Ivory Coast β Country Profile & National Debt
An overview of Ivory Coast covering geography, demographics, economy, culture, political status, and practical information, sourced from World Bank and REST Countries open data.
These figures are estimates based on public statistics and may differ from actual values.
About Ivory Coast
The capital of Ivory Coast is Yamoussoukro. It has a population of approximately 31.7M. The country covers an area of 322,463 kmΒ². It is located in Western Africa.
Geography
Ivory Coast is a country in Western Africa, part of the Africa region. It covers an area of approximately 322,463 kmΒ². It shares land borders with Burkina Faso, Ghana, Guinea, and Liberia, totalling 5 neighbours.
Demographics & Languages
Ivory Coast has a population of approximately 31,719,275 people. Population density is around 98.4 people per kmΒ². Its officially recognised languages include French, totalling 1 language. People from this country are referred to as Ivorian.
Economy Overview
As of 2024, Ivory Coast reports a nominal GDP of about $87.1 billion. Government debt stood at roughly 171.1% of GDP in 1995. The official currency is the West African CFA franc (XOF, symbol Fr). The current exchange rate is approximately 1 USD = 564.47 XOF.
Culture & Time
Ivory Coast operates on a single time zone (UTC). The local week is considered to start on Monday. Its country-code top-level domain (ccTLD) is.ci.
Government & Status
The capital of Ivory Coast is Yamoussoukro. It is internationally recognised as an independent sovereign state. The country is a member state of the United Nations.
Practical Information
Traffic drives on the right. The international dialling code is +225. Its FIFA country code is CIV, and its ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code is CI.
Data Sources & Methodology
GDP and debt-to-GDP figures on this page are pulled from the most recent available year of World Bank open statistics. The real-time debt estimate is computed by multiplying total debt (GDP Γ debt ratio) by World Bank's real interest rate (or a 4% fallback when unavailable) and dividing across each second of a year. Exchange rates refresh hourly via open.er-api.com, and country-level metadata such as languages, time zones, borders, and domains is fetched from REST Countries every 24 hours. All values are estimates derived from public datasets and may differ from official figures.