Ivory Coast

Africa
Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Ghana and Liberia.

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President     Alassane Ouattara	Prime Minister     Guillaume Soro

Capital
Yamoussoukro

Government
Semi-presidential Republic

Religion
Muslim 38.6%, Christian 32.8%, indigenous 11.9%, none 16.7%.

Population
21,504,162  
 
Ethnic group
Akan 42.1%, Voltaiques or Gur 17.6%, Northern Mandes 16.5%, Krous 11%, Southern Mandes 10%, other 2.8% (includes 130,000 Lebanese and 14,000 French)

National Language                     
Dioula
            
National Day
7 August 1960 (from France)

Anthem
"L'Abidjanaise" (Song of Abidjan)

Currency
West African CFA franc (XOF)

Attractions
Abokouamekro Game Reserve,  Basilique de Notre Dame de la Paix,  Comoë National Park  Grand Bassam,  Ifon Museum 

Website        

Art & Cultural

The ICON

The Basilica of Our Lady of Peace The city’s biggest attraction is the Basilique de Notre Dame de la Paix, a smaller replica of St Paul’s Cathedral in Rome.           The Basilica of Our Lady of Peace of Yamoussoukro is a Christian religious buildings the largest in the world, whose appearance resembles that of St. Peter's Basilica in Rome. Located in Yamoussoukro, capital of Côte d'Ivoire, its location has been chosen by the country's first president, Felix Houphouet-Boigny in 1983. The Guinness Book of Records recognized in 1989 as the largest religious building in the Christian world. The Basilica is still a place of fervent Catholic faith in Africa.

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