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title: "Ivory Coast — capital, area, population and currency"
description: "Ivory Coast: capital Yamoussoukro (official); Abidjan (seat of government), area 322,463 km², population 32,711,547 (2025), currency West African CFA franc. Language"
url: https://atoneplace.net/country/ivory-coast/
site: "At One Place"
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# 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

- [Malaysia](https://atoneplace.net/country/malaysia/)
- [Norway](https://atoneplace.net/country/norway/)
- [Poland](https://atoneplace.net/country/poland/)
- [Oman](https://atoneplace.net/country/oman/)
- [Nigeria](https://atoneplace.net/country/nigeria/)
- [Ethiopia](https://atoneplace.net/country/ethiopia/)
- [Egypt](https://atoneplace.net/country/egypt/)
- [Democratic Republic of the Congo](https://atoneplace.net/country/democratic-republic-of-the-congo/)
- [Tanzania](https://atoneplace.net/country/tanzania/)
- [South Africa](https://atoneplace.net/country/south-africa/)
- [Kenya](https://atoneplace.net/country/kenya/)
- [Sudan](https://atoneplace.net/country/sudan/)

## Sources

- The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency (https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/) [Public domain (US Government)]
- World Bank Open Data — The World Bank (https://data.worldbank.org/) [CC BY 4.0]