The Republic of Côte d'Ivoire is a nation in West Africa. It is regularly known in English as Ivory Coast. It has a range of 322,462 square kilometres (124,503 sq mi), and outskirts the nations Liberia, Guinea, Mali, Burkina Faso and Ghana; its southern limit is along the Gulf of Guinea. The nation's citizenry was 15,366,672 in 1998 and was assessed to be 20,617,068 in 2009. Côte d'Ivoire's first national evaluation in 1975 checked 6.7 million occupants.
Before its colonization by Europeans, Côte d'Ivoire was home to some states, incorporating Gyaaman, the Kong Empire, and Baoulé. There were two Anyi kingdoms, Indénié and Sanwi, which endeavored to hold their divided personality through the French pioneer period and after Côte d'Ivoire's freedom. A 1843–1844 settlement made Côte d'Ivoire a "protectorate" of France and in 1893, it came to be a French province as a component of the European scramble for Africa.
Côte d'Ivoire ended up being autonomous on 7 August 1960. From 1960 to 1993, the nation was advanced by Félix Houphouët-Boigny. It supported close political and investment affiliation with its West African neighbours, while in the meantime upholding close ties to the West, in particular to France. Since the finish of Houphouët-Boigny's principle, Côte d'Ivoire has encountered one rebellion, in 1999, and a common war, which softened out up 2002. A political assention between the administration and the dissidents carried a come back to peace. Côte d'Ivoire is a republic with a solid official power put resources into the President. Its by law capital is Yamoussoukro and the grandest city is the port city of Abidjan. The nation is separated into 19 areas and 81 divisions. It is a part of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference, African Union, La Francophonie, Latin Union, Economic Community of West African States and South Atlantic Peace and Cooperation Zone.
Before its colonization by Europeans, Côte d'Ivoire was home to some states, incorporating Gyaaman, the Kong Empire, and Baoulé. There were two Anyi kingdoms, Indénié and Sanwi, which endeavored to hold their divided personality through the French pioneer period and after Côte d'Ivoire's freedom. A 1843–1844 settlement made Côte d'Ivoire a "protectorate" of France and in 1893, it came to be a French province as a component of the European scramble for Africa.
Côte d'Ivoire ended up being autonomous on 7 August 1960. From 1960 to 1993, the nation was advanced by Félix Houphouët-Boigny. It supported close political and investment affiliation with its West African neighbours, while in the meantime upholding close ties to the West, in particular to France. Since the finish of Houphouët-Boigny's principle, Côte d'Ivoire has encountered one rebellion, in 1999, and a common war, which softened out up 2002. A political assention between the administration and the dissidents carried a come back to peace. Côte d'Ivoire is a republic with a solid official power put resources into the President. Its by law capital is Yamoussoukro and the grandest city is the port city of Abidjan. The nation is separated into 19 areas and 81 divisions. It is a part of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference, African Union, La Francophonie, Latin Union, Economic Community of West African States and South Atlantic Peace and Cooperation Zone.
