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Ivory Coast

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Ivory Coast: see Côte d'Ivoire Côte d'Ivoire (kōt dēvwär`) or Ivory Coast,
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Côte d'Ivoire

 or Ivory Coast officially Republic of Côte d'Ivoire

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Country, western Africa. Area: 123,863 sq mi (320,803 sq km). Population (2005 est.): 17,298,000. Capital: Yamoussoukro; de facto capital Abidjan. The population consists of various ethnic groups, notably the Akan and Mande. Languages: French (official), Baule, Anyi, Bete, Bambara, Dan. Religions: Islam, Christianity, traditional beliefs. Currency: CFA franc. Côte d'Ivoire can be divided into four major regions: a narrow coastal region, an equatorial rainforest in the west, a cultivated forest zone in the east, and a savanna region in the north. Agriculture employs about half of the workforce. The country is a major producer of cocoa and coffee; other exports include bananas, cotton, rubber, timber, and diamonds. It is a republic with one legislative house; its chief of state and government is the president, assisted by the prime minister. European powers came to the area to trade in ivory and slaves beginning in the 15th century, and local kingdoms gave way to French influence in the 19th century. The French colony of Côte d'Ivoire was founded in 1893, and full French occupation took place in 1908–18. In 1946 it became a territory in the French Union; in 1947 the northern part of the country separated and became part of Upper Volta (now Burkina Faso). Côte d'Ivoire peacefully achieved autonomy in 1958 and independence in 1960, when Félix Houphouët-Boigny was elected president. The country's first multiparty presidential elections were held in 1990. Political turmoil has persisted since Houphouët-Boigny died in 1993, and factional warfare broke out in 2002.



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Where Chocolate Comes From (Percentage of World Cocoa Bean Production) Ivory Coast 40% Ghana 16% Indonesia 15% Brazil 6% Nigeria 5% Cameroon 5% Equador 3% Rest of the world 10% SOURCE: INTERNATIONAL COCOA ORGANIZATION, LONDON Note: Table made from pie chart.
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