Cote d'Ivoire Country Guide | Guide to Cote d'Ivoire

Capital: Yamoussoukro

Population: 18,154,000

Currency: Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (XOF)

Religions: Muslim 35-40%, indigenous 25-40%, Christian 20-30% (2001)

Government: republic; multiparty presidential regime established 1960

Languages: French (official), 60 native dialects with Dioula the most widely spoken

Climate: tropical along coast, semiarid in far north; three seasons - warm and dry (November to March), hot and dry (March to May), hot and wet (June to October)

Phone Code: 225