Ivory
Coast National Anthem
We
salute you, O land of hope,
Country of hospitality;
Thy full gallant legions
Have restored thy dignity.
Beloved Ivory Coast, thy
sons,
Proud builders of thy greatness,
All not mustered together
for thy glory,
In joy will we construct
thee.
Proud citizens of the Ivory
Coast, the country call
us.
If we have brought back
liberty peacefully,
It will be our duty to be
an example
Of the hope promised to
humanity,
Forging unitedly in new
faith
The Fatherland of true brotherhood.
Source
Capital
Abidjan (former
capital; still has many
government offices)
Yamoussoukro (official)
Independence
Day
August 7 1960
Population
26,378,274
Latest
population
Currency
West African
CFA Franc
XOF
Emergency
numbers
Ambulance: 185
Fire: 180
Police: 111
Languages
French
60 native dialects of which
Dioula is the most widely
spoken
Bordering
countries
Burkina Faso
Ghana
Guinea
Liberia
Mali