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Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire and officially as the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital city of Yamoussoukro is located in the centre of the country, while its largest city and economic centre is the port city of Abidjan. It borders Guinea to the northwest, Liberia to the west, Mali to the north, Burkina Faso to the northeast, Ghana to the east, and the Atlantic Ocean's Gulf of Guinea to the south. With 31.5 million inhabitants in 2024, Ivory Coast is the third-most populous country in West Africa after Nigeria and Ghana. Its official language is French, and indigenous languages are also widely used, including Bété, Baoulé, Dyula, Dan, Anyin, and Cebaara Senufo. In total, there are around 78 languages spoken in Ivory Coast. The country has a religiously diverse population, including numerous followers of Islam, Christianity and…

Facts & statistics

Ivory Coast

Capital: Yamoussoukro
Language: French
Currency: West African CFA franc
Time zone: UTC±00:00
Calling code: +225
Internet domain: .ci
Driving side: right
Plug type: Europlug
Voltage: 230

Source: Wikidata.

Events

Ivory Coast

New Year's DayNew Year's Day2026-01-01

Easter MondayEaster Monday2026-04-06

Labour DayLabour Day2026-05-01

Ascension DayAscension Day2026-05-14

Whit MondayWhit Monday2026-05-25

Independence DayIndependence Day2026-08-07

Assumption DayAssumption Day2026-08-15

All Saints DayAll Saints Day2026-11-01

National Peace DayNational Peace Day2026-11-15

Christmas DayChristmas Day2026-12-25

Source: Nager.Date.

CapitalYamoussoukro

Population25,069,229

CurrencyXOF

Languagesfr-CI

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Airports

Félix-Houphouët-Boigny International AirportAbidjanABJ Yamoussoukro International AirportYamoussoukroASK Bouaké AirportBouakéBYKDaloa AirportDJOKorhogo AirportKorhogoHGO Man AirportMJCSan Pedro AirportSPYAbengourou AirportAbengourouOGO Aboisso AirportAboissoABO Bouna AirportBounaBQO Boundiali AirportBoundialiBXI Dimbokro AirportDimbokroDIM