Côte d'Ivoire

• Geography

Geography

Cote is Located in Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Ghana and Liberia .The Geographical coordinates are 8 00 N, 5 00 W . Côte d'Ivoire is nestled in the western part of the Sub Saharan Africa while facing towards the North Atlantic Ocean coast.It has th total area of 322,460 sq km including land area of: 318,000 sq km and water of: 4,460 sq km .

The place is engulfed from all ends especially by Ghana from the eastern front, Liberia from the western front, Guinea from the northwestern part, Mali to the northern front, Burkina Faso to the northeast front and Gulf of Guinea from the southern front.

The territory of Côte d'Ivoire can be described as a low coastal plain surging with plateaus rising above the sea level and ascending high with scenic mountains. The four major rivers in this region are Bandama, Cavally,

The southern regions are filled with lagoons in coastal inlands that initializes from the Ghanaian border and extend along the eastern coast that is filled with tropical forests. The Guinean forest-savanna mosaic belt travel from east to west and seperates the region into coastal region and savannah grasslands. The Dix-Huit Montagnes mountainous region boders along the location of Guinea and Liberia which is nestled near the Guinean forest-savanna area.

Capital         Yamoussoukro

Languages    French (official), Dioula (spoken)

Currency      West African CFA franc - CFA

CLIMATE

The climatic condition of Côte d'Ivoire varies from the equatorial in the southern coastal region to the semiarid in the far north. Semiariad experiences tropical weather condition whereas Equatorial witnesses dry and sultry atmosphere. November to March is generally warm and dry, March to May is especially hot and June to October is both hot and wet. The place is even affected with sudden rainfall followed with torrential flooding. Temperature ranges from 25 to 30 degree Celsius to 10 to 40 degree Celsius.