Where is Côte d’Ivoire?
Côte d’Ivoire is a country in West Africa.
- Type
- Country
- Continent
- Africa
- Region
- West Africa
- Land borders
- 5: Burkina Faso, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Mali
- Area
- About 320,000 km² on the game’s map
- Hemispheres
- Northern; Western
- Capital city
- 6.82° N, 5.28° W
About Côte d’Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire, also called Ivory Coast, lies on the Gulf of Guinea in West Africa. Its political capital is Yamoussoukro, home to the world's largest church building, while Abidjan is the economic hub. Led to independence in 1960 by Félix Houphouët-Boigny, it is the world's largest exporter of cocoa beans and won the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations as host.
Clues from Atlas Daily
Round 3 on 28 September 2026 (#27), hardest clue first:
- In 2022 work began on its first solar plant at Boundiali with a capacity of 37.5 megawatts.
- The largest of its nine national parks covers around 17,000 hectares.
- The Akan grouping accounts for about 38 percent of its citizen population.
- Its capital sits inland at Yamoussoukro while the port of Abidjan is the largest city.
Nearby places from past puzzles
- Ghana 580 km away
- Mali 710 km away
- Togo 720 km away
- Burkina Faso 740 km away
- Guinea 970 km away
- Niger 1,100 km away
- Timbuktu 1,100 km away
- Guinea-Bissau 1,300 km away
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Sources: Wikipedia: Ivory Coast. Borders, area and map from Natural Earth 1:50m outlines, the same ones the game uses.