Ivory Coast

Ivory Coast

Ivory Coast ranks 4,733rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Chadderton, Veendam, and Agartala. Memorable people born in Ivory Coast include Jean-Pierre Kutwa, Noumandiez Doué, and Jean Evrard Kouassi. Memorable people who died in Ivory Coast include Félix Houphouët-Boigny. Ivory Coast has been the birth place of many soccer players, and religious figures and the death place of many politicians. Ivory Coast is located in Côte d'Ivoire.

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