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Cote d'Ivoire

Also Known As Republic of Cote d'Ivoire
Western Africa

Cote d'Ivoire, also known as Ivory Coast and officially the Republic of Cote d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its official capital, Yamoussoukro, sits in the centre of the country, while its largest city and economic centre is the port city of Abidjan. Cote d'Ivoire achieved independence from France on 7 August 1960, led by Felix Houphouet-Boigny. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Capital
Yamoussoukro 2
Yamoussoukro is the official capital; Abidjan is the largest city and economic centre and functions as the de facto seat of government.
Population
31,500,000 2
Rounded estimate as of July 2024.
Population Estimate Year
2024 2
Area (sq km)
322,462 2
Independence or Founding Year
1960 2
Cote d'Ivoire achieved independence from France on 7 August 1960, led by Felix Houphouet-Boigny.
Income Group
Lower-Middle 3
Classification
Sovereignty Status
UN Member State 1
Cote d'Ivoire

Cities

Abidjan

Cote d'Ivoire

Bouake

Cote d'Ivoire

Daloa

Cote d'Ivoire

Grand-Bassam

Cote d'Ivoire

Korhogo

Cote d'Ivoire

Yamoussoukro

Cote d'Ivoire
Connections

Associated With

Abidjan, Cities
Source Abidjan (Wikipedia)
Abidjan Autonomous District, States or Territories

Abidjan Autonomous District is a autonomous district of Cote Divoire.

Source Abidjan Autonomous District (Wikipedia)
West Africa, Regions
Yamoussoukro, Cities
Source Yamoussoukro (Wikipedia)
Yamoussoukro Autonomous District, States or Territories

Yamoussoukro Autonomous District is a autonomous district of Cote Divoire.

Source Yamoussoukro Autonomous District (Wikipedia)

Bordered By Water

Burkina Faso, Countries
Source CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Burkina Faso
Guinea, Countries
Source CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Guinea
Gulf of Guinea, Bodies of Water
Liberia, Countries
Source CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Liberia
Mali, Countries
Source CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Mali

Has Capital

Yamoussoukro, Cities
Source Yamoussoukro (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases

Has Member

Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)

Also in Economics Atlas: a member of this subject.

Nationals Include

Chantal Camara

Also in Law Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Chantal Camara
Alassane Ouattara

Also in Political Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Alassane Ouattara (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
Alassane Dramane Ouattara (; French pronunciation: [alasan wataʁa]; born 1 January 1942) is an Ivorian politician and economist who has been President of Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) since 2010.
Brice Dja Djédjé

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Brice Dja Djédjé (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
Quote, Lead, nationality
is an Ivorian professional footballer
Didier Drogba

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: a national of this subject.

Yannick Sagbo

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Yannick Sagbo (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
Quote, Lead, nationality
he played for the Ivory Coast at international level

Origin Of

Attieke

Also in Food and Drink Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Acheke (Attieke) (Wikipedia)tier 3
Ivorian Cuisine

Also in Food and Drink Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Ivorian Cuisine (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
Ivorian cuisine is the traditional cuisine of Côte d'Ivoire

Site Of

African Development Bank

Also in Economics Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Central Bank of West African States

Also in Economics Atlas: which is located in this subject.

West African CFA franc

Also in Economics Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Found There

Guinean gerbil

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Guinean gerbil (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
is a species of rodent found in Burkina Faso, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Mali, Senegal, Sierra Leone
Hammer-headed bat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Hammer-headed bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, Cote d'Ivoire
Quote, Distribution, Cote d'Ivoire
It has a wide range in West and Central Africa, including the following countries: Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Togo, and Uganda.
Hausa genet

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Hausa genet (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat
Quote, Distribution and habitat
The Hausa genet is native to Gambia, Guinea-Bissau and Cameroon, where it inhabits moist and dry savannas with open woodlands.
Hausa mouse

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Hausa mouse (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, and Senegal.
Hawksbill Sea Turtle

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Hirudo Medicinalis

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

House Sparrow

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Humpback Anglerfish

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Ivory Coast rat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Ivory Coast rat (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
It is found in Ivory Coast, possibly Ghana, and Liberia.
John Dory

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Johnston's genet

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Johnston's genet (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat
Quote, Distribution and habitat
Johnston's genet is found in the Upper Guinean forests along the north west coast of Africa, across the countries of Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ghana and the Ivory Coast.
Jones's roundleaf bat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Mammal Diversity Database: Hipposideros jonesi (Mammal Diversity Database)Taxon page, Country distribution, Cote d'Ivoire
Quote, Taxon page, Country distribution, Cote d'Ivoire
Burkina Faso · Cote d'Ivoire · Ghana
Kemp's gerbil

