#1NIGHTHAWKS NOVA CÔTE D'IVOIRE REPUBLIQUE DE COTE D'IVOIRE Presented by Stéphanes Georges Nahi and Abiba Koné#2Côte d'Ivoire General Information Côte d'Ivoire or the Ivory coast is a country located on the western coast of Africa. Ivory Coast's political capital is Yamoussoukro in the centre of the country, while its economic capital and largest city is Abidjan. With an area of 322,462 Km2 ( 79,682,096 acres), according to the recent statistics around 26,328,274 people are living in Côte d'Ivoire. Our country have been colonized by France so we speaks French as main language plus 68 others tribal dialects. REPUBLIQUE DE COTE D'IVOIRE GETTY IMAGES Ivory Coast was relatively stable and prospered economically under Felix Houphouet-Boigny's three decades at the helm#3Côte d'Ivoire Geography Some major rivers of Côte d'Ivoire are the Cavally, Sassandra, Bandama and Comoé. The country is also known for its montains, also the savannah region does have many hills and plateaus and he has a various climate. There is an arid climate in the savannah region (north side) and a tropical and humid climate in the south. As its name suggests, the Côte d'Ivoire has a large coastline and it borders Liberia, Guinea, Mali, Burkina Faso and Ghana. REPUBLIQUE DE COTE D'IVOIRE MALI BURKINA FASO GUINEA GHANA IVORY COAST Yamoussoukro LIBERIA Abidjan Atlantic Ocean#4Côte d'Ivoire economy The Major export of the country are: The cocoa, coffee, rubber tree, wood, cashew nuts and palm oil. By the way, we are the world's largest producer and exporter of cocoa, cashew nuts. Our Currency is the West African CFA ($1 549,49 FCFA) = BANQUE CENTRALE DES ÉTATS DE L'AFRIQUE DE L'OUEST 10000 DIX MILLE FRANCS CFA 10000. BCEAO Banknote of 10,000 CFA ≈ $20 PRESIDENT DO C 八 REPUBLIQUE DE COTE D'IVOIRE GETTY IMAGES The country is the world's largest producer of cocoa beans, a key ingredient in chocolate Some cocoa farmers#5The history of Côte d'Ivoire The country became an independent nation from France on August 7th 1960. By the year 1980 it became the leading producer of cocoa, showing economic stability. The government instability began on September 2002 when the first civil war came up and divided the northern side against the southern side of the country. The second civil war broke out in 2010 but today the country remains calm and peaceful. These conflicts have put the country far into debt. REPUBLIQUE DE COTE D'IVOIRE#6Famous people of Côte d'Ivoire 11 REPUBLIQUE DE COTE D'IVOIRE#7Côte d'Ivoire tourist attractions Our country is mainly visited for its national parks; The most famous of these are the Taï national park, Comoé national park and mount Nimba reserve. The Côte d'Ivoire has also some beautiful beaches along its vast coastline. We also have a beautiful city tourist attraction which is the Basillica Notre Dame de la Paix located in Yamoussoukro, it is the largest Christian Basillica in the world. REPUBLIQUE DE COTE D'IVOIRE#8THE END !!!