire
• Prostitution in Côte d'Ivoire
• Public holidays in Côte d'Ivoire
• Records of Côte d'Ivoire
• Religion in Côte d'Ivoire
  Religion in Côte d'Ivoire
  The West African nation of Côte d'Ivoire contains considerable religious diversity. Many Ivoirians practice local religions, which are sometimes infused with elements of Christianity or Islam, or both. Government estimates in the 1980s suggested that about one-fourth of the population was Muslim,...
  
  
  • Buddhism in Côte d'Ivoire
  • Christianity in Côte d'Ivoire
  • Hinduism in Côte d'Ivoire
    Hinduism in Côte d'Ivoire
    Hinduism has a small presence in Côte d'Ivoire.The Ananda Marga runs a School in Abidjan. There is a Brahmakumari Ashram and a Satya Saibaba Group in Abidjan...
    
    
  • Islam in Côte d'Ivoire
    Islam in Côte d'Ivoire
    Muslims make up about 35-45% of the population of Côte d'Ivoire.In Côte d'Ivoire, Muslims pray, fast, and give alms as required by tenets of Islam, and many perform the hajj being made compulsory. Most Ivoirian Muslims are Sunni, following the Maliki version of Islamic law...
    
    
  • Judaism in Côte d'Ivoire
  • Sikhism in Côte d'Ivoire
• World Heritage Sites in Côte d'Ivoire

Art in Côte d'Ivoire

• Art in Côte d'Ivoire
• Cinema of Côte d'Ivoire
• Literature of Côte d'Ivoire
• Music of Côte d'Ivoire
  Music of Côte d'Ivoire
  -Traditional music:Each of the more than sixty ethnic groups of Côte d'Ivoire have their own folk music traditions, most showing strong vocal polyphony , especially the Baoulé. Talking drums are also common, especially among the Appollo, who are also known for their abissa purification dance, part...
  
  
• Television in Côte d'Ivoire
• Theatre in Côte d'Ivoire

Sports in Côte d'Ivoire

Main article: Sports in Côte d'Ivoire

• Football in Côte d'Ivoire
  Football in Côte d'Ivoire
  Football is a popular sport in Côte d'Ivoire. The national team has won the Africa Cup of Nations once; namely in Senegal in 1992. In 2006 they participated in the 2006 World Cup in Germany. The youth national teams have also done well in World Championships, and the clubs from Côte d'Ivoire have...
  
  
• Côte d'Ivoire at the Olympics
  Côte d'Ivoire at the Olympics
  Côte d'Ivoire has sent athletes to all Summer Olympic Games held since 1964 except for 1980. Only once has the country won an Olympic medal: Gabriel Tiacoh, who won a silver medal in the men's 400 metres in 1984. No athletes from Côte d'Ivoire have competed in any Winter Olympic...
  
  

Economy and infrastructure of Côte d'Ivoire

Main article: Economy of Côte d'Ivoire

Economy of Côte d'Ivoire

The Ivorian economy is largely market based and depends heavily on the agricultural sector. Almost 70% of the Ivorian people are engaged in some form of agricultural activity. Côte d'Ivoire is among the world's largest producers and exporters of coffee, cocoa beans, and palm oil...

• Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 97th (ninety-seventh)

• Agriculture in Côte d'Ivoire
  Agriculture in Côte d'Ivoire
  Agriculture was the foundation of the economy in Côte d'Ivoire and its main source of growth. In 1987 the agricultural sector contributed 35 percent of the country's GDP and 66 percent of its export revenues, provided employment for about two-thirds of the national work force, and generated...
  
  
  • Cocoa production in Côte d'Ivoire
    Cocoa production in Côte d'Ivoire
    Côte d'Ivoire leads the world in production and export of the cocoa beans used in the manufacture of chocolate, supplying 46% of cocoa produced in the world. West Africa, collectively supplies nearly 70% of the world's cocoa crop, with Côte d'Ivoire leading production at 1.3 million tonnes,...
    
    
• Banking in Côte d'Ivoire
  • National Bank of Côte d'Ivoire
• Communications in Côte d'Ivoire
  Communications in Côte d'Ivoire
  Telephones - main lines in use:328,000 Telephones - mobile cellular: 4,000,000 )Telephone system:well-developed by African standards but operating well below capacitydomestic:...
  
