Flags of the World | Ivory Coast

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With hundreds of countries across the globe, it’s not surprising that there is some overlap in color scheme and design. One of the most confusing and similar flags are the Irish flag and Ivory Coast flag. The main difference is the order of the colors green and orange.

The Ivory Coast flag was officially adopted on December 3, 1959, just a few weeks before it became a fully independent country.

Hotel Ivoire | Ivory Coast

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The 5-star luxury Hotel Ivoire was built by Moshe Mayer in 1963 and is beautifully renovated in 2011.

The hotel is located in Abidjan, the economic capital of Côte d'Ivoire. With a population of about 5 million, it is one of the most populous French-speaking cities in Africa.

Ivory Coast | Cote d'Ivoire

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Ivory Coast is a country in West Africa, bordered by Liberia, Guinea, Mali, Burkina Faso, and Ghana.

This postcard shows traditional housing in the mountainous region in the west of Ivory Coast.

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In 2005 Ivory Coast issued a set of four stamps about “Rois et chefs traditionnels”. Traditional leaders still play an important role in Ivory Coast.  

Ivory Coast | Cote D'Ivoire

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Ivory Coast is a West African state bordering Ghana in the east, Burkina Faso, Mali in the north, and Guinea and Liberia in the east. To the south lies the Atlantic Ocean.

The first Europeans to visit the area where the Portuguese and later other Europeans followed. Formal French colonial rule was introduced in the 1880s. In 1904, Ivory Coast became part of French West Africa until 1960 when the country regained independence from France.

The current population estimate is approximately 16 million. Abidjan is the economic and former official capital of Ivory Coast, while the current capital is Yamoussoukro.

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