Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast is a sovereign state in West Africa. Its capital is Yamoussoukro. About 31 million people live there (2023). It covers 322,463 square kilometres.
- Capital
- Yamoussoukro
- People (2023)
- 31 million
- Area
- 322,463 km²
- Currency
- West African CFA franc
Ivory Coast at a glance
- Official name
- Republic of Côte d’Ivoire
- In its own language
- RĂ©publique de CĂ´te d'Ivoire
- Status
- Sovereign country
- Continent
- Africa
- Capital
- Yamoussoukro
- Population
- 31,165,654 (2023)
- Area
- 322,463 km² (124,504 mi²)
- People are called
- Ivorian, Ivoirian
- Official languages
- French
- Currency
- West African CFA franc
- GDP (nominal)
- US$70 billion (2022)
- Life expectancy
- 53.6 years (2016)
- Human Development Index
- 0.55 (2021)
- Gini coefficient
- 37.2 (2018)
- Government
- republic
- Head of state
- Alassane Ouattara (since 2010)
- Head of government
- Robert Beugré Mambé (since 2023)
- Country codes
- CI, CIV
- Calling code
- +225
- Internet domain
- .ci
- Drives on the
- right
- Time zones
- UTC±00:00, Africa/Abidjan
- Coordinates
- 8°, -6°
Ivory Coast and its neighbours
Ivory Coast borders Burkina Faso, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia and Mali. Click a neighbour on the map to open its page.
- Ivory Coast
- Neighbours
Divisions of Ivory Coast
- Agnéby
- Haut-Sassandra
- Bafing Region
- Sud-Bandama
- Bas-Sassandra Region
- Sud-Comoé
- Denguélé Region
- Fromager
- Lacs Region
- Lagunes region
- Marahoué Region
- Moyen-Cavally
- Moyen-Comoé
- Dix-Huit Montagnes
- N'zi-Comoé
- Savanes Region
- Vallée du Bandama Region
- Worodougou
- Zanzan Region
Member of
- United Nations
- African Union
- World Trade Organization
- Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
- International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
- International Development Association
- International Finance Corporation
- Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
- International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
- African Development Bank
- Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States
- OHADA
- Conseil de l'Entente
- Interpol
- Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
and 14 more organisations.
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Questions
What is the capital of Ivory Coast?
The capital of Ivory Coast is Yamoussoukro.
What is the population of Ivory Coast?
Ivory Coast has about 31,165,654 people, as recorded in 2023.
How big is Ivory Coast?
Ivory Coast covers 322,463 square kilometres (124,504 square miles).
What currency does Ivory Coast use?
The West African CFA franc.
What language is spoken in Ivory Coast?
The official language of Ivory Coast is French.
Which countries border Ivory Coast?
Ivory Coast shares a border with Burkina Faso, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia and Mali.
Data from Wikidata (CC0), retrieved October 9, 2026. Each figure carries the year it was recorded; a statistic with no recorded date is not shown as current. More on Wikipedia.