West Africa(UN: Western Africa)
Ivory Coast
Republic of Côte d'Ivoire
The world's biggest cocoa producer, a West African economic hub whose post-war recovery followed a decade of political division between north and south.
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Ivory Coast in pictures
Flag, landscapes, landmarks and wildlife you can meet in the games. Photographs come from each subject’s Wikipedia article.
Flag
Flag of Ivory Coast
National flag
- Mount Nimba
Landscape
Mount Nimba
A real place in Ivory Coast
- Taï National Park
Landmark
Taï National Park
Chimpanzees here crack nuts with stone hammers, taught by their mothers.
- Basilica of Our Lady of Peace
Landmark
Basilica of Our Lady of Peace
One of the largest churches in the world, built in the 1980s.
- Zebra duiker
Wildlife
Zebra duiker
Its gold coat carries black stripes like a tiny zebra.
- Pygmy hippopotamus
Wildlife
Pygmy hippopotamus
Only a tenth the weight of its river cousin, and it lives alone.
- Yamoussoukro
City
Yamoussoukro
Capital of Ivory Coast
Capital
Yamoussoukro
Population
32,711,547
World Bank, 2025
Area
322,463 km²
Currency
West African CFA franc
GDP per person
$3,050
Current US$, 2025
Life expectancy
62.1 yrs
World Bank, 2024
Urban population
54.5%
UN member
Yes
Quick facts
Did you know?
Yamoussoukro's basilica is among the largest churches in the world.
Taï chimpanzees crack nuts with stones, a behaviour passed down through generations.
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Reference figures come from the World Bank Open Data API and the ISO 3166 country dataset, each shown with its year. Historical and cultural text is written by our editors and marks contested dating where scholars disagree. The "go deeper" chapters are generated live by Africa AI from that same reference data and our sourced library — check them before quoting. Borders shown are for orientation and do not imply a position on any dispute.