Côte d'Ivoire

Côte d'Ivoire

Côte d'Ivoire ranks 83rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Indonesia, Vietnam, and Ghana. Memorable people born in present day Côte d'Ivoire include Alassane Ouattara, Didier Drogba, and Félix Houphouët-Boigny. Memorable people who died in Côte d'Ivoire include Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Henri Konan Bédié, and Robert Guéï. Côte d'Ivoire has been the birth place of many soccer players and politicians and the death place of many politicians and writers.

Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire and officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. 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 Gulf of Guinea to the south. With 30.9 million inhabitants in 2023, Ivory Coast is the third-most populous country in West Africa. Its official language is French, and indigenous languages are also widely used, including Bété, Baoulé, Dioula, Dan, Anyin, and Cebaara Senufo. In total, there are around 78 different languages spoken in Ivory Coast. The country has a religiously diverse population, including numerous followers of Islam, Christianity, and traditional faiths like Animism. Read more on Wikipedia