Outline of Ivory Coast

The Flag of Ivory Coast

The Coat of arms of Ivory Coast

The location of Ivory Coast

An enlargeable map of the Republic of Ivory Coast

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Ivory Coast:

Ivory Coast – country in West Africa. An 1843–1844 treaty made Ivory Coast a protectorate of France and in 1893, it became a French colony as part of the European scramble for Africa. Ivory Coast became independent on 7 August 1960. Through production of coffee and cocoa, the country was an economic powerhouse during the 1960s and 1970s in West Africa. However, Ivory Coast went through an economic crisis in the 1980s, leading to the country's period of political and social turmoil. The 21st century Ivoirian economy is largely market-based and relies heavily on agriculture, with smallholder cash crop production being dominant. The country's official name is the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire.

General reference

An enlargeable relief map of Ivory Coast

• Pronunciation: /ˌkoʊt diːˈvwɑːr/
• Common English country name: Ivory Coast or Ivory Coast
• Official English country name: The Republic of Ivory Coast
• Common endonym(s):
• Official endonym(s):
• Adjectival(s): Ivorian (Ivoirian)
• Demonym(s):
• ISO country codes: CI, CIV, 384
• ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:CI
• Internet country code top-level domain: .ci

Geography of Ivory Coast

An enlargeable topographic map of Ivory Coast

• Ivory Coast is: a country
• Population of Côte d'Ivoire: 19,262,000 - 57th most populous country
• Area of Côte d'Ivoire: 322,460 km²
• Atlas of Ivory Coast

Location

• Ivory Coast is situated within the following regions
  • Northern Hemisphere and Western Hemisphere
    • Africa
      • West Africa
• Time zone: Coordinated Universal Time UTC+00
• Extreme points of Ivory Coast
  • High: Mont Nimba 1,752 m (5,748 ft)
  • Low: Gulf of Guinea 0 m
• Land boundaries: 3,110 km

 Liberia 716 km

 Ghana 668 km

 Guinea 610 km

 Burkina Faso 584 km

 Mali 532 km

• Coastline: 515 km

Environment of Ivory Coast

An enlargeable satellite image of Ivory Coast

• Climate of Ivory Coast
• Ecoregions in Ivory Coast
• Protected areas of Ivory Coast]
  • National parks of Ivory Coast
• Wildlife of Ivory Coast
  • Fauna of Ivory Coast
    • Birds of Ivory Coast
    • Mammals of Ivory Coast

Natural geographic features of Ivory Coast

• Glaciers in Ivory Coast: none^[1]
• Rivers of Ivory Coast
• World Heritage Sites in Ivory Coast

Regions of Ivory Coast

Ecoregions of Ivory Coast

Main article: Ecoregions in Ivory Coast

Administrative divisions of Ivory Coast

Main article: Administrative divisions of Ivory Coast

• Regions of Ivory Coast
  • Departments of Ivory Coast

Departments of Ivory Coast

Municipalities of Ivory Coast

• Capital of Ivory Coast: Yamoussoukro, formerly Abidjan
• Cities of Ivory Coast

Demography of Ivory Coast

Main article: Demographics of Ivory Coast

Government and politics of Ivory Coast

Main article: Politics of Ivory Coast

• Form of government: presidential republic
• Capital of Ivory Coast: Yamoussoukro, formerly Abidjan

• Elections in Ivory Coast

Executive branch of the government of Ivory Coast

• Head of state: President of Ivory Coast,
• Head of government: Prime Minister of Ivory Coast,
• Cabinet of Ivory Coast

Legislative branch of the government of Ivory Coast

• National Assembly of Ivory Coast (unicameral parliament)

Judicial branch of the government of Ivory Coast

• Supreme Court of Ivory Coast

Foreign relations of Ivory Coast

• Diplomatic missions in Ivory Coast
• Diplomatic missions of Ivory Coast

International organization membership

The Republic of Ivory Coast is a member of:^[2]

African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States (ACP) African Development Bank Group (AfDB) African Union (AU) Conference des Ministres des Finances des Pays de la Zone Franc (FZ) Council of the Entente (Entente) Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Group of 24 (G24) Group of 77 (G77) International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) International Criminal Court (ICCt) (signatory) International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) International Development Association (IDA) International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS) International Finance Corporation (IFC) International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) International Labour Organization (ILO) International Maritime Organization (IMO) International Monetary Fund (IMF) International Olympic Committee (IOC) International Organization for Migration (IOM) International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM) International Telecommunication Union (ITU) International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO)