  
  • Internet in Côte d'Ivoire
• Companies of Côte d'Ivoire
• Currency of Côte d'Ivoire
  Currency
  In economics, currency refers to a generally accepted medium of exchange. These are usually the coins and banknotes of a particular government, which comprise the physical aspects of a nation's money supply...
  
  : Franc
  West African CFA franc
  The West African CFA franc is the currency of eight independent states in West Africa: Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Niger, Sénégal and Togo. The acronym CFA stands for Communauté financière d'Afrique...
  
  
  • ISO 4217
    ISO 4217
    ISO 4217 is a standard published by the International Standards Organization, which delineates currency designators, country codes , and references to minor units in three tables:* Table A.1 – Current currency & funds code list...
    
    : XOF
• Economic history of Côte d'Ivoire
• Energy in Côte d'Ivoire
  Energy in Côte d'Ivoire
  Energy in Côte d'Ivoire is an industry with plenty of potential. In recent years, Côte d'Ivoire has been an important supplier of energy to the sub-Saharan region as a result of its reserves of natural gas, excess electrical generating capacity, and recent offshore finds of oil and natural gas.-Oil...
  
  
  • Energy policy of Côte d'Ivoire
  • Oil industry in Côte d'Ivoire
• Health care in Côte d'Ivoire
• Mining in Côte d'Ivoire
  Mining in Côte d'Ivoire
  Although the subsoil of Côte d'Ivoire contained many other minerals, none existed in commercially exploitable amounts, given the high costs of extraction. Mining contributed only 1 percent of GDP in 1986....
  
  
• Côte d'Ivoire Stock Exchange
• Tourism in Côte d'Ivoire
  Tourism in Côte d'Ivoire
  Côte d'Ivoire's tourism industry has developed significantly since the early 1970s. The country had 11,374 beds in 7,786 hotel rooms and a 70% occupancy rate in 1997. In 1998, there were 301,039 arriving tourists, including more than 73,000 from France...
  
  
• Transport in Côte d'Ivoire
  Transport in Côte d'Ivoire
  - Railways :As of 2004, the nation’s railway system consisted of a state-controlled 660 km section of a 1,146 km narrow gauge railroad that ran north from Abidjan through Bouaké and Ferkéssédougou to Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.total:660 km...
  
  
  • Airports in Côte d'Ivoire
  • Rail transport in Côte d'Ivoire
    Rail transport in Côte d'Ivoire
    Côte d'Ivoire has 660 kilometres of railway . The track gauge is .In October 2010, the government announced plans to build a 737km line which would link the port of San Pedro to mines in the west of the country....
    
    
  • Roads in Côte d'Ivoire
• Water supply and sanitation in Côte d'Ivoire

See also

• Index of Côte d'Ivoire-related articles
• List of Côte d'Ivoire-related topics
• List of international rankings
• Member state of the United Nations
• Outline of Africa
  Outline of Africa
  The following outline provides an overview of and topical guide to the continent Africa:Africa – world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia.-Geography of Africa:* Atlas of Africa* List of cities in Africa...
  
  
• Outline of geography
  Outline of geography
  The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to geography:Geography – science that studies the lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena of Earth.- Geography is :...
  
  

External links

Government Présidence de la République de Côte d'Ivoire Official Site of the Ivorian President

• Embassy of Côte d'Ivoire in Japan government information and links

News

• allAfrica - Côte d'Ivoire news headline links
• Abidjan.Net news forum links

Overviews

• BBC News - Country Profile: Ivory Coast
• Encyclopaedia Britannica, Country Page - Côte D'Ivoire
• CIA World Factbook - Côte d'Ivoire
• Library of Congress Country Study - Ivory Coast data as of November 1988

Culture

• Cote D'Ivoire literature at a glance

Directories

• The Index on Africa - Côte d'Ivoire directory category
• Stanford University - Africa South of the Sahara: Côte d'Ivoire - Ivory Coast directory category
• University of Pennsylvania - African Studies Center: Cote d'Ivoire directory category
• Yahoo! - Cote d'Ivoire directory category

Tourism

• Travel Overview of Côte d'Ivoire
• Lonely Planet - Cote d'Ivoire

Other

• Map of Côte d'Ivoire Parti Ivoirien du Peuple
• Global Security - Ivory Coast Conflict
• Akwaba in Ivory Coast
• French intervention in Ivory Coast 2002-2003