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Capital:
Yamoussoukro
Government:
Unitary Presidential Republic
Current Head of Government:
Alassane Ouattara
Economy:
- Heavily dependent on agriculture and related activities which engage roughly 68% of the population.
- World’s largest exporter of cocoa beans and a significant producer and exporter of coffee and palm oil.
Population:
28,088,455 (July 2021 est.)
Land Size:
332,462 sq km (124,503 sq miles)
Major Ethnic Groups:
- Akan: 42.1%
- Voltaiques or Gur: 17.6%
- Northern Mandes: 16.5%
- Krous: 11.0%
- Southern Mandes: 10.0%
- Other: 2.8% (includes 130,000 Lebanese and 14,000 French) (1998)
Religions:
- Islam: 38.6%
- Christianity: 32.8%
- Indigenous: 11.9%
- None: 16.7%
- Note: the majority of foreigners (migratory workers) are Muslim (70%) and Christian (20%)
Languages(s):
- French (official)
- Jula
- Senoufo
- Baule