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Cote d'Ivoire

Cote d’Ivoire (population 17.33 million) is a country in Western Africa that covers an area of 322,460 square kilometres. Its boundaries border the North Atlantic Ocean between Liberia, Guinea, Mali, Burkina Faso and Ghana. The capital city of Cote d’Ivoire is Yamoussoukro

According to the United Nations human development index (HDI), Cote d’Ivoire is ranked 163/177 countries worldwide (0.399)1 and 31/45 African countries for which an index is available. This places Cote d’Ivoire in the group of countries with low human development.