Côte d'Ivoire

Côte d'Ivoire

Côte d'Ivoire ranks 85th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Ecuador, Lebanon, and Montenegro. Memorable people born in present day Côte d'Ivoire include Alassane Ouattara, Félix Houphouët-Boigny, and Laurent Gbagbo. Memorable people who died in Côte d'Ivoire include Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Henri Konan Bédié, and Papa Wemba. Côte d'Ivoire has been the birth place of many soccer players, and athletes and the death place of many politicians, and singers.

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 Atlantic Ocean's Gulf of Guinea to the south. With 31.5 million inhabitants in 2024, 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, Dyula, Dan, Anyin, and Cebaara Senufo. In total, there are around 78 languages spoken in Ivory Coast. The country has a religiously diverse population, including numerous followers of Islam, Christianity, and traditional faiths often entailing animism. Read more on Wikipedia