COTE D IVOIRE

CITIESYAMOUSSOUKO ADIDJANDALOUBOUAKAABENGOUROU

RIVERS AND LAKESKOSSOU LAKERIVER BANDAMA RIVER SASSANDRARIVER CAVALLYRIVER KOMOE

MOUNTAINSMT NIMBAMT DU TOURAMT RICHARD MOLARD

NEIGHBOURING COUNTRIESGHANAMALIGUINEALIBERIABURKINA FASO

CAPITALSTHE CAPITALS OF IVORY COAST ARE YAMOUSSOUKRO AND ABIDJAN

POPULATIONTHE POPULATION OF IVORY COAST IS ABOUT 17298000

LANGUAGESFRENCE

CURRENCYC.F.A FRANC

AREA TIMES IRELAND4.5

HIGHEST MOUNTAINTHE HIGHEST MOUNTAIN IN IVORY COAST IS MOUNT NIMBA

LONGEST RIVERTHE LONGEST RIVER IN IVORY COAST IS THE RIVER BANDAMA

FACT 1IVORY COAST WON THE AFRICAN CUP THIS YEAR

FACT 2THERE NATIONAL ANTHEM IS CALLED L”ABIDJANAIS WHICH MEANS HAIL O LAND OF HOPE

FACT 3ALMOST ALL IVORIANS ARE BLACK

FACT 4MORE THEN 60 LANGUAGHES ARE SPOKEN IN IVORY COAST BUT THE MAIN ONE IS FRENCH

FACT 5BEFORE 1960 THE COUNTRY’S INCOME DEPENDED ALMOST ENTIRELY ON THE EXPORT OF COFFEE & CACAO SEEDS SINCE THEN THEY HAVE EXPORTED A GREATER VARIETY OF GOODS

FACT 6ONLY 75% OF PUPILS GET TO GO TO PRIMARY SCHOOL AND ONLY ABOUT 20% GET TO GO TO HIGH SCHOOL

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