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Côte d'Ivoire

ساحل العاج

AfricaWest Africa

Outline map of Côte d'Ivoire

Key facts

Official name
Republic of Côte d'Ivoire
Name in Arabic
ساحل العاج
Capital
Yamoussoukro
Region
Africa
Subregion
West Africa
Official languages
French
Currency
West African CFA Franc · Fr · XOF
Area
322,463 km²
Coastline
Yes

Neighbours

Flags often confused with this one

About Côte d'Ivoire

Côte d'Ivoire is a country in West Africa, one of the 54 countries of Africa on GlobeQuizz. Its full official name is Republic of Côte d'Ivoire. In Arabic, the name is written ساحل العاج, and the capital ياموسوكرو. Its geographic centre lies in the Northern and Western hemispheres.

The capital of Côte d'Ivoire is Yamoussoukro. Yamoussoukro lies at about 7° north and 5° west. The official language of Côte d'Ivoire is French. Its currency is the West African CFA Franc, with the symbol ⁨Fr⁩ and the international code XOF. 7 other countries use the same currency, including Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso.

Côte d'Ivoire covers about 322,463 square kilometres, which puts it 69th by area among the 195 countries on GlobeQuizz. It shares land borders with 5 countries: Mali, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Ghana, and Liberia. The largest of these neighbours by area is Mali. Other countries in West Africa include Niger, Mauritania, and Nigeria. Its flag is easy to confuse with the flag of Ireland, a classic trap in the Hard level of the flags quiz. To practise flags, capitals and currencies, play the Africa quiz on GlobeQuizz, which mixes Côte d'Ivoire with the other countries of the same region.

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