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Abidjan (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 05 18 35 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 5.3090 decimal degrees |
| Long: 004 00 46 W degrees minutes |
Long: -4.0120 decimal degrees |
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Note: Largest city of Ivory Coast; became financial center of French-speaking West Africa after opening of Vridi Canal 1950; exports coffee, cocoa, timber, bananas, pineapples, and manganese; has museum, national library, and several agricultural research institutes. |
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Abidjan (autonomous district) (P) |
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Abidjan (inhabited place) (P) |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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village was established here in 1898 |
| city (C) |
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| national capital (C) |
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since 1934, is "de facto" (legislative) capital of the nation; legally (but not actually) transferred to Yamoussoukro in 1983 |
| legislative center (C) |
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| port (C) |
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| trade center (C) |
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| financial center (C) |
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| transportation center (C) |
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| university center (C) |
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Côte d'Ivoire .......... (nation) |
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(World, Africa) [1000168] |
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former capital |
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