Western Africa
Flag of Ivory Coast
Cocoa empire shaped by an inland cathedral.
Colours, by share of the flag
- #f07800 33%
- #f0f0f0 33%
- #009060 33%
Measured from the flag artwork itself, so shares are approximate and emblems get folded into the nearest tone.
Ivory Coast in numbers
| Official name | Republic of Côte d'Ivoire |
|---|---|
| Capital | Yamoussoukro |
| Region | Western Africa, Africa |
| Population | 26,378,275 |
| Area | 322,463 km² · 82 people per km² |
| Currency | West African CFA franc (XOF) |
| Languages | French |
| Country codes | CI · CIV · .ci |
| Coastline | Has a coast |
Things worth knowing
- It grows more cocoa than any other nation on Earth, so the chocolate in much of the world traces back to its farms.
- Its largest city, Abidjan, sits on a lagoon, while the official capital was deliberately moved inland to the founding president's home village of Yamoussoukro.
- The country's name simply means 'Ivory Coast,' a relic of the old European trade in elephant tusks along this shore.
Did you know
Yamoussoukro holds the Basilica of Our Lady of Peace, a domed church modelled on St. Peter's in Rome and recognised as one of the largest Christian places of worship in the world.
Neighbours
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Country data from the mledoze/countries dataset under ODbL 1.0. Flag artwork from the same dataset. All 196 flags.