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**Geographic Coordinates:**
8 00 N, 5 00 W =**Area/ Location:**= = = = = total: 322,463 sq km South coast of West Africa country comparison to the world: 68 Boarders the North Atlantic ocean (slightly larger than New Mexico) Liberia & Guinea to the West Mali and Burkina Faso to the North Ghana to the East land: 318,003 sq km water: 4,460 sq km
 * __Neighboring countries:__**


 * Official Capital:**Yamoussoukro
 * Administrative Capital:** Abidjan



**Population:**
21,504,162 (July 2011) (Almost half of the population is located in the urban cities of Abidjan and Bouake.)

**Climate:**
Tropical along coast semiarid in far north __3 season:__ warm/ dry (Nov.- March) hot/dry (March-May) hot/wet (June-Oct.)

__**Environmental Issues:**__
1. Deforestation- previously one of the largest forested areas, not most has been logged 2. Water pollution- from sewage, industrial, and agricultural innovations



**__Orange__**: for the Savannah, **__White__**: for the unity of the North and the South, **__Green:__** for the forests in the South



Question: Name 2 boardering countries of Cote d'Ivoire: 1. 2.

What does the White stand for on the flag? a. the savannah b. money c. economy d. unity

answer: d

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Jessica Douglas © Illinois State University Date of creation: March 31, 2011 Last modified: May 1, 2011 e-mail: Jldoug2@ilstu.edu