Official name
Republic of Côte d'Ivoire
Name in local language
Côte d'Ivoire (fr)
Continent
Africa
Subcontinent
Sub-Saharan Africa
Population (ranking: 53e )
26,491,888 inhabitants (2020)
Population growth
2.59 % / year
Area
322,462 km²
Density
82.16 inhabitants / km²
GDP (ranking: 93e )
43.007 billions $USD (2018)
GDP/capita (ranking )
1,716 $USD (2018)
GDP growth
7.40 % / year (2018)
Life expectancy (ranking )
57.40 years (2018)
Birth rate
35.10 ‰ (2016)
Fertility rate
4.60 children / woman (2016)
Death rate (ranking )
10.40 ‰ (2017)
Infant mortality rate (ranking )
66.90 ‰ (2017)
Literacy rate
50.24 % (2015)
Official languages
French
Currency
West African CFA franc (XOF)
HDI (ranking: 203e )
0.516 / 1 (2018)
EPI (ranking )
45.25 (2018)
Government
Unitary presidential republic under a parliamentary system
Head of State
President Alassane Ouattara
National Day
7 December (proclamation of the Republic in 1958 and independence in 1960)
ISO Codes
CI, CIV
Demonym
Ivorian or Ivoirian
Tourists (ranking )
1,800,000 people (2017)
A country in full economic growth
Ivory Coast , or Côte d’Ivoire , is a country in West Africa located along the Gulf of Guinea. It is bordered to the north by Mali and Burkina Faso , to the west by Liberia and Guinea , to the east by Ghana and to the south by the Atlantic Ocean.
Abidjan, economic capital city of Côte d’Ivoire. Photo: Wikipedia
Urban areas (2014)
Urban areas
Population
Abidjan
4,707,404 inhabitants
Bouaké
608,138 inhabitants
Daloa
319,427 inhabitants
Yamoussoukro
310,056 inhabitants
Korhogo
286,071 inhabitants
San Pedro
261,616 inhabitants
Gagnoa
213,918 inhabitants
Man
188,704 inhabitants
Divo
179,455 inhabitants
Soubré
175,163 inhabitants
Abengourou
135,635 inhabitants
Administrative divisions
Districts
Population
Area
Abidjan (district autonome)
4,707,404 inhabitants
2,119 km²
Bas-Sassandra
2,280,548 inhabitants
25,800 km²
Comoé
1,203,052 inhabitants
14,173 km²
Denguélé
289,779 inhabitants
20,997 km²
Gôh-Djiboua
1,605,286 inhabitants
17,580 km²
Lacs
1,258,604 inhabitants
28,500 km²
Lagunes
1,478,047 inhabitants
23,280 km²
Montagnes
2,371,920 inhabitants
31,050 km²
Sassandra-Marahoué
2,293,304 inhabitants
23,940 km²
Savanes
1,607,497 inhabitants
40,323 km²
Vallée du Bandama
1,440,826 inhabitants
28,518 km²
Woroba
845,139 inhabitants
31,088 km²
Yamoussoukro (district autonome)
355,573 inhabitants
3,500 km²
Zanzan
934,352 inhabitants
38,251 km²
See also