10/09/2024
Here are some interesting facts about Ivory Coast:🇨🇮
1. The name “Ivory Coast” reflected the major trade that occurred on that particular stretch of the coast, the export of ivory. 🇨🇮
2. The country has two different names. The English version is Ivory Coast and the French version is Côte d’Ivoire. It is now known as its French name after the name was changed officially since 1985. Many people still call it Ivory Coast as it is easier to pronounce.
3. The country was founded in the middle of
18th century by Queen Abla Pokou. She was the one who made the decision to move Bauolé people from Ghana to the new lands in search of better living. But she had to pay a big price for it. The Queen’s child dr0wned while the people were crossing one of the rivers on the way to their new home. 🇨🇮
4.Ivory Coast is the world's largest producer and exporter of cocoa beans. 🇨🇮
5.The official language of Ivory Coast is French, which is also the language of government and education.
6.Ivory Coast gained independence from France in 1960.
7.The population of Ivory Coast is approximately 26 million people.🇨🇮
8. It has two capitals as well – Yamoussoukro serving as its political center and Abidjan, the largest city in the country, is the center of economic activity.
9. The largest church in the world is in Côte d’Ivoire 🇨🇮
10.The country has a diverse religious landscape, with Christianity, Islam, and traditional religions all being practiced.
11.The national flag of Ivory Coast consists of three equal vertical bands of orange, white, and green, with a stylized orange elephant in the center. 🇨🇮
12 . Ivory Coast has only ever won one Olympic medal: a silver in the men’s 400 metres in 1984. 🇨🇮
13.The country has a tropical climate, with a rainy season from May to October and a dry season from November to April. 🇨🇮
14.Ivory Coast is known for its music and dance, particularly the "zouglou" and "mapouka" styles.
15.The country has a diverse range of wildlife, including elephants, lions, hippos, crocodiles, and chimpanzees. However, much of the country's wildlife is threatened by habitat loss and p0aching.
16. Two civil w.ars (that of 2002, which took 5 years, and another one of 2011, which lasted a year) were started by competing ethnic factions and nearly brought the country to the edge of complete collapse.
Copied
The West African States
