| Name: | Ivory Coast (Republic of Ivory Coast) |
| Local name (French): | Côte d'Ivoire (République de Côte d'Ivoire) |
| Bordering countries: | Ghana, Burkina Faso, Mali, Guinea, Liberia |
| Status: | sovereign state |
| Surface: | 322.5 ths. sq. km |
| Population (2003): | 16 962 ths. |
| Capital: | Yamoussoukro |
| Official language: | French |
