Ivory Coast
Africa ยท Capital: Yamoussoukro
How it is run: Ivory Coast is a member of the United Nations, so it gets one vote in the General Assembly. Use the research links below to find out exactly who makes the laws there.
Ivory Coast is home to 32.7 million people in Western Africa, where people speak French.
Numbers that tell a story ๐ข
๐ฅ People
32.7 million people
That is 0.4% of everybody alive (counted in 2025).
๐บ๏ธ Land
322,463 kmยฒ
Bigger than Texas โ a long road trip from one side to the other.
๐๏ธ How crowded
About 101 people per square kilometre โ busy towns with countryside in between.
๐ Size in its region
16th most people in Africa
28th largest by land in Africa.
๐ฃ๏ธ Official languages
French
๐ฐ Money
West African CFA franc (Fr)
Life here today ๐ฉบ
These come from World Bank open data โ the same numbers governments use when they argue about budgets.
โค๏ธ How long people live
62.1 years on average
Doctors, clean water and food supply all change this number over time.
๐ผ Money made per person each year
about US$3,050
A lower-income country: money for schools, clinics and roads has to stretch a very long way.
๐ข Living in cities
54.5% of people
Many people still live in villages and farming towns.
๐ Kids under 15
40.5% of the population
A very young country โ schools have to be built quickly.
Everyday details ๐งญ
๐ Phone code
+225
Dial this before the number to call from another country.
๐ Websites end in
.ci
๐ง People here are called
Ivorian
๐ท๏ธ Name at home
Cรดte d'Ivoire
Also written: Cรดte d'Ivoire, Cote d'Ivoire, Ivory Coast.
๐ Coast or inland
Has a coastline
๐๏ธ UN voting group
African Group
Countries in the same group often plan votes together.
Neighbours & borders ๐ค
Ivory Coast touches 5 neighbours by land. Neighbours share rivers, roads and usually a lot of trade.
Say its name around the world ๐ฃ๏ธ
Countries have different names in different languages. Try these with a penpal.
Spanish
Costa de Marfil
French
Cรดte d'Ivoire
Arabic
ุณุงุญู ุงูุนุงุฌ
Chinese
็ง็น่ฟช็ฆ
Japanese
ใณใผใใธใใฏใผใซ
Russian
ะะพั-ะดโะะฒัะฐั
Portuguese
Costa do Marfim
German
Cรดte d'Ivoire
Put it in perspective ๐
- Nigeria โ the most populated country in Africa โ has about 7.3ร as many people as Ivory Coast.
- Ivory Coast covers roughly 3,071 times the area of Hong Kong Island.
- If everyone in Ivory Coast lined up shoulder to shoulder, the line would stretch about 16,356 km.
Fast facts ๐ง
Fact of the day: Ivory Coast shares its part of the world with Gambia. Countries close together often trade the most with each other.
๐ท๏ธ Official name
Republic of Cรดte d'Ivoire
๐๏ธ Capital
Yamoussoukro
๐ Region
Africa ยท Western Africa
๐ค Country code
CI
๐๏ธ UN status
UN member state
๐ฉ Independence
Independent country
More about Ivory Coast ๐
๐งญ Where on the map
8.0ยฐ N, 5.0ยฐ W
๐ Half of the world
Northern & Western hemisphere
๐ฐ๏ธ Clock check
Roughly UTC+0 โ when it is noon in London it is about 12:00 in Yamoussoukro.
- Ivory Coast sits in Western Africa, in the northern and western half of the globe.
- Ivory Coast is an independent country, meaning it makes its own laws.
- Ivory Coast shares its part of the world with Gambia. Countries close together often trade the most with each other.
- The capital of Ivory Coast is Yamoussoukro โ that's where the country's big decisions get made.
- ๐จ๐ฎ is the flag of Ivory Coast. Its country code โ the short name used on the internet and at the Olympics โ is CI.
Countries nearby ๐ค
Talk about it ๐ฌ
- Ivory Coast has 1 official language. How would your school day change if lessons were taught in more than one language?
- Ivory Coast can trade by sea. What should a country protect first: its ports, its fishing waters, or its beaches?
- If Ivory Coast spoke at the General Assembly tomorrow, what one problem should its delegate ask the world to help fix?
Quick quiz ๐งช
Guess first, then tap to check your answer.
What is the capital of Ivory Coast?
Yamoussoukro
Which money do people spend in Ivory Coast?
West African CFA franc (Fr)
How many countries share a land border with Ivory Coast?
5 โ Burkina Faso, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Mali.
Roughly how many people live in Ivory Coast?
32.7 million people
Keep researching ๐
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