1. COTE D’IVOIRE By Monica Keo

2. Surroundin g Countries: Burkina Ghana Mali Guinee Liberia MAP

3. Yamoussoukro

4. Mountain: Mount Nimba Rivers: Bandama River, Sassandra River, & Komoe River Lake: Lake Buyo SASSANDRA RIVER Mount Nimba Bandama River Komoe River Lake Buyo

5. MAJOR CITIES & WELL KNOWN PLACES MAJOR CITIES: Daloa Korhogo Bondoukou Abidjan Man Well Known Places: Petit- Bassam Island Petit Bassam

6. Historic Sites And Landmarks Basilica of Our Lady of Peace in Yamoussoukro Comoe National Park Basilica of Our Lady of Peace in Yamoussoukro Comoe National Park Historic Site: Basilica of Our Lady of Peace in Yamoussoukro Landmarks: Abidjan and Comoe National Park

7. SPORT PARK: Tai National Park SOCCER IVORY COAST SOCCER in Abidjan Tai National Park in Guiglo

8. FLAG Overall Meaning : Freedom

9. SETTING and LOCATION Location: Lies on West Africa Coast of Gulf of Guinea between Ghana and Liberia Setting: Area Total: 322,463 sq.km

10. Climate & Overall Weather Three seasons - warm and dry (November to March), hot and dry (March to May), hot and wet (June to October) Mainly Hot, Dry and Humid

11. Transportation Airplanes in Korhogo Railroad in Boundiali Airplanes Railroad

12. Arts and Culture Mosque in Abidjan Plateau in Abidjan

13. TOP 3 LANGUAGES 1.French 2.Dan 3.Bauole

14. FOOD Attieke (Grated Cassava) Braised Chicken and Fish covered in onions and tomatoes located at the restaurant, Maquis in Abidjan.

15. Additional Information… Interesting Information: Population Ranking: 21,504,162 Cote d'Ivoire is home to some African champs, among them Gabriel Tiacoh, one of the continent's top sprinters in the mid-1980s in Abidjan.

16. Natural Hazards Heavy Surf and Lack of Natural Harbors (Flooding) of the Gulf of Guinea.

17. Life 57 Years Expectancy

18. Major Religion Roman Catholic

19. Largest Ethnic Group Akan

20. Top 3 Imports 1.Fuel 2.Capital Equipment 3.Food Supply

21. Top 3 Exports 1.Cocoa 2.Coffee 3.Timber