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Kemp's gerbil (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
was found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Mali, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Togo, Uganda, and possibly Liberia.
King genet

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source King genet (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
The king genet (Genetta poensis) is a genet species native to Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Liberia, Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire.
Large-eared free-tailed bat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Large-eared free-tailed bat (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
It is found in Angola, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia, and Zimbabwe
Leatherback Sea Turtle

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Lesser spot-nosed monkey

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Lesser spot-nosed monkey (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Togo, Guinea-Bissau, and possibly Senegal.
Little collared fruit bat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Little collared fruit bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, Cote d'Ivoire
Quote, Distribution, Cote d'Ivoire
The little collared fruit bat (Myonycteris torquata) is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae found in Angola, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Togo, and Uganda.
Little Stint

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Loggerhead Sea Turtle

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Lowe's mona monkey

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Lowe's mona monkey (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
is an Old World monkey in the family Cercopithecidae found from the Ivory Coast to Ghana
Mahi-mahi

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Matthey's mouse

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Matthey's mouse (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
It is found in Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Mali, Senegal, Togo, and possibly also in Benin, Guinea, and Guinea-Bissau.
Medicinal Leech

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Miss Waldron's red colobus

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Miss Waldron's red colobus (Wikipedia)Ecology and status, where it lives
Quote, Ecology and status, where it lives
High-canopy forests (rainforests) in Ghana and C
Mozambique Tilapia

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Nelumbo nucifera

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Nile Perch

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Noack's roundleaf bat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Mammal Diversity Database: Hipposideros ruber (Mammal Diversity Database)Taxon page, Country distribution, Cote d'Ivoire
Quote, Taxon page, Country distribution, Cote d'Ivoire
Chad · Cote d'Ivoire · Democratic Republic of the Congo
Ocean Sunfish

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Olive Ridley Sea Turtle

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Oscar (fish)

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Peters's dwarf epauletted fruit bat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Peters's dwarf epauletted fruit bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, Cote d'Ivoire
Quote, Distribution, Cote d'Ivoire
It is found in Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, and Zambia.
Peters's mouse

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Peters's mouse (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
It is found in Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Togo, and Uganda.
Prince Demidoff's bushbaby

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Prince Demidoff's bushbaby (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat
Quote, Distribution and habitat
The species is found in Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda
Regalecus Glesne

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Roloway monkey

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Roloway monkey (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat, Ivory Coast
Quote, Distribution and habitat, Ivory Coast
The species occurs in a small area of eastern Ivory Coast and the forests of Ghana
Sacred Lotus

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Senegal bushbaby

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Descriptions of Galago senegalensis (Handbook of the Mammals of the World text)Status and Conservation
Quote, Status and Conservation
occurs in numerous protected areas in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, Tanzania, and Uganda
Sierra Leone collared fruit bat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Sierra Leone collared fruit bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, Cote d'Ivoire
Quote, Distribution, Cote d'Ivoire
The Sierra Leone collared fruit bat is found throughout West Africa, including: Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Togo.
Sooty mangabey

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Sooty mangabey (Wikipedia)Habitat and ecology
Quote, Habitat and ecology
The sooty mangabey is native to tropical West Africa, being found in Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Ivory Coast.
Sooty roundleaf bat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Mammal Diversity Database: Hipposideros fuliginosus (Mammal Diversity Database)Taxon page, Country distribution, Cote d'Ivoire
Quote, Taxon page, Country distribution, Cote d'Ivoire
Central African Republic · Cote d'Ivoire · Democratic Republic of the Congo
Striped leaf-nosed bat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Mammal Diversity Database: Macronycteris vittatus (Mammal Diversity Database)Taxon page, Country distribution, Cote d'Ivoire
Quote, Taxon page, Country distribution, Cote d'Ivoire
Central African Republic · Cote d'Ivoire · Democratic Republic of the Congo
Swordfish

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Tullberg's soft-furred mouse

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Tullberg's soft-furred mouse (Wikipedia)Distribution
Quote, Distribution
It is found in Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo, possibly Burkina Faso, and possibly Guinea-Bissau.
Typical striped grass mouse

