The Ivory Coast The Ivory Coast is one of Africa's leading countries in industry and agriculture. This small country is located in West Africa on the Coast of Guinea where it is bordered by Mali and Burkina Faso on the north and by Guinea and Liberia on the west. The land itself is approximately 322,463 sq.kilometers and 124,504 sq.miles in size. With a population of around 12,600,000 people, of which 2,000,000 are foreigners from Burkina Faso and Ghana, the Ivory Coast is known for it's cultural diversity which started back in 1637 when it became a French Missionary contact. Then, in 1843-1845, it became an official proctrate of France. Thus, in 1893, the Ivory Coast became a French colony and remained part of French West Africa from 1904- 1958. Finally in 1960, independence was gained from the overseas country of France. In the Ivory Coast, which is a Republic, they have a semi....

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