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Definition: Ivory Coast |
Ivory CoastNoun1. A republic in western Africa on the Gulf of Guinea; one of the most prosperous and politically stable countries in Africa. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
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The Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, also known commonly as the Ivory Coast, is a country in West Africa. It borders Liberia, Guinea, Mali, Burkina Faso, and Ghana to the west, north, and east, and borders the Gulf of Guinea to its south. One of the most prosperous of the tropical African states, it has been plagued by recent political turmoil.
République de Côte d'Ivoire
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Official language French Capital Yamoussoukro Capital's coordinates 6° 51' N, 5° 18' W Largest City Abidjan President Laurent Gbagbo Area
- Total
- % waterRanked 67th
322,460 km²
1.4%Population
- Total (2003)
- DensityRanked 57th
16,962,491
53/km²Independence
- Declared
- RecognisedFrom France
August 7, 1960
(Year)Currency CFA franc Time zone UTC National anthem L'Abidjanaise (Song of Abidjan) Internet TLD .CI Calling Code 225
History
Main article: History of Côte d'Ivoire
In the 19th century, Côte d'Ivoire was seized by Louis Gustave Binger, (1856-1936) as a colony for France. It became independent in 1960.
On December 25, 1999, a military coup d'état - the first ever in Côte d'Ivoire's history - overthrew the government. An economic downturn followed. The new regime promised to return the country to democratic rule in 2000. In October 2000, Laurent Gbagbo replaced junta leader Robert Guei as president, ending ten months of military rule.
In 2002 a rebellion in the North and the West came up and the country is now divided in three parts. A reconciliation process (2003) under international auspices is on the way. Several thousand French and West African troops remain in Côte d'Ivoire to maintain peace and help implement the peace accords.
Politics
Main article: Politics of Côte d'IvoireThe official capital since 1983 is Yamoussoukro; however, Abidjan remains the administrative center. Most countries maintain their embassies in Abidjan.
Départements
Main article: Départements of Côte d'IvoireCôte d'Ivoire is divided into 58 départements: Abengourou, Abidjan, Aboisso, Adiake, Adzope, Agboville, Agnibilekrou, Alepe, Bocanda, Bangolo, Beoumi, Biankouma, Bondoukou, Bongouanou, Bouafle, Bouake, Bouna, Boundiali, Dabakala, Dabou, Daloa, Danane, Daoukro, Dimbokro, Divo, Duekoue, Ferkessedougou, Gagnoa, Grand-Bassam, Grand-Lahou, Guiglo, Issia, Jacqueville, Katiola, Korhogo, Lakota, Man, Mankono, Mbahiakro, Odienne, Oume, Sakassou, San-Pedro, Sassandra, Seguela, Sinfra, Soubre, Tabou, Tanda, Tiebissou, Tingrela, Tiassale, Touba, Toulepleu, Toumodi, Vavoua, Yamoussoukro, Zuenoula
Geography
Main article: Geography of Côte d'IvoireCôte d'Ivoire is a country of western Sub-Saharan Africa. It borders Liberia and Guinea in the west, Mali and Burkina Faso in the north, Ghana in the east, and the Gulf of Guinea (Atlantic ocean) in the south.
Economy
Main article: Economy of Côte d'IvoireMaintaining close ties to France since independence in 1960, diversification of agriculture for export, and encouragement of foreign investment has made Côte d'Ivoire one of the most prosperous of the tropical African states.
Demographics
Main article: Demographics of Côte d'IvoireAbout 20% of the population consists of workers from neighboring countries.
Culture
Main article: Culture of Côte d'Ivoire
- Music of Côte d'Ivoire: Alpha Blondy, Gyil, Djun-djun
Holidays Date English Name Local Name Remarks August 7 Independence Day
Miscellaneous topics
The country was originally known in English as Ivory Coast, and corresponding translations in other languages: Elfenbeinküste in German, Costa de Marfil in Spanish, and so on. Because of the disorder this could produce in international forums, in October 1985 the government requested that the country be known as Côte d'Ivoire in every language.
- Communications in Côte d'Ivoire
- Transportation in Côte d'Ivoire
- Military of Côte d'Ivoire
- Foreign relations of Côte d'Ivoire
References
- Much of the material in these articles comes from the CIA World Factbook 2000 and the 2003 U.S. Department of State website.
