Ivory Coast Country Info - Africa

Description and Basic Information

Ivory Coast with its capital Yamoussoukro is located in Africa (Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean). It covers some 322,461 square kilometres (slightly larger than New Mexico) with 18,373,000 citizens. French is the language used by the people in Ivory Coast. Liberia, Ghana, Guinea, Burkina Faso and Mali are bordering countries.

The nation appears to be returning to a state of normalcy - however, ask your Government for detailled information on travel conditions.

Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) is a country in West Africa. It has a southerly facing North Atlantic Ocean coast. Close ties to France since independence in 1966, the development of cocoa production for export, and foreign investment made Côte d'Ivoire one of the most prosperous of the tropical African states, but did not protect it from political turmoil. . The coast has heavy surf and no natural harbors; during the rainy season torrential flooding is possible. Mostly flat to undulating plains; mountains in northwest. Most of the inhabitants live along the sandy coastal region. Apart from the capital area, the forested interior is sparsely populated. Inter-city travel in Côte d'Ivoire is usually more comfortable than travel in neighboring African countries. The roads are generally in good condition and the bus service is relatively modern. The down side is the very frequent military check-points which add hours to a trip. You should get a vaccine for Hepatitis A before coming. Still, even street foods are fairly clean. The UK's Foreign and Commonwealth office as well as the U.S. State Department advises against all travel to Côte d'Ivoire at this time.

Pictures from Capital (Yamoussoukro)

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About Ivory Coast

The landscape features mostly flat to undulating plains and mountains in northwest. The average density of population is about 56 per km². The climate in Ivory Coast can be described as tropical along coast, semiarid in far north with three seasons - warm and dry (November to March), hot and dry (March to May), hot and wet (June to October). Potential threats by nature are coast has heavy surf and no natural harbors or during the rainy season torrential flooding being possible.

To reach someone in Ivory Coast dial +225 prior to a number. There are 282,100 installed telephones. And there are 13,346,000 registered mobile phones. The cellular networks operate on frequencies of 900 Mhz. Websites typically end with the top level domain ".ci". If you want to bring electric appliances (e.g. battery charger), keep in mind the local 220V - 50Hz. The following list are the 19 regions/states in Ivory Coast we know off.

Demographic Statistics

In the year 2010, the total Ivoirian population grew at a rate of 2.11% (or by 443,288 citizens). With 219,643 deaths and 662,931 babies born, the natural increase rate lies at 2.11%. 0 persons more in total immigrated to the country than emmigrated.

An overview of age distribution in Ivory Coast: Each pair of bars represents a single age group (male/female). Each group is spanning 5 years. E.g. 0 to 5 years, 5 to 10 etc. and group "0 to 5" being at the left end and "100 +" at the right end of the chart.

Based on content from wikitravel.org. The original article can be found here based on the work of these users.
Geographic information is based on the data provided by geonames.org, CIA factsbook and Unesco.