| Official name: |
Republic of Cote d'Ivoire
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| Capital: |
Yamoussoukro; note - although Yamoussoukro has been the official capital since 1983, Abidjan remains the commercial and administrative center; the US, like other countries, maintains its Embassy in Abidjan
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| Area: |
total: 322,460 sq km
water: 4,460 sq km
land: 318,000 sq km
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| 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)
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| Location: |
Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Ghana and Liberia
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| Geographic coordinates: |
8 00 N, 5 00 W
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| Comparative Area: |
slightly larger than New Mexico
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| Land boundaries: |
total: 3,110 km
border countries: Burkina Faso 584 km, Ghana 668 km, Guinea 610 km, Liberia 716 km, Mali 532 km
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| Coastline: |
515 km
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| Terrain: |
mostly flat to undulating plains; mountains in northwest
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| Elevation extremes: |
lowest point: Gulf of Guinea 0 m
highest point: Mont Nimba 1,752 m
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