International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Islamic Development Bank (IDB) Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) Nonaligned Movement (NAM) Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF) Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) Union Latine United Nations (UN) United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) Universal Postal Union (UPU) West African Development Bank (WADB) West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) World Confederation of Labour (WCL) World Customs Organization (WCO) World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) World Health Organization (WHO) World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) World Meteorological Organization (WMO) World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) World Trade Organization (WTO)

Law and order in Ivory Coast

• Constitution of Ivory Coast
• Human rights in Ivory Coast
  • LGBT rights in Ivory Coast

Military of Ivory Coast

Main article: Military of Ivory Coast

History of Ivory Coast

Main article: History of Ivory Coast

Culture of Ivory Coast

Main article: Culture of Ivory Coast

• Languages of Ivory Coast
• National symbols of Ivory Coast
  • Coat of arms of Ivory Coast
  • Flag of Ivory Coast
  • National anthem of Ivory Coast
• Prostitution in Ivory Coast
• Public holidays in Ivory Coast
• Religion in Ivory Coast
  • Hinduism in Ivory Coast
  • Islam in Ivory Coast
• World Heritage Sites in Ivory Coast

Art in Ivory Coast

• Music of Ivory Coast

Sports in Ivory Coast

• Football in Ivory Coast
• Ivory Coast at the Olympics

Economy and infrastructure of Ivory Coast

Main article: Economy of Ivory Coast

• Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 97th (ninety-seventh)

• Agriculture in Ivory Coast
  • Cocoa production in Ivory Coast
• Communications in Ivory Coast
• Companies of Ivory Coast
• Currency of Ivory Coast: Franc
  • ISO 4217: XOF
• Energy in Ivory Coast
• Mining in Ivory Coast
• Ivorian Stock Exchange
• Tourism in Ivory Coast
• Transport in Ivory Coast
  • Airports in Ivory Coast
  • Rail transport in Ivory Coast

Education in Ivory Coast

Main article: Education in Ivory Coast

Health in Ivory Coast

See also

• All pages beginning with "Ivory Coast"
• All pages with titles containing Ivory Coast
• Index of Ivory Coast-related articles
• List of Ivory Coast-related topics
• List of international rankings
• Member state of the United Nations
• Outline of Africa
• Outline of geography

References

1. The only glaciers in Africa are on Mt Kenya (in Kenya), on Kilimanjaro (in Tanzania), and in the Ruwenzori Mountains (which are located in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo). See Proceedings of the Riederalp Workshop, September 1978; Actes de l'Atelier de Riederalp, septembre 1978): IAHS-AISH Publ. no. 126, 1980.
2. "Côte d'Ivoire". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. 3 July 2009. Retrieved 23 July 2009.

External links

Wikimedia Atlas of Côte d'Ivoire

Government

• (French) Présidence de la République de Côte d'Ivoire Official Site of the Ivorian President
• Embassy of Côte d'Ivoire in Japan government information and links

News

• allAfrica - Côte d'Ivoire news headline links
• Abidjan.Net news forum links

Overviews

• BBC News - Country Profile: Ivory Coast
• Encyclopaedia Britannica, Country Page - Côte D'Ivoire
• CIA World Factbook - Côte d'Ivoire
• Library of Congress Country Study - Ivory Coast data as of November 1988

Culture

• Cote D'Ivoire literature at a glance

Directories

• The Index on Africa - Côte d'Ivoire directory category
• Ivory Coast at DMOZ
• Stanford University - Africa South of the Sahara: Côte d'Ivoire - Ivory Coast directory category
• University of Pennsylvania - African Studies Center: Cote d'Ivoire directory category
• Yahoo! - Cote d'Ivoire directory category

Tourism

• Ivory Coast travel guide from Wikivoyage
• Travel Overview of Côte d'Ivoire
• Lonely Planet - Cote d'Ivoire

Other

• Map of Côte d'Ivoire
• (French) Parti Ivoirien du Peuple
• Global Security - Ivory Coast Conflict
• Akwaba in Ivory Coast
• French intervention in Ivory Coast 2002-2003
• Safer Access - A Precis of the Historical Security Context in Cote d'Ivoire PDF (193 KiB)