Cote d'Ivoire flag information
Flag description: three equal vertical bands of orange (hoist side), white and green. similar to the flag of Ireland, which is longer and has the colors reversed - green (hoist side), white and orange; also similar to the flag of Italy, which is green (hoist side), white and red; design was based on the flag of France.
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Additional information about Cote d'Ivoire
Official country name: Republic of Cote d'Ivoire
Short name: Cote d'Ivoire
Local names (long and short forms): Republique de Cote d'Ivoire / Cote d'Ivoire
Former name: Ivory Coast
Abbreviation:
Notes: pronounced coat-div-whar
Nationality noun / adjective: Ivoirian(s) / Ivoirian
Languages spoken: French (official), 60 native dialects with Dioula the most widely spoken. .
Capital: Yamoussoukro (GMT 0.0, summertime: )
although Yamoussoukro has been the official capital since 1983, Abidjan remains the commercial and administrative center; the US, like other countries, maintains its Embassy in Abidjan
Government type: republic; multiparty presidential regime established 1960
Population: 20179602 ranked 57, (data 2008)
Geography: most of the inhabitants live along the sandy coastal region; apart from the capital area, the forested interior is sparsely populated. The lowest point is Gulf of Guinea 0 m and the highest point is Mont Nimba 1,752 m. .
Coastline: Coastline 515 km - . .
Land borders: Cote d'Ivoire has a total of 3110 km landborders, bordering to Burkina Faso 584 km, Ghana 668 km, Guinea 610 km, Liberia 716 km, Mali 532 km. . .
Administrative divisions: 19 regions; Agneby, Bafing, Bas-Sassandra, Denguele, Dix-Huit Montagnes, Fromager, Haut-Sassandra, Lacs, Lagunes, Marahoue, Moyen-Cavally, Moyen-Comoe, N'zi-Comoe, Savanes, Sud-Bandama, Sud-Comoe, Vallee du Bandama, Worodougou, Zanzan
Dependent areas:
Independence: 7 August 1960 (from France)