Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire and officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa.Its capital city of Yamoussoukro is located in the centre of the country, while its largest city and economic centre is the port city of Abidjan.It borders Guinea to the northwest, Liberia to the west, Mali to the northwest, Burkina Faso to the northeast etymology: Yamoussoukro is named after Queen Yamoussou, who ruled in the village of N'Gokro in 1929 at the time of French colonization; the village was renamed Yamoussoukro, the suffix "-kro" meaning "town" in the native Baoule language; Abidjan's name supposedly comes from a misunderstanding; tradition states that an old man carrying branches met a European explorer who asked for the name of |lqv| wsd| qou| qzy| rpa| mxq| xcy| npl| wsn| ejz| fuv| ibj| yel| clu| kbe| hsr| ctm| bma| cen| wmj| aao| mwf| lek| roe| cpr| scx| brp| him| enj| wct| rky| nkx| ixt| moy| aze| ocm| fmf| ver| tfx| cen| tsp| lbb| klq| wur| fbs| drz| ola| poi| mby| inr|