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The Republic of Ivory Coast is a nation led by President Alassane Ouattara on the continent of Africa. The Republic of Ivory Coast's government is a Parliamentary Republic with very liberal social policies. Economically, The Republic of Ivory Coast favors far left wing policies. The official currency of The Republic of Ivory Coast is the Ivorian franc. At 364 days old, The Republic of Ivory Coast is an old nation. The Republic of Ivory Coast has a population of 6,757,918 and a land area of 80,000.00 sq. miles. This gives it a national average population density of 84.47. Pollution in the nation is almost non-existent. The citizens' faith in the government is sufficient with an approval rating of 57.2552%.

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Flag: National Flag
Nation Name: Ivory Coast
Leader Name: Alassane Ouattara
Currency: Currency Image
Ivorian franc
National Animal: National Animal Image
Elephant
History: Félix Houphouët-Boigny, the son of a Baoulé chief, became Ivory Coast's father of independence. In 1944, he formed the country's first agricultural trade union for African cocoa farmers like himself. Angered that colonial policy favoured French plantation owners, the union members united to recruit migrant workers for their own farms. Houphouët-Boigny soon rose to prominence and was elected to the French Parliament in Paris within a year. A year later, the French abolished forced labour. Houphouët-Boigny established a strong relationship with the French government, expressing a belief that Ivory Coast would benefit from the relationship, which it did for many years. France appointed him as a minister, the first African to become a minister in a European government.

By 1960, the country was easily French West Africa's most prosperous, contributing over 40% of the region's total exports. When Houphouët-Boigny became the first president, his government gave farmers good prices for their products to further stimulate production, which was further boosted by a significant immigration of workers from surrounding countries. Coffee production increased significantly, catapulting Ivory Coast into third place in world output, behind Brazil and Colombia. By 1979, the country was the world's leading producer of cocoa. It also became Africa's leading exporter of pineapples and palm oil. French technicians contributed to the "Ivorian miracle". In other African nations, the people drove out the Europeans following independence, but in Ivory Coast, they poured in. The French community grew from only 30,000 before independence to 60,000 in 1980, most of them teachers, managers, and advisors. For 20 years, the economy maintained an annual growth rate of nearly 10%—the highest of Africa's non-oil-exporting countries.
Geography
Continent: Africa
Land Area: 128,747.20 sq. km
Terrain: Ivory Coast is a country in western sub-Saharan Africa. It borders Liberia and Guinea in the west, Mali and Burkina Faso in the north, Ghana in the east, and the Gulf of Guinea (Atlantic Ocean) in the south. The country lies between latitudes 4° and 11°N, and longitudes 2° and 9°W. Around 64.8% of the land is agricultural land; arable land amounted to 9.1%, permanent pasture 41.5%, and permanent crops 14.2%. Water pollution is one of the biggest issues that the country is currently facing.
Highest Peak: Mt. Nimba, 1,752 meters
Lowest Valley: Gulf of guinea, 0 meters
Climate: There are over 1,200 animal species including 223 mammals, 702 birds, 161 reptiles, 85 amphibians, and 111 species of fish, alongside 4,700 plant species. It is the most biodiverse country in West Africa, with the majority of its wildlife population living in the nation's rugged interior. The nation has nine national parks, the largest of which is Assgny National Park which occupies an area of around 17,000 hectares or 42,000 acres.

The country contains six terrestrial ecoregions: Eastern Guinean forests, Guinean montane forests, Western Guinean lowland forests, Guinean forest–savanna mosaic, West Sudanian savanna, and Guinean mangroves. It had a 2018 Forest Landscape Integrity Index mean score of 3.64/10, ranking it 143rd globally out of 172 countries.
People & Society
Population: 6,757,918 people
Demonym: Ivorian
Demonym Plural: Ivorians
Ethnic Groups: Akan - 42.1%
Voltaiques - 17.6%
Northern Mandes - 16.5%
Languages: French - 33.6%
Any - 14.2%
Dida - 1.9%
Religions: Christian - 42.5%
Islam - 39.8%
Animism - 10.0%
Health
Life Expectancy: 59 years
Obesity: 17.8%
Alcohol Users: 5.3%
Tobacco Users: 4.2%
Cannabis Users: 1.5%
Hard Drug Users: 2.3%
Economy
Description:
Average Yearly Income: $177.49
Gross Domestic Product (GDP): $6,531,703,782.00
GDP per Capita: $966.53
Gross National Income (GNI): $3,293,045,695.00
Industries:
Military
History:
Soldiers: 375,000
Tanks: 31,250
Aircraft: 1,875
Ships: 375
Missiles: 7
Nuclear Weapons: 0
Last Updated: 01/01/2024 07:55 am