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Mammal Diversity Database: Lemniscomys striatusCountry distribution
Quote, Country distribution
Country distribution Angola · Benin · Burkina Faso · Burundi · Cameroon · Central African Republic · Chad · Cote d'Ivoire · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Ethiopia · Ghana · Guinea · Guinea-Bissau · Kenya · Liberia · Malawi · Nigeria · Republic of the Congo · Rwanda · Sierra Leone · South Sudan · Sudan · Tanzania · Togo · Uganda · Zambia
Ursine colobus

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Ursine colobus (Wikipedia)Distribution, Ivory Coast
Quote, Distribution, Ivory Coast
It is found in Benin, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, and Togo, as well as very southernmost Burkina Faso.
Veldkamp's dwarf epauletted fruit bat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Veldkamp's dwarf epauletted fruit bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, Cote d'Ivoire
Quote, Distribution, Cote d'Ivoire
It is found in Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and Togo.
West African oyan

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source West African oyan (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat, where it lives
Quote, Distribution and habitat, where it lives
Two known records in the Ivory Coast date to the 1960s and 1970s.
West African shaggy rat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source West African shaggy rat (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
It is found in Benin, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo.

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Sources
1. Member States of the United Nations (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationIntroduction
Quote, Introduction
The United Nations comprise 193 sovereign states and the world's largest intergovernmental organization.
View the Source
2. Cote d'Ivoire (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox
    Republic of Cote d'Ivoire
  • Lead section
    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.
  • Infobox: area_km2
    322,462
  • Demographics section, 2024
    31,500,000 as of July 2024
  • Article text
    It achieved independence in 1960, led by Félix Houphouët-Boigny, who ruled the country until 1993.
  • Lead section
    Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire and officially as 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.
View the Source
3. World Bank Open Data: World Bank Open Data, country list with income level
World Bank Open DataCountry record CIV, incomeLevel
Quote, Country record CIV, incomeLevel
"name": "Cote d\u0027Ivoire", "region": { "id": "SSF", "iso2code": "ZG", "value": "Sub-Saharan Africa " }, "adminregion": { "id": "SSA", "iso2code": "ZF", "value": "Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)" }, "incomeLevel": { "id": "LMC", "iso2code": "XN", "value": "Lower middle income" }
View the Source
Wikidata: Cote d'Ivoire
Wikidata Q1008, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Yamoussoukro (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Associated With: Yamoussoukro, Infobox, Country
    Cote d'Ivoire
  • Has Capital: Yamoussoukro, Lead section
    Yamoussoukro became the legal capital of Ivory Coast in 1983
  • Encompasses: Yamoussoukro Autonomous District
    Yamoussoukro (; French pronunciation: [jamusukʁo] , locally [jamsokʁo]) is the capital city of Ivory Coast and an autonomous district.
View the Source
Abidjan (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Abidjan, Infobox, Country
Quote, Associated With: Abidjan, Infobox, Country
Cote Divoire
View the Source
Wikidata: N'zo Partial Faunal Reserve
Encompasses: N'zo Partial Faunal Reserve, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)View the Source
Grand-Bassam (Wikipedia)
Encompasses: Grand-Bassam, Lead, first sentence
Quote, Encompasses: Grand-Bassam, Lead, first sentence
is a town in southeastern Ivory Coast, lying east of Abidjan
View the Source
CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Mali
CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive)Bordered By Water: Mali, Geography, Land boundaries, border countries
Quote, Bordered By Water: Mali, Geography, Land boundaries, border countries
Cote d'Ivoire 599 km
View the Source
CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Burkina Faso
CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive)Bordered By Water: Burkina Faso, Geography, Land boundaries, border countries
Quote, Bordered By Water: Burkina Faso, Geography, Land boundaries, border countries
Cote d'Ivoire 545 km
View the Source
CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Guinea
CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive)Bordered By Water: Guinea, Geography, Land boundaries, border countries
Quote, Bordered By Water: Guinea, Geography, Land boundaries, border countries
Cote d'Ivoire 816 km
View the Source
CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Liberia
CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive)Bordered By Water: Liberia, Geography, Land boundaries, border countries
Quote, Bordered By Water: Liberia, Geography, Land boundaries, border countries
Cote d'Ivoire 778 km
View the Source
CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive, lower reliability tier): The World Factbook: Cote d Ivoire (Government, Administrative divisions)
CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive, lower reliability tier)Encompasses: Abidjan Autonomous District, Government: Administrative divisions
Quote, Encompasses: Abidjan Autonomous District, Government: Administrative divisions
12 districts and 2 autonomous districts*; Abidjan*
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