Côte d'Ivoire
The land of cocoa and elephants
Passport card
Republic of Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire
- Capital
- Yamoussoukro
- Continent
- Africa
- Currency
- West African CFA franc
- Languages
- French
- People
- About 3.3 crore
- Size
- About 3.2 lakh km²
- Leader
- President Alassane Ouattara
- Free since
- 7 August 1960
- About the capital
- The biggest city and business centre is Abidjan.
- Time
- 5½ hours behind India: at 12 noon in India, it is 6:30 am in Yamoussoukro
⭐ Its flag has the same colours as India's: orange, white and green!
Your Côte d'Ivoire stamp
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Two ways to learn
Learn about Côte d'Ivoire
Find it on the globe
Fly from India to Côte d'Ivoire
Turn the globe with your finger. Côte d'Ivoire has 5 neighbours on land: tap one to visit it.
Compare with India
Côte d'Ivoire and India, side by side
Both are drawn to the same scale.
- SizeIndia is about 10 times the size of Côte d'Ivoire.
- PeopleIndia has about 44 times as many people: about 146 crore in India and about 3.3 crore in Côte d'Ivoire.
- DistanceYamoussoukro is about 8,900 km from Delhi, in a straight line.
- TimeCôte d'Ivoire is 5½ hours behind India. When it is 12 noon in India, it is 6:30 am in Yamoussoukro.
Test yourself
Quiz Me
30 questions on Côte d'Ivoire, a fresh mix every time you play. Answer one at a time and see why straight away.
Fly through 30 questions on Côte d'Ivoire
- A fresh mix from the country's 100 questions, every round.
- See the right answer and why, straight away.
- Score 18 or more to earn Côte d'Ivoire's passport stamp.
Map puzzle
Put Côte d'Ivoire back on the map
Côte d'Ivoire and its neighbours have fallen off the map. Can you put all 6 back?
Big neighbours stop at the edge of this map.
Drag each piece to its place on the map, or tap a piece and then tap its place.
For parents and teachers
Free Côte d'Ivoire worksheet
One page to print: colour the flag, name the neighbours, fill in the blanks and more. The answers are at the bottom, upside down.
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