Ivory Coast: map, capital and facts
Ivory Coast is a country in Western Africa. Its capital is Yamoussoukro. Its official language is French.
Ivory Coast covers about 322,463 km², making it the 69th-largest by area of the 194 countries in Warmer. Roughly 32.7 million people live there, the 50th-most populous.
Ivory Coast shares land borders with 5 countries: Burkina Faso, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia and Mali.
Where is Ivory Coast?
Ivory Coast is in Western Africa. Its centre lies at roughly 8°N, 5°W, in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
Ivory Coast is shown in yellow; numbers mark the neighbouring countries listed below.
Ivory Coast facts
| Capital | Yamoussoukro |
|---|---|
| Continent | Africa |
| Region | Western Africa |
| Area | 322,463 km² (69th largest) |
| Population | 32,711,547 (50th most populous) |
| Language | French |
| Currency | West African CFA franc (Fr) |
| Landlocked | No |
| Land borders | 5 |
| Centre point | 8°N, 5°W |
Countries that border Ivory Coast
- Burkina Faso, capital Ouagadougou
- Ghana, capital Accra
- Guinea, capital Conakry
- Liberia, capital Monrovia
- Mali, capital Bamako
Other countries near Ivory Coast
Measured as the straight-line distance between the countries' centres.
- Togo, about 680 km
- Sierra Leone, about 720 km
- Benin, about 810 km
- Guinea-Bissau, about 1,180 km
- Senegal, about 1,190 km
Guess Ivory Coast in Warmer
In Warmer, you guess a mystery country and the globe runs warmer as you close in. Every guess also shows clue tiles, and the facts above are exactly what they compare. If Ivory Coast were the answer, guessing it would show:
- Continent: Africa
- Subregion: Western Africa
- Hemisphere: Northern
- Landlocked: No
- Area: 322,463 km²
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More countries in Western Africa
Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo.
Country data from mledoze/countries, boundaries from Natural Earth (public domain). Population figures are approximate. All countries.