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Flag of the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire

Côte d'Ivoire (officially the République de Côte d'Ivoire), formerly known as Ivory Coast, is a country in West Africa. It borders Liberia and Guinea to the west, Mali and Burkina Faso to the north, Ghana to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea

to the south.

From independence in 1960 until 1993, it was led by

coups (1999 and 2001) and the Ivorian Civil War

.

Côte d'Ivoire is a republic with strong executive power personified in the

President. Its de jure capital is Yamoussoukro and the official language is French. The economy is largely market-based and relies heavily on agriculture

, with smallholder cash crop production being dominant. (Read more...
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