Fast Facts in Ivory Coast
Population: 18,013,409
Capital: Yamoussokro
Time Zone: UTC+0
Currency Name: Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (XOF)
Government Type: Republic; mediated by international bodies
Languages: French (official), 60 native dialects with Dioula the most widely spoken
Ethnic Breakdown: Akan 42.1%, Voltaiques or Gur 17.6%, Northern Mandes 16.5%, Krous 11%, Southern Mandes 10%, other 2.8% (includes 130,000 Lebanese and 14,000 French)
Religion: Muslim 35-40%, indigenous 25-40%, Christian 20-30%
Major Cities:
Phone Country Code: 225
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Official Tourism Website:
High Travel Season: December - March
Voltage: 220 V - 50 Hz
Electrical Plug Type: c, e
Major Holidays:
Misc Fact / Good to Know: In 1976, the Ivory Coast film Black and White in Color won an Academy Award for Best Foreign Film.