| Ivory Coast | |||
Location  | |||
Weapon & Flag
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| Capital | Yamoussoukro | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Currency | Communeute Financiere Africaine franc (XOF) | ||
| Population | 17 654 843 | ||
| Religions | Christianity 20-30%, Islam 35-40%, other 25-40% | ||
| Area code | 225 | ||
| TLD | .ci | ||
| Time zones | UTC | ||
| Website | http://www.gouv.ci | ||
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Ivory Coast[1] is a country in Africa. To the east of the country lies Ghana, in West Liberia, Guinea located in the northwest, Mali in the north and Burkina Faso in the northeast. To the south is the country's coastline towards the Atlantic.
Planning before the trip
There is a visa requirement for the Ivory Coast. Visas are applied for at the Ivory Coast's honorary consulate on Lidingö outside Stockholm. [email protected] 46 73 696 41 10
To take with you to the Ivory Coast
To bring with you from the Ivory Coast
Facts about the Ivory Coast
Since 1983 is Yamoussoukro the official capital of the country, but the former capital Abidjan is the country's administrative center. Most foreign embassies are located in Abidjan.
History
Ivory Coast is a former French colony that became independent in 1960. Between 1998 and 2004, the country was shaken by unrest and several coups.
The locals
4 different main groups (akan, lobis, mande & krou) 18,500,000 inhabitants of which about 30-40% are immigrants from various African countries as well as Lebanon, Syria, France and Sweden.
Climate
Tropical rainforest climate with 2 rainy and dry periods (2 smaller and 2 larger)
Holidays
Christmas, New Year, Easter, National Day 7 August. In addition to these, there are regional festivals for individual groups such as féte des ignam (harvest feast), abissa (battle feast for supernatural forces), dipri (generational feast).
Regions
Ivory Coast has 18 regions.
Cities
The political capital is called Yamoussoukro. The economic capital is called Abidjan.
Getting to the Ivory Coast
From Stockholm, there are the traditional alternatives with Air France from Arlanda or SN Brussel Airlines from Bromma. In addition, there are lots of alternatives such as. Ryanair from Skavsta to Beuavais in France and Royal Air Maroc from Orly in France to Abidjan.
Relocation in Ivory Coast
Payment
Communeute Financiere Africaine franc (XOF), in everyday speech CFA. You can shop in the shops at the airport in Abidjan with American dollars and euros but otherwise only exchange such currencies for CFA in all banks.