Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast
Capital Yamoussoukro (official); Abidjan (seat of government)
322,463 km² · 32,711,547 people (2025) · West African CFA franc
The largest cocoa producer in the world, growing roughly two-fifths of the global crop. The Basilica of Our Lady of Peace at Yamoussoukro is the largest church building in the world by floor area, at about 30,000 m².
The facts
- Capital
- Yamoussoukro (official); Abidjan (seat of government)
- Largest city
- Abidjan
- Area
- 322,463 km² — 124,504 sq mi
- Population
- 32,711,547 (2025)
- Density
- 101.4 people per km²
- Currency
- West African CFA franc (XOF, Fr)
- Official language
- French
- Time zone
- UTC+00:00
- Calling code
- +225
- Drives on the
- right
- ISO codes
- CI · CIV
- Continent
- Africa
How it compares
- By area
- 69 of 200
- By population
- 50 of 200
Population is the only figure on this page that dates — it is a 2025 estimate and will drift. Area, capital, currency, languages, calling code and driving side change rarely or never.
Countries of a similar size
| Country | Area (km²) | Population |
|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 329,847 | 35,977,838 |
| Norway | 323,802 | 5,610,870 |
| Ivory Coast ← | 322,463 | 32,711,547 |
| Poland | 312,685 | 36,435,861 |
| Oman | 309,500 | 5,494,691 |
Common questions
- What is the capital of Ivory Coast?
- Yamoussoukro (official); Abidjan (seat of government)
- What currency does Ivory Coast use?
- The West African CFA franc (XOF).
- How big is Ivory Coast?
- 322,463 km², or 124,504 square miles — 69 of 200 by area.
- Which side of the road does Ivory Coast drive on?
- The right.
Related pages
Sources
- The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency (Public domain (US Government))
- World Bank Open Data — The World Bank (CC BY 4.0)