Ivory Coast

• Full name: The Republic of Ivory Coast
• Population: 20.6 million (2012)
• Capital: Yamoussoukro
• Largest city: Abidjan
• Area: 322,462 sq km (124,503 sq miles)
• Major languages: French, indigenous languages
• Major religions: Islam, Christianity, indigenous beliefs
• Life expectancy: 55 years (men), 58 years (women)
  
• Monetary unit: 1 CFA (Communaute Financiere Africaine) franc = 100 centimes
• Main exports: Cocoa, coffee, tropical woods, petroleum, cotton, bananas, pineapples, palm oil, fish
• GNI per capita: US $1,090 (2011)
• Internet domain: .ci

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