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Côte d'Ivoire (nation) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 08 00 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 8.0000 decimal degrees |
| Long: 005 00 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -5.0000 decimal degrees |
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Note: Indigenous coastal settlements were isolated until Europeans arrived to exploit ivory and slaves in 15th century; French made treaty with native rulers in 1842, and fought hinterland Mandingos 1885-1886 to gain control of region; was part of French West Africa; official language is French, but over 60 local dialects are also spoken. |
Names: |
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| Côte d'Ivoire (preferred,C,V,English-P,U,N)
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| Côte d'Ivoire (Spanish-P,U,N)
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| Côte d'Ivoire (French-P,U,N)
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| République de Côte d'Ivoire (C,V,O,French,U,N)
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............ | French name has been official protocol version of the name in all languages since 1986 |
| Republic of Côte d'Ivoire (C,O,English,U,N)
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| República de Côte d’Ivoire (C,O,Spanish,U)
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| Кот-д'Ивуар (C,O,Russian-P,U)
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| Республика Кот-д'Ивуар (C,O,Russian,U)
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| 科特迪瓦 (C,O,Chinese-P,U)
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| 科特迪瓦共和国 (C,O,Chinese,U)
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| هوت د فًوار (C,O,Arabic-P,U)
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| جُهور ةً هوت د فًوار (C,O,Arabic,U)
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| CIV (C,O,ISO3L)
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| CI (C,O,ISO2L)
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| ISO384 (C,O,ISO3N)
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| IV00 (C,O,FIPS)
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| Ivorian (C,O,English,U,A)
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| חוף השנהב (C,U,Hebrew )
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| Costa del Marfil (H,O)
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| Costa do Marfim (H,O)
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| Elfenbeinküste (H,O)
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| Ivoorkust (H,O)
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| Ivory Coast (H,O)
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| Republic of the Ivory Coast (H,O)
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Hierarchical Position: |
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Place Types: |
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| nation (preferred, C) |
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gained independence 1960 |
| primary political unit (C) |
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| independent sovereign nation (C) |
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| republic (C) |
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initially in French Community in 1958 |
| former territory/colony/dependent state (C) |
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| controlled region (H) |
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French, 1842-1960 |
| territory (H) |
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French, 1946-1960 |
| colony (H) |
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French, 1893-1946 |
| protectorate (H) |
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French, 1889-1893 |
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Related geographic places: |
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| capital is .... |
Abidjan .......... (inhabited place) |
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(World, Africa, Côte d'Ivoire, Abidjan department) [1090300] |
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former capital |
| capital is .... |
Yamoussoukro .......... (inhabited place) |
| .................. |
(World, Africa, Côte d'Ivoire, Yamoussoukro department) [1090424] |
| historical connection .... |
Kong Empire .......... (former nation/state/empire) |
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(World, Africa) [8698192] |
| member of .... |
French West Africa .......... (federation) |
| ................ |
(World, Africa) [6002142] |
| member of .... |
United Nations .......... (organization) |
| ................ |
(World) [7029605] |
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joined organization in 1975 |
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Sources and Contributors: |
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| Republic of Côte d'Ivoire.......... |
[VP] |
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ISO Handbook (1988) 765 |
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