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Its capital city of Yamoussoukro is located in the centre of the country, while its largest city and economic centre is the port city of Abidjan. It borders Guinea to the northwest, Liberia to the west, Mali to the northwest, Burkina Faso to the northeast, Ghana to the east, and the Atlantic Ocean's Gulf of Guinea to the south.
Ghana has an embassy in Abidjan. Ivory Coast has an embassy in Accra. Guinea: 21 March 1961: Both countries established diplomatic relations on 21 March 1961, [10] was were broken in September 1973 and re-established on 14 April 1978 [134] Ivory Coast has an embassy in Conakry. Guinea has an embassy in Abidjan.
Abidjan (/ ˌ æ b ɪ ˈ dʒ ɑː n / AB-ih-JAHN, French:; N'ko: ߊߓߌߖߊ߲߬) is the largest city and the former capital of Ivory Coast.As of the 2021 census, Abidjan's population was 6.3 million, [3] which is 21.5 percent of the overall population of the country, making it the sixth most populous city proper in Africa, after Lagos, Cairo, Kinshasa, Dar es Salaam, and Johannesburg.
The Sassandra River forms in the Guinea highlands and drains much of the western part of the Ivory Coast east of the Cavalla River. The Bandama River is the longest river in the Ivory Coast, with a length of some 800 km (500 mi), draining the east central part of the country.
It established the commercial city Abidjan as its capital. Ivory Coast's contemporary political history is closely associated with the career of Félix Houphouët-Boigny , president of the republic and leader of the Democratic Party of Ivory Coast (PDCI) until his death on 7 December 1993.
Guinea re-established relations with France and West Germany in 1975, and with neighboring Ivory Coast and Senegal in 1978. [2] Guinea has been active in efforts toward regional integration and cooperation, especially regarding the Organisation of African Unity and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).
A. Abidjan Autonomous District (2011) (not a region or divided into regions) B. Yamoussoukro Autonomous District (2011) (not a region or divided into regions) The 14 autonomous districts (of which two are not subdivided into regions) and the 31 regions are listed below, with their regional seats and populations at the 2014 census.
There are 14 autonomous districts. Except for the two autonomous districts around the cities of Yamoussoukro and Abidjan, the remaining 12 autonomous districts are further subdivided into 31 regions, which are further subdivided into 108 third-level subdivisions, the departments (French: départements).