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Cote d'Ivoire#

Through the production of coffee and cocoa, the country was an economic powerhouse in West Africa during the 1960s and 1970s.

Ivory Coast went through an economic crisis in the 1980s, contributing to a period of political and social turmoil.

  • Cote d'Ivoire has largest boundary with Liberia which is approximately 716 km.
  • Cote d'Ivoire has shortest boundary with Mali which is approximately 532 km.
  • The largest river in Cote d'Ivoire is Volta which is 1600 km.
  • The largest export partner of Cote d'Ivoire is Netherlands.
  • The largest import partner of Cote d'Ivoire is Nigeria.

National Facts#

  • The national bird of Cote d'Ivoire is White-cheeked turaco.
  • The national dish of Cote d'Ivoire are Fufu, Kedjenou etc.
Kedjenou, Foto: source: Wikicommons unter CC
Kedjenou
Foto: source: Wikicommons unter CC
Tauraco, Foto: source: Wikicommons unter CC
Tauraco
Foto: source: Wikicommons unter CC

References#

  1. Text marked as italic is taken from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cote d'Ivoire unter CC