Côte d'Ivoire

The Republic of Côte d'Ivoire (/ˌkoʊt dɪˈvwɑr/ ( listen); French: [kot diˈvwaʁ]), commonly known in English as Ivory Coast /ˌaɪvəri ˈkoʊst/ ( listen),[5] is a country in West Africa. It has an area of 322,462 km2, and borders the countries of Liberia, Guinea, Mali, Burkina Faso and Ghana; its southern boundary is along the Gulf of Guinea. The country's population was 15,366,672 in 1998,[6] and was estimated to be 20,617,068 in 2009.[2]

Prior to its colonization by Europeans, Côte d'Ivoire was home to several important states, including Gyaaman, the Kong Empire, and Baoulé. There were two Anyi kingdoms, Indénié and Sanwi, which attempted to retain their separate identity through the French colonial period and after Côte d'Ivoire's independence.[7] An 1843–1844 treaty made Côte d'Ivoire a "protectorate" of France and in 1893, it became a French colony as part of the European scramble for Africa.

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