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 The Republic of the Ivory Coast is located on the South
Coast of the Western Bulge of Africa and is bordered in its
four sides; Mali and Burkina Faso at the North, Ghana at the East,
Gulf of Guinea of the Atlantic Ocean at the South and Liberia and
Guinea at the West.
The Ivory Coast is mainly
a vast plateau gently slanting towards the Atlantic
except for the Guinea Highlands that continue into the northwest (from
Man to Odienne) having peaks 4000 – 5000 ft in height. The four main
rivers, namely: Cavally (situated on the Liberian frontier). Sassandra,
Bandama and Comoe – run through the plateau, parallel from
north to the south. These rivers are not very useful for transportation
since, the dry season makes the rivers very slow and there are abundant
falls and rapids in between and in the rainy season, there are chances
of heavy rains.
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Capital: Abidjan
Area: 322 462 km²
Population: 14 015 000
Currency: 1 US$ = 600 CFA
GDP: 132/1 668$
HDI : 145/368
CPI : 59/3.1
Languages: French, fon, Yoruba, Somka, Dendi, Bariba, Goun, Adja,
Pila-pila
Ethnic groups: Akan (southeast), Kru (southwest), Voltaic Northeast),
Malinké Mande (northwest) Lebanese
Religions: Animist 60%, Muslim 20%, Christian 20%
H of S: Henri Konan-Bédié ‘93
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