Full name: The Republic of Ivory Coast
Population: 20.2 million (UN, 2011)
Capital: Yamoussoukro
Largest city: Abidjan
Area: 322,462 sq km (124,503 sq miles)
Major languages: French, indigenous languages
Major religions: Islam, Christianity, indigenous beliefs
Life expectancy: 55 years (men), 58 years (women) (UN)
Monetary unit: 1 CFA (Communaute Financiere Africaine) franc = 100 centimes
Main exports: Cocoa, coffee, tropical woods, petroleum, cotton, bananas, pineapples, palm oil, fish
GNI per capita: US $1,160 (World Bank, 2010)
