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World Heritage Sites | country, regions and cities |
| Time zone: | GMT 0 (Greenwich mean time) | Daylight savings: None |
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| Main languages: | French | Other languages: Dioula |
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| Currency: |
Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (XOF) €1 = CAF655, $1 = CAF0.00, £1 = CAF781 (rates as of Sep 2016) |
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| Internet Domain: | .ci | International Dialling Code: 225 |
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For help planning your trip to Ivory Coast including visas, vaccinations, currency exchange, flights, accomodation and insurance, see our Ivory Coast trip planning page.
Further information on Ivory Coast
Discover more about Ivory Coast - the country's geogrpahy and natural features, an assessment of its status on freedom and rights and data on the country's population and economy.
Geography & Natural Features
Total area: 322,460 sq km (4,460 sq km under water)
Coastline: 515 km (Gulf of Guinea)
Neighbours (border lengths): Burkina Faso (584km), Ghana (668km), Guinea (610km), Liberia (716km), Mali (532km)
Climate: Tropical climate along coast, semiarid in far north. There are three seasons - warm and dry from November to March, hot and dry from March to May and hot and wet from June to October.
Highest mountain: Mont Nimba (1,752m)
Freedom & Rights
Summary status and rankings for Ivory Coast from classifications of different organisations measuring political and economic freedom, democracy and civil rights. See more details of these rankings.
| Index | Status | Rank | |
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 | Freedom in the World | Partly Free | - |
 | Democracy Index | Authoritarian regime | 126/167 |
 | Economic Freedom | Mostly Unfree | 103/179 |
 | Press Freedom | Noticeable problems | 84/179 |
 | ILGA LGBT rights | Limited rights | - |
 | Corruption Perceptions | Medium corruption | 115/174 |
| Overall Ranking: | 132/195 | ||
Other Data & Links
Full name: Republic of Cote d'Ivoire Status: Independent Country
Population: 22,848,945 (rank: 54/196) Density: 70.8 people/sq km (rank: 109/196)
Ethnic groups: Akan 42.1%, Voltaiques or Gur 17.6%, Northern Mandes 16.5%, Krous 11%, Southern Mandes 10%, other 2.8% (includes 130,000 Lebanese and 14,000 French) (1998)
Religions: Muslim 38.6%, Christian 32.8%, indigenous 11.9%, none 16.7% (2008 est)
GDP (PPP): $43.67 billion GDP per capita: $1,800 (rank: 164/195)
Information derived from the CIA World Factbook. Other country profiles: BBC News.