Countries of the world | Africa
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Cte d'Ivoire."
| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | |||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field |
| IVC | English | Ivory Coast | Geography |
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |||
Synonyms: Ivory CoastSynonyms: Cote d'Ivoire (n), Republic of Cote d'Ivoire (n). (additional references) |
| Synonym by domain: ivc (geography). |
Crosswords: Ivory Coast |
| English words defined with "Ivory Coast": Abidjan, Akan ♦ centime, Cote d'Ivoire franc ♦ Ivory Coast franc ♦ Kwa ♦ Mande ♦ Yamoussukro. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "Ivory Coast": CI$. (references) |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | In Ivory Coast, the hanged bird was a macabre warning to travellers [of the presence of smallpox] / WHO photo. Credit: National Library of Medicine. |  | A busy market at Agboville, Ivory Coast. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Wooden sculpture of a horseman from the Senufo tribe, Northern Ivory Coast and Sudan. Credit: Library of Congress. | ||
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits. | |||
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | Other countries with more than 1,000 cases annually are Nigeria, Ghana, Burkina Faso, Niger, Togo, and Ivory Coast. (references) | |
Confirmed cases of Ebola HF have been reported in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Sudan, the Ivory Coast, and Uganda. (references) | ||
Another subtype, named Ivory Coast, was identified in a patient infected in that country in 1994. This incident provided the first evidence of Ebola virus infection in West Africa. (references) | ||
Economic History | Benin | Major trade partners--Brazil, Libya, Indonesia, Italy, France, China, U.K., Ivory Coast. (references) |
Liberia | On December 24, 1989, a small band of rebels led by Doe's former procurement chief, Charles Taylor invaded Liberia from the Ivory Coast. (references) | |
Mauritius | On the external front, the sugar industry is exporting its know-how to sugar producing countries of the region such as Mozambique, Benin, Tanzania, and Ivory Coast. (references) | |
Travel | Chad | There are Chadian embassies in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Sudan, Libya, Nigeria, Niger, Benin, Algeria, Germany, Egypt, Ethiopia, Lebanon, France, Benelux and the EU, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Italy, Russia, and the United States which can provide entry visas. (references) |
Belgium | Provided that their stay does not exceed three months, nationals of the following countries do not require a visa: Western Europe, East European countries, North America, Central and Latin America (with the exception of Columbia, Bolivia, Peru, Guinea, Surinam and Guinea-Bissau), Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Republic of Korea, Hong Kong, Brunei and a number of African countries except for Burkina Faso, Niger, Togo, and Ivory Coast. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
Expression using "Ivory Coast": ivory Coast franc. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
ivory coast | 354 |
ivory coast map | 24 |
ivory coast picture | 20 |
africa ivory coast | 13 |
abidjan ivory coast | 8 |
flag of the ivory coast | 6 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "Ivory Coast"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | breg fildishit. (various references) | |
Czech | slonové pobřeží. (various references) | |
Danish | republikken Elfenbenskysten (The Republic of the Ivory Coast), Elfenbenskysten (The Republic of the Ivory Coast), Côte d'Ivoire (Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, The Republic of the Ivory Coast). (various references) | |
Dutch | Ivoorkust (Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, The Republic of the Ivory Coast). (various references) | |
French | Côte d'Ivoire (The Republic of the Ivory Coast). (various references) | |
German | Elfenbeinküste. (various references) | |
Hungarian | elefántcsontpart. (various references) | |
Italian | Repubblica di Costa d'Avorio (Côte d'Ivoire, The Republic of the Ivory Coast), Costa d'Avorio (Côte d'Ivoire, Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, The Republic of the Ivory Coast), Côte d'Ivoire (Côte d'Ivoire, The Republic of the Ivory Coast). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 象牙海岸 . (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | ぞう'かいが". (various references) | |
Pig Latin | ivoryay oastcay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | CostadoMarfim, costa do marfim (Côte d'Ivoire, Republic of Côte d'Ivoire). (various references) | |
Russian | берег слоновой кости. (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | obala slonovače. (various references) | |
Swedish | elfenbenkusten. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-i-o-o-r-s-t-v-y" | |
-2 letters: voracity. | |
-3 letters: cavorts, octavos, octrois, ostiary, satyric, travois, varsity, viators, victors, victory. | |
-4 letters: actors, aorist, aortic, arioso, aristo, castor, cavity, cavort, coatis, costar, crista, octavo, octroi, oocyst, ovisac, racist, ratios, satori, savior, savory, scoria, scotia, scrota, tarocs, triacs, viator, vicars, victor, votary. | |
-5 letters: actor, airts, artsy, arvos, ascot, astir, aviso, carts, coast, coati, coats. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-c-i-o-o-r-s-t-v-y" | |
+5 letters: controversially, cytomegalovirus. | |
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