Ivory Coast, additionally known as Côte d’Ivoire, formally the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire, is a nation on the southern coastline of West Africa. Its political funding is Yamoussoukro, in the centre of the country; while its biggest city and economic centre is the port city of Abidjan. It surrounds Guinea to the northwest, Liberia to the west, Mali to the northwest, Burkina Faso to the northeast, Ghana to the east, and also the Gulf of Guinea (Atlantic Ocean) to the south.

Its official language is French, as well as native languages are likewise commonly utilized, consisting of Bété, Baoulé, Dioula, Dan, Anyin, and Cebaara Senufo. In total amount, there are around 78 various languages talked in Cream color Coastline. The nation has a consistently varied populace, including numerous fans of Christianity, Islam, as well as aboriginal beliefs.

Prior to its colonization by Europeans, Ivory Coast was house to several states, including Gyaaman, the Kong Empire, and Baoulé. The location came to be a protectorate of France in 1843 as well as was settled as a French nest in 1893 amid the European scramble for Africa. It attained self-reliance in 1960, led by Félix Houphouët-Boigny, that ruled the country until 1993.

Reasonably steady by regional criteria, Ivory Coast developed close political economic ties with its West African neighbours while preserving close relations with the West, especially France. Its security was diminished by a coup d’état in 1999, then 2 civil battles– first between 2002 as well as 2007 as well as once more during 2010– 2011. It took on a new constitution in 2000.

Cream color Coastline is a republic with solid executive power vested in its head of state. Through the production of coffee and also cacao, it was an economic giant in West Africa during the 1960s and also 1970s, after that experienced an economic crisis in the 1980s, adding to a duration of political and social turmoil. It was not until around 2014 that its gross domestic product once again got to the degree of its top in the 1970s.

In 2020, Ivory Coastline was the globe’s largest merchant of cocoa beans and also had high degrees of income for its area. In the 21st century, the Ivorian economy has actually been mostly market-based; it still depends greatly on agriculture, with smallholder cash-crop production predominating.