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  2. Ivory Coast - Wikipedia

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    In 2023, Ivory Coast had the second-highest GDP per capita in West Africa, behind Cape Verde. [14] Despite this, as of the most recent survey in 2016, 46.1% of the population continues to be affected by multidimensional poverty. [15] In 2020, Ivory Coast was the world's largest exporter of cocoa beans and had high levels of income for its ...

  3. Geography of Ivory Coast - Wikipedia

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    Ivory Coast is the world's largest producer of cocoa, a major national cash crop. Other chief crops include coffee , bananas , and oil palms , which produce palm oil and kernels. Mineral resources include petroleum , natural gas , diamonds , manganese , iron , cobalt , bauxite , copper , gold , nickel , tantalum , silica sand, clay , palm oil .

  4. Culture of Ivory Coast - Wikipedia

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    Ivory Coast's Alpha Blondy, the world-famous reggae artist, is probably the country's best known singer, though his music is not necessarily representative. Masks are a prevalent art form in Ivory Coast. The variety and intricacy of masks created by the people of Ivory Coast is rivaled by none. Masks have many purposes.

  5. Outline of Ivory Coast - Wikipedia

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    The location of Ivory Coast An enlargeable map of the Ivory Coast. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Ivory Coast: Ivory Coast – country in West Africa. An 1843–1844 treaty made Ivory Coast a protectorate of France and in 1893, it became a French colony as part of the European scramble for Africa. Ivory ...

  6. Ivory Coast’s beloved staple food gains UN cultural heritage ...

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    Ivory Coast's beloved staple, attiéké - made from fermented cassava flour - has officially been added to Unesco's list of intangible cultural heritage. Attiéké, pronounced atchekay, is a kind ...

  7. History of Ivory Coast - Wikipedia

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    In December 1958, Ivory Coast became an autonomous republic within the French Community as a result of a referendum on 7 August that brought community status to all members of the old Federation of French West Africa (except Guinea, which had voted against the association). On 11 July 1960, France agreed to Ivory Coast becoming fully independent.

  8. Yamoussoukro - Wikipedia

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    Yamoussoukro became the legal capital of Ivory Coast in 1983, although the former capital Abidjan retains several political functions. Prior to 2011, what is now the district of Yamoussoukro was part of Lacs Region. The district was created in 2011 [5] and is split into the departments of Attiégouakro and Yamoussoukro. In total, the district ...

  9. Ivorian cuisine - Wikipedia

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    Location of Ivory Coast. Ivorian cuisine is the traditional cuisine of Côte d'Ivoire, or the Ivory Coast, and is based on tubers, grains, pig, chicken, seafood, fish, fresh fruits, vegetables and spices. It is very similar to that of neighboring countries in West Africa. Common staple foods include grains and